Mr. P. L. Sclatcr on nciv Birds from Suut/t Aincricn. 469 



There is an example of this apparently undeseribed Mijiadestcs 

 in the collection lately sent to Paris by M. Lcvraud from Ca- 

 raccas. It is of tiie same form as M. obscurus (Lafr.) from 

 Guatimala and S. Mexico. 



The only birds likely to belong to this form hitherto known 

 as inhabitants of South America are Ptiluyotnjs griseivcnter and 

 P. Imcutis described in Tschudi^s ' Fauna Peruana.' 



I may mention that the latter bird is quite distinct specifically 

 from Hi/pot/ii/mis Icucoffoiif/s, Licht. {Cichlopsis /euco(/onijs, Cah.), 

 with which it has been united by Prince Bonaparte in his ' Con- 

 spectus/ though they may perhaps be referable to the same 

 genus. 



7. PiPREOLA MELANOLiEMA. 



P. clare viridis : capite toto cum gula et pectore saturatissime 

 nigro-viridibus, vix a nigro distinguendis ; taenia angusta banc 

 coiorem undique nisi in nucha marginante cum ventre medio 

 crissoque tiavis, ventre laterali flavo variegato : alis caudaque 

 nigris viridi extus hmbatis ; tectricibus alarum majoribus flavo, 

 secundariis autem dorso proximis et rectricibus albo termi- 

 natis : tectricibus subalaribus flavescenti-albidis : rostro pedi- 

 busquc rubris. 



? viridis, sicut mas, sed non cucullata, abdomiue flavo variegato, 

 medialiter pure flavo : alis caudaque sicut in mari coloratis. 



Long, tota 7*8; alse 3*6; caudse 3"1 poll. Angl. 



Hab. in Venezuela, Caraccas. 



Mus. Heineano, Parisiensi, P. L. S. &c. 



This is the Venezuelan representative of P. riefferi, so com- 

 mon in Bogota collections, from which it may be distinguished 

 by its larger size, much darker head and throat, and the brighter 

 edging of the wing-coverts. 



I am now acquainted with seven species strictly referable to 

 this beautiful form of Cotingina : viz. (1) viridis (d'Orb.) — a 

 female of a species of which 1 have not yet seen the male — ex 

 Bolivia ; (2) riefferi ex Bogota ; (3) melanulcema ; (4) aurei- 

 pectus ex Bogota et Venezuela ; (5) elegans (Tschudi) ex Peruv. — 

 usually united to aureipedus, but quite distinct ; (6) formosa ex 

 Venezuela ; (7) sclateri ex rep. Equatoriana. 



8. Chiroxiphia regina. 

 Pipra regina, Natt. in Mus. Vindob. 



C. nigra, dorso cseruleo : crista in medio pileo flava. 



Hab. Borba, Rio Madeira in imp. Brasil. 



Obs. Similis C pareoUe sed crista flava nee rubra. 



There are three examples of this Manakin in the Imperial 



