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FAMILY PIPRINiE. 



MANAKINS. 

 ICTERIA VIRIDIS — GMEL. 



YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



Yellnw-breasted Chat, Pipra polyglotta, Wils. Amer. Orn. 

 Ictrria \iridis, Bonap. Syn. 



Ycllowbreasted Chat, Icteria viridis, Nutt. Man. 

 Yellowbreasied Chat, Icteria viridis, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Adult with the till and lores black ; a white 

 line irom the nostril over the ej'-e ; a spot of" white at the base of 

 the lower mandible ; upper parts deep olive green ; fore neck and 

 breast bright yellow; abdomen white. Length seven inches, wing 

 three inches. 



This — the only species of the genus met with — is during the 

 summer quite common. It keeps along the fences among the close 

 entangled briars, so that you frequently approach within a few feet 

 of it at a moment when you are not aware that it is within the reach 

 of your gun. It arrives in the middle of May, and soon commences 

 building its nest, Avhich is usually placed among the briars, a few 

 feet from the ground. The eggs, four in number, are pale flesh 

 color, spotted Avith brown. In its habits it is rather solitary. Its 

 food consists of insects and berries, which it sometimes frequents 

 the gardens to obtain. In the month of September it leaves for the 

 South. 



