MRS. WILSON'S TANAGER 



6. Tangara larvata centralis Berlepsch 

 Mrs. Wilson's Tanager 



Calospiza larvata fanny RIDGWAY, Birds of N. and M. 

 Amer., II, p. 49, 1902; Tangara larvata fanny, STONE, Proc. 

 Phila. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1918, p. 277. 



Sexes similar. Length 118 mm. (4.65 in.); 

 tail 46 mm. (1.80 in.). Mostly light (turquoise) 

 blue and black above; black and white below 

 with a conspicuous buff patch on hindneck 

 merging into a band of golden buff on throat, 

 the sides of the breast and abdomen mixed with 

 turquoise blue. Bill black. 



Young. Head, neck and rump malachite 

 green; under parts dull white; back and scapu- 

 lars dusky grayish green. 



A beautiful little tanager, fairly common and 

 often seen in inhabited places where there is a 

 growth of trees. "Usually seen on the edge 

 of the jungle." (Jewel.) 



7. Tangara lavinia (Cassin) 

 Lavinia' s Tanager 



Calospiza lavinia RIDGWAY, Birds of N. and M. Amer., 

 II, p. 46, 1902. 



Length 120 mm. (4.70 in.); tail 45 mm. 

 (i.Soin.). 



Male. Top of head and cheeks bright henna, 

 rest of upper parts bright grass green, the 

 feathers of hindneck and upper back tipped 



