262 . : AVES. * 
One species only is known, which is the size of a rook, and 
the colour of Spanish snuff. From Cayenne.(1) 
Ly A CrrHuALorreRus, Geoff. 
* 
In this subgenus, on the contrary, the base of the beak is furnished 
with feathers which open at top, and form a large panache resem- 
bling a parasol. © 
One jpeotedgniyts is known; it is as large as a Jay, and black; 
the feathers at the bottom of the breast form a sort of pendent 
dewlap. From the banks of the Amazon; Cephalopterus ornatus, 
Geoff., Ann.” du Mus. XIII, pl. xv; Coracina cephaloptera, 
Vieill. Galer. 1142 Temm. Col. 2553 Corac. ornata, Spix, LIX. 
See App. XV of Am. ee 
AmPELis 5 Lin. 
The Crown-Birds haye.the debe sed beak of the Flycatchers, ot ' 
it is somewhat shorter in' proportion, tolerably broad and 7 Avia 
arcuated. , , 
Those in which it is the most pouited and strong, have still : a de- 
cidedly insectivorous regimen: they are called PiavHAU from their, ¢ 
note—the QurruLa, Vieill. They inhabit America, where Sate 
sue Insects, in flocks.(2) Re oni @ te 
« 
TuE Common Crown-Birps, ie te a te ‘, 
Whose beak is rather weaker, besides insects, feed on berries and 
tender fruits. They inhabit the low grounds of America, the ve ’ 
being remarkable, at the nuptial season, for the brilliancy of their 
purple and azure plumage. During the rest of the year both sexes: 
are grey or brown. 
A. carnifer, L.; L’Ouette, Enl. 378; Spix, V. The calotte, 
rump and belly scarlet; the rest brownish red; fourth quill of the 
wing narrowed, shortened and tough, or something like horn. 
A. pompadora, L.; Le Pompadour, Enl. 279. A fine light 
purple; wing-quills white; the barbs of the great coverts are 
(1) It is the Choucas chauve, Buff., Enl. 521 (Corvus calvus, Gm.), the Oiseau 
mon pére of the negroes of Cayenne, Vaill., Ois. d’Am. et des Indes, pl. xxix. 
(2) Here comes the Common Piauhau; black, witha purple throat, (Muse. rubri- 
collis, Gm.) Enl. 381; Vieill. Gal. 115, and the Great Piauhau entirely purple (Co- 
tinga rouge, Vail., Ois. d’Afr. et des Indes, pl. xxv, and xxvi, Coracias militaris, 
Shaw). La Cotinga gris (Amp. cinerea), Enl. 699, is more nearly allied to the Piau- 
haus than the common Crown-birds. 
The Piauhau a gorge aurore (Coracias scutata, Lath. or Coracina scutata, T. s Col. 
40, has a narrower beak, and approaches more to Cephalopterus. 
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