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eyes brown." With the amcena, the ciris, and the cyanea, it bclongs 

 to my genus Spiza, as I havc lately restricted it ; that is, to my Ta- 

 nager-like Spiz<£. 



14. Ramphocelus nigrogularis, Spix. R. coccineus, facie, 

 dorso, ventre, alis cauddgue nigris. 



Ramphocelus ignescens, Less., Cent. Zool., pi. 2^. 



TTiis synonym is interesting as settling the point of the identity 

 of the Mexican and Brazilian birds, which I left undecided in my 

 small monograph on this genus. Sir W. Jardine's Ramphopis 

 flammigerus (III. of Zool., tab. 131.) is the sarae as my R. Passerinii. 

 M. d'Orbigny figures a fifth species of the genus, in his recent voy- 

 age, under the name of 



Ramphocelus atro-sebicetjs, D'Orb. Voy. Am. M. Ois. pi. 24, 

 fig. 1. R. niger capite guldąue atro-coccineis. 



Ramphocelus ictekonotus, Nob., R. niger, dorso postico uropy- 

 gioąue flavissinūs. 



This description is added, from a specimen contained in the Paris 

 Museum. 



15. Tanagra cyanocephala, D'Orb., pi. 23. fig. 2. T. viridi- 

 flava, pileo cerviceąue azureis ; subtus canescens ; alaruni tec- 

 tricibus inferioribus, remigibus interne, crisso femoribusąue Jla- 

 vissimis. 



The bill is rather more compressed than in many other typical 

 species of Tanagers. This beautiful bird resembles several other blue- 

 headed species of the genus, but is most easily distinguished by our 

 diagnosis. 



16. Tanagra striata, Gm. T. nigra, capite, colio, alarumąue 

 tectricibus ccerideis ; pectore uropygiogue aurantiacis; abdomine 

 jlavo : femoribus cinereis. 



This species closely resembles a ChUian bird in the British Mu- 

 seum, brought to this country by the expedition under Capt. Fitz- 

 roy ; the latter, however, may be distinguished by its longer bill, 

 by being yellow instead of orange on the breast and rump, and by 

 being brownish olive on the back. It may be distinguished as the 

 Tanagra Darwinii, Nob. T. olivacea, capite, colio, alarumque 

 tectricibus cceruleis : subtits ex toto cum uropygio fiavis : femori- 

 bus cinereis. 



17. Tanagra CELESTis, Spix, pi. 55, fig. 1. T. ceeruko-grisea : 

 tectricibus alarum minoribus apiceque majorum albis. 



It is not unworthy of note, that \vhilst so many difFerent species, 

 closely related to the Tanagra Episcopits of Linnscus, should be di- 

 stinguished by the peculiar hue of the shoulder spot, varying from 

 pink to yeIIow in some species, to difFerent shades of blue in others, 

 in this it should be pure -vvhite : the tips of the gieater wing-coverts, 

 being also white, give to the wing a quite peculiar appearance. 



18. Aglaia nigro-cincta, Nob. A. vindi-cyanca, dorso, pec- 

 tore remigibus cauddgue nigris, abdomine albo. 



