TA.NAiJluD.K — Tllh TAXA( iKKS. 4<..o 



2. P. erythromelaena. Win,!,' with two biinds of pure wliiic. ^. 

 Bfij^lit .-(/iiilci : wiii-s, i;iil, iiiid lures inlciisc! hlack. 9. (»livc--rccn 

 aliovi', 3'olli)\v ln'iii'.-ilh ; wiii^s ami tail slalv. 



l-'orchcad, fvclids, and anterior half nl' cliiM'ks vclvci v-lilack : ri'd 

 of a carnnnc shade. //,/li. Middle Anieriea, norlli lo .Mirador. 



\ ai'. I' r II I h /■ II III I- 1 It II n } 

 Toi-eh. ad, eyelids, and anterior hall' of .'hd'hs searlel lores onlv 

 hlaek) ■ red of a scarlet .shade. Huh. .\oi(hern Soulh Anieriea. 



var. (( /■ (/p // ,s .* 

 Wiiifis hriiinii's/i-(/iid\if in the ^ ,■ hm-k ttlrpuhnl iri'„ Ii/kiI,-. 



•X P. bidentata.'' Win;:- with two h.inds of pinkisii-whiie ( ^ ). or vel- 

 lowish-while ( 9 ). ^. AIm)V<' reddi.sh-browii ; head and lienealh niiii- 

 iiini-.iearlct. 9. Aiiove olive-ereeii ■ head and heneatli yellow, /fob. 



Middle Aniuriea (both coasts) fr Costa iiiea to .Middle Mexico. 



b. [kidy tihvnys yellow ; bead vfi\ in the ^. 



/.rasir ii'iiii/-iii:'('iis hlivl: or i'iix/,-1/. 



4. P. ludovieiana. \\'\w^ with two liu'ht yellow band--. ^. Rack. 

 win.u-.«, ai.il tail intense black; bead crimson. 9. Above olivc-trreon 

 tilifrcd with ashy on the back; benealli pale irrceinsh-yellow ; winys 

 anil tail dusky olive-green : no leil on head. //iih. Western Province 

 of I'liited States. 



I.e.inrv iriiuj-riivri-h iiikI miiliJIi' rm-n-ts i/rlhii; 



r,. P. riibrioeps.' Wing without light bands. ^. liack and rump 

 olive-green: wings and tail black; head crimson, //nh. Xcw Tiranada. 



B. Wing and tail reddish or gi.-of li. of the same gvneral coh^r of the upper 

 parts; wing with.mt .-iny light bands. 



a. Wing. ;!.li(l. I'.oily always yellow ; bead red in the ^. 



(i. P. erythrocephala.' Above olive-green, Ik ath yellow. (Jf. Head 



red. Wing, :{.0U; tail, -J.Tlt. //.//-. .Mexico (Temiscaltipec). 



b. Wing 3.50 or more. Body and head red in ^. 



('iimmiSKIire wilh n ilisfiiirt tmith ; hill hliiinh. 



7. p. hepatica. Bill .small, not swollen laieially ; ciilmeii gi'utly cm-ved 

 tenninally, straight ba.sally ; coiniiiis.snr.al tooth small. ^. Above re(l- 

 di.sh-a.shy, becoming brighter reddish on the head above; beneatb 

 niininm-.scarlct meilially. nmch tinged with ashy laterallv. 9. Ashv- 

 green and greenish-yellow, instead of reddish. Jni: ^. similar, but 

 throat tinged with orange-red. 



' Pi/ni.iijii ci-jilUmiii-hviiii, .S<'i.ATl-.i;, I'. Z. i^. I.eiid. ISali, l-Jfi. (Tiiiiitijrii eri/f/iiviiifliifs, 

 Ijr'Mf. I'rcis.-Vcrz. d, Saiig. u, Vug, uit. i\'.' ; is:!l.i 



- I':iriiii.iii iii-ilciis, Sci..\Ti;i;, 1', /. ,S, l,s.-,i;. i-,;. ( /■/„i,iisi, 1,111 m-diim, T.sciinu. Wic^^ A.uhiv, 

 IS 11, 'J(ir.» 



" /'i/rn 111/11 liiili'iiliil.i, SwAlxs. I'hiles. Mug. bs-J7, .(-js, 



•* Piii-iiiiijii riihri'ir/is, (!i;.vv, Ccn, li. Inl, p, :!ii-(, pb iNxxix, 184!i, 



'^/'!li-'iiii,i, frii//irni;-/i„i,l„. BnsAf. 1(. Z, bS.-,l, 178. (S,,iriii,i,,nt fri/Z/nwr/iIi,,!,,, KwAlxs. 

 Phil. Mag. 1827, V.u. \\\ir it not lor the Miiall si/c, one would, witlioai seeing a specimen, be 

 iiicliucd to suspirt thi., as being a young male of /'. irs/h;,, whirli oft, 1: occurs in vcrv similar 

 plumage. 



