TANGARA. 505 



median upper wing-coverts purple ; lower back briglit scarlet ; 

 rninp and short upper tail-coverts oranoe-vellow ; inner webs of 

 flight-quills dull black as are also the tail-feathers; axillaries and 

 under wing-coverts similar to the breast Init not so bright; under 

 surface of quills and lower as])ect of tail blackish. " Bill black; 

 feet dark brown" (Cat. B. Brit. Miis.). 



Total length 141 mm., exposed culmen 9, wing 81, tail 52, 

 tarsus 18. 



The male described Avas collected bj Mr. McConnell at Mount 

 Roraima in October 1898. 



Adult female. Similar to the adalt male, but rather smaller. 

 Wing 76 mm. 



A vouno- bird from the Irenn; River differs from the adult in 

 having the under surface, including the chin and throat, bluish 

 green ; the back, wings, and tail duskj-black, and the entire 

 absence of red on the lower back. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



J^ggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range In British Guiana. Mount Roraima, Ireng River [AfcCon- 

 nell collection^ ; Mount Roraima, Merume Mountains ( Wliilelij). 



Bxtraliniital Range. Surinam (Penard), North Brazil. 



JIahits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 6G9) that he 

 only met with this beautiful species in tlie neighbourhood of tJie 

 Roraima Mountains. It lives in flocks ; and appears to select tall 

 trees only in search of food. The " Arekunas" call it Takuui. 



G67. Tangara punctata. 

 Spotted Tanager. 



Tanagra imnctafa Linn. Sy.st. Nat. i. p. 31G, 17GG (SurinauT); 



i{nil)ourne & Chul)b, B. S. Aiuer. i. p. 4,'i;3, no. 41G5, 1912 ; Beebe, 



Tropical Wild Life in liritisli Guiana, p. 187, 1017 (Eartica). 

 Calliiite piinctala Salvin, Ibis, ISS;"), p. 209 (Bartica Grove, Mevum« 



Mountains, Korainia, o.'50U ft.); ^clater, Cat. B. Biit. Mus. xi. 



p. 104, 188G. 



Adult male. General colour of the up])er surface grass-green, 

 including the crown of tiie head, hind-neck, sides of neck, back, 

 wings, and tail, tiie feathers which are centred with black liave 

 dusky-grey bases ; the nuirginul upper wing-coverts uud outer 



