96 CHATTER ER. 
Ampelis Maynana, Liz. Sy. i. p. 298. 5. 
5. 
SILKY CH. Cotinga des Maynas, Brif. ora. ii. p. 341. 2.-—Pl. enl. 229. 
Le Cotinga a Plumes Soyeufes, Buf. oi/. iv. p. 447. 
Lev. Mu/. 
Descrirrion, HE length feven inches and a quarter. Bill brown: the 
feathers of the head and hind part of the neck are long and 
narrow, and of a fine blue; the bafe of them brown: the chin and 
throat deep purple: the back and rump, fore part of the neck, 
.and from thence to the vent, of the fame blue as the head; but 
the feathers are white at the bafe, and blue only at the tips, the 
intermediate part being of a violet purple; fo that, except the 
feathers lie exaétly over each other, this laft colour feems mixed 
with the blue: the thighs are brown: the quills and tail are 
blackifh brown; the outer margins and ends blue; but the outer 
ones only brown: the legs are black. ‘The feathers of this bird 
have the appearance of filky hairs, ferving to diftinguifh it from 
the others ; and the blue in fome lights appears green. 
PLACE. This beautiful fpecies inhabits the province of Maynas, in 
South America. i 
6. Ampelis Pompadora, Lin. 5). 1. p. 298. 2. 
+ POMPADOUR Le Cotinga Pourpre, Brif. orn. ii. p. 347+ 5. pl. 35. f. 1.—Pl, eal. 279. 
See Le Pacapac, ou Pompadour, Buf. oi/. iv. p. 448. 
The Pompadour, Edw. pl. 341. 
Lev. Mu. 
DESCRIPTION. LENGTH feven inches and a-half. Bill brown: the plumage 
in general is of a fine glofly purple: the leffer wing coverts 
the fame; but the greater ones are narrow, long, and hollowed 
beneath, the upper furface appearing ridged, and the tips bare of 
webs ; 
