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XoRTII AMKKK'AX IJinOS. 



Tlie family of Tiinaj^ers is ])eculiar to tiic Xew World, whiih alutunds in 

 t^pecies of a j^reat variety of forms. ( )iily one genus, Pfiiamjn, actually enters 

 within the limits of the Tniteil States, with four well-marked species, there 

 beinjLC manv others in Central and South America. 



(Jems PYRANGA, Vieill. 



Pyrangii, ViKiLLoT, Ois. Ain. Scjit. I. lsa7, iv. ~ In. Analyse, 181(), :i2. — Sclater, Pr. 



Zuul. Sue. 185(5, l-i.i. 

 I'/ciitis,)iii<i, SwAlNsuN, {'\ns>. liinls. II, 1S:}7, 2S }. 



(iKX. CuAU. iJill .soniewhat strui^^lit ; suhcoiiii.'al, inliinlrical. nott'lietl at tip: ciilnion 



ni<»<k'i"ately niivt'd : foimuissiiro 

 \\\i\\ a iiRMliaii atutf \o\k\ \Vin*r.s 

 fI(>iiLrat«'tl : tho lluir tiist pri- 

 inarifs lonjrf'-'*t. Tul inoik-rate, 

 .^li.Lilnly loikctl. Colors of tin- 

 male chit'lly .^carlct. of tlio li-mak' 

 Vfllowi.sli. 



Piirnn-^n riihrn. 



The rictus is well provid- 

 ed with bristles, whicii hend 

 downwjirds, Imt if brought 

 forward would reach the 

 nostrils. Tiu\se are round- 

 ed, and are closely crowded 

 by the frontal feathers. The 

 tarsus is shorter than the 

 middle too, scutellate anteriorly, and smooth on the sides behind. The 

 lateral toes are about e(|ual : the basal joint of the middle toe united for 

 half its length t<i the inner toe, and by almost the whole length to the outer. 

 The following table may serve to distinguish the males of the several spe- 

 cies of this genus. The females of all dilfer from the males in having the 

 rt'd rc])laced, the dusky of U]>per surface by olive-green, the brighter tint of 

 lower parts by yidlow. — K. IJlDcJW.W. 



Species and Varieties. 



A. Winif and tail lilackisli. or 'lecp Iila<-k. in in.oif or less striking contrast to the 

 color of till" n}>por parts. WiiiLf wirh two lit^lit bands (i'xc('[)r in P. mhrd). 

 a. Body and head red in the ^ : ydlow in the 9- 



Wiiiffft intense hhick in ihi' ^ : hack not sfrenkpfJ. 



1. P. rubra. Wmi: without any l)ands. or with merely in<li(\Ttions of 

 briu"hi :5earlet ones. ^. Intense pure scarlet ; winL's and tail inttMi.se 

 black. 9* ^Mi\ e-LTieen above (InehnlinL' winirs and tail), jiale yellow 

 below. Jiir. ^, ( Jlive-irreen above, yellow below; wind's and tail 

 black. Huh. Eastern Provinee of I'nitcd States. ^ 



