358 CLASS AVES. 



The Cephalopteres, Geoff. 



On the contrary, have the base of the beak furnished 

 with indining feathers, which^ spreading at their 

 upper parts, produce a large panacle in the form of a 

 parasol. But one species is known of America of the 

 size of the jay. It is black, and the plumes of the 

 lower part of the breast form a sort of hanging. The 

 cephalopterus ornatus of Geoff. Ann. du Mus. xii. 

 t. 15. 



Umbelled Chatterer, Ampelis Umhellata^ Shaw, N. M. 

 Also the Coracina Ornata of Spix, Braz. t. 49, and 

 Coracina Cephaloptera of Vieillot. PI. Col. t. 255, 



Referred to Coracina by Spix, Vieillot, and Tem- 

 minck. 



The Cotinga Ampelis, Lin. have the bill depressed, 

 like the Flycatchers in general, but in a shorter pro- 

 portion ; broad and slightly arched. 



Those with the bill stronger, and more pointed, living 

 chiefly on insects which are called Peauhace, from their 

 cries. They are pecuUar to America, and fly in troops 

 in the woods in the pursuit of insects. They are 



Muscicapa RubricoUis, Gmel. PI, Enl, 381. 



Black ; throat with a large red spot. — See M. Rubri- 

 colliSf Spix. 



Coracias Militaris, Shaw. Vail. O, A, t. 

 25, 26. C. Rubra, Vieil. 



Red ; quill, tail, and beneath, blackish ; bill red. South 

 America. 



