on a wonderful collection of birds from Ecuador. 377


Procnias viridis (late tersa) (50). THE SWALLOW FRUIT-EATER (B. & C.)


A green bird, distinctly swallow-like in shape, which enjoys the distinc¬

tion of forming a family of its own, the Procniatidae , placed between the

Sugar-birds and Tanagers.


Ibis, 1901, 458.


Four species of VIOLET TANAGER ( Euphonia ), [B.M. Cat., p. 58],

three from Ecuador and one from Demarara, the ordinary VIOLET T.,

(E. violacea). The Ecuador species are probably:


E. saturata. THE ORANGE-CROWNED EUPHONIA.


PLATE. B.M. Cat., p. 70, pi. VIII. 2.


E. liypoxantha. YELLOW-HEADED EUPHONIA, and a third which we could

not identify exactly.


* * Chlorochrysa phoenicotis (90). RED-EARED GREEN TANAGER.


Ibis, 1901, 460.


A tanager of a most vivid emerald green, about the size of the average

“ Calliste,” with small red ear-patches.


Procnopis vassori (93). VASSOR’S TANAGER. Ibis, 1901, 460.


Bright blue, suggesting a glorified Indigo-bird ; hen also blue, but duller.

Buthraupis cucullata (148). HOODED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER.


PLATE. Jardine. Illust. Ornith. (n.s.) pi. 43. (1841), B. & C.


Ibis, 1901, 465.


One of the large, almost Jay-like Tanagers. A striking contrast of

colours, black head, brilliant blue upper parts, and clear yellow breast and

belly.


* Poecilothraupis lunulata (144). SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN TANAGER.


Ibis, 1901, 465.


The Western Ecuador species is atricrissa. These birds (there are

several) may belong to this species.


A haudsome strong-looking black Tanager with scarlet belly, blue rump

and wing-patches and red roughly crescentic ear-patches.


* * * Compsocoma notabilis (152). BLACK-CHINNED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER.


Ibis, 1901, 466.


A thrush-sized Tanager with black head, bearing a yellow occipital

patch, yellow breast, black wings and greenish back. The latter is now a

beautiful shining grey-blue, not greenish, this being one of the Tanagers, in

which Mr. Goodfellow pointed out the green changes to blue in captivity.

The result is that the bird looks almost more beautiful on account of this

cage-caused changed than it was in freedom. A very different result to that

which obtains with the many scarlet birds which lose their colour in captivity.


* * Compsocoma sumptitosa (151). THE BLUE-SHOULDERED MOUNTAIN-


TANAGER. Ibis, 1901, 465.


A slightly smaller bird than the above with markings quite distinct

from his, but with roughly the same colour scheme, except that the yellow

is of a more sulphury shade.



