STRIPED-HEADED MAXAKIX. 29 



PICICITLI MAX AKIN. 

 (Pipra Picicitli.) 



Pi . cinerea, capite collogue atris, macula candente oculos ambiente, 



acunrine in pectus usque procedentc . 

 Cinereous Manakin, with the head and neck dark-coloured ; a 



white spot round the eyes, reaching downwards to the breast 



in a point. 



Pipra picicitli. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 55Q. 16. 

 Picicitli Manakin. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. 252. 2. 



THIS small species is a native of Mexico, where 

 it generally appears after the rainy season : its 

 general colour is cinereous : the head and neck 

 are black ; the former with a large white spot on 

 each side, including the eye, and reaching down- 

 wards to the breast. It does not sing, and will not 

 bear confinement : is said to be very good to eat. 



STRIPED-HEADED MANAKIV. 

 (Pipra striata.) 



Pi. c'mereo-fusca subtus jlavtscens, vertice nigro striis aUtis, loris 



remigibusque secundariis apice Jlavis, alula rectriceque extima 



apice albis. 

 Grey-brown Manakin, yellowish beneath, top of the head black ; 



with white stripes; lores and secondary quills yellow at the 



tips. 

 Pipra striata. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 10O3. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 



558. 13. 

 Striped-headed Manakin. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 526./. 54. Lath. 



Syn. Snp. 188. 



