6. MONACHA. 



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7??<r?w. Syst Ueb. ii. p. 293 ; Pelz. Sitz. Ah. Wim, xx. p. 512 ; id. 



Orn. Bras. p. 22. ' r > 



Monasa morpheiis, Cass. Proc. Acad. Set. Philad. 1860, p. 135 ; Scl. 



Cat. A. B. p. 274 ; Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 127 ; Scl. et 



Salv. Nomencl. p. 106. 

 Monacha nioi-plieus, Scl. Mmiogr. Jac. and Puff-bds. p. 151, pi. 50. 



Above dark slaty grey : beneath rather lighter on the belly ; head 

 and neck all round blacker ; front and chin pure white ; under 

 wing-covorts light cinereous; bill coral-red, feet black: whole 

 length 11-5 inches, wing 5-1, tail 5-2, bill 1-.5. Female similar. 



Ilab. S.E. Brazil and Lower Amazonia. 



a, b, c. Ad. sk. 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. Ad. sk. 

 /. Ad. sk. . 



Bahia, Brazil ( Wucherer). 



S.E. Brazil. 



S.E. Brazil. 



Lower Amazons ( Wallace). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Sclater CoU. 

 M. Claussen [P.]. 

 Sclater CoU. 



4. Monacha peruana. 



Monasa peruana, Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 194, 1857, p. 262, 1858, p. 60; 

 id. Cat. A. B. p. 275; Cass. Proc. Acad. Sci. Philad. 1860, p. 135 \ 

 Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 128 ; Scl. et Sale. P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 192, 1807, p. 752, 1873, p. 295 ; iid. Nomencl p. 100 ; Tacz. 

 P. Z. S. 1874, p. 548, et 1882, p. 44 (Peru) ; id. Om. Per. iii 

 p. 134 ; Berl. J.f. O. 1889, p. 309. 



Monacha peruana, Scl. Monogr. Jac. and Puff-bds. p. 153, pi. li. 



Similar to M. morplieus, but rather smaller, and the white colour 

 on the front and chin more restricted. 

 Hah. Upper Amazonia and Ecuador. 



a. Ad. sk. Ega, Upper Amazons. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Ega, Upper Amazons. Purchased. 

 ('. Ad. sk. Upper Amazons. Sclater Coll. 

 d. Ad. sk. E. Peru. Purchased 

 e,/. Ad. sk. Chamicuros, E. Peru (5a/-^/e<<). Sclater Coll. 



//, h. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Bucklei/). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. Ad. sk. Saravacu, Ecuador [Buckleii). Sclater Cull. 



5. Monacha grandior. 



Monasa grandior, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1808, p. 327; iid. Nontencl 



p. 106 ; Sale. Ibis, 1872, p. 322. 

 Monasa peruana. Later. Ann. Lye. X. Y. ix. p. 11 S. 

 Monacha grandior, Scl. Monogr. Jac. and Puff-bds. p. 155, pi. lij. 



Nearly similar to M. morpJieus, but rather larger and head 

 blacker. 



JJab. Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 



a. $ ad. sk. Angostura, Costa Rica (Car- 



miol). 



b. Ad. sk. San Carlos, Costa Rica (Car- 



miol). 



c. Ad. sk. Choutales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



d. Ad. sk. Cbontales, Nicaragua. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (Type of the species.) 

 Salvin-Godman (Toll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman CoU. 



