TACHYPHONUS. 533 



685. Tacliyphonus phoeniceus. 



Red-shouldered Tanagek. 



Tachypliomis pliceniceus Swains. Anim. in Menag. part iii. p. 311, 1S137 

 (Peru) ; Salvin & Godman, Ibis, 1S,S3, p. 208 (British Guiana) ; 

 Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 212 (Merume Mts., Iloraima, SoOO to oOOO ft.) ; 

 Selator, Cat. 13. 13rit. Mus. xi. p. 208, 188(5 (Mcruiue Mts., 

 Iloraima); Brabourne & Chuljb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 4;21, no. 4335, 

 1912. 



Adult male. General colour both on the upper and under 

 surface glossy black with a bluish sheen on the upper parts; 

 lesser upper wing-coverts scarlet-red with white bases to ihe 

 feathers; axillaries, under wing-coverts, and inner margins of 

 flight-quills, on the basal portion, pure white. 



Total length 155 mm., exposed culmen 12, wing 71, tail C2, 

 tarsus 11. 



Adult female. General colour on the upper surface dark dusky- 

 brown, including the crown of the head, sides of the face, sides of 

 the neck, hind-neck, back, wings, and tail ; the small upper Aving- 

 coverts on the bend of the wing slightly rufescent ; throat and 

 middle of abdomen isabelline-white ; sides of body, thighs, and 

 under tail-coverts slate-grey ; axillarics and under wing-coverts 

 white ; under surface of flight-quills and lower aspect of tail dark 

 brown. Wing 70 mm. 



The nuile and fenuile described above wci'c collected by 

 Mr. Mc(Jonnell at Mount Koraima during his ex[)edition in 

 October 1898. 



An immature male, collected on the Abary River in September 

 190G, is similar in its general colour of plumage to the adult 

 female and differs only in being streaked with dull white and 

 pale brown. The first a[)proach of male [jlumage is represented 

 by a small s[)ot of black on one side of the thrcnit. 



JJreediiKj-seasoii.. Unknown in ibiiish Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British (jfuiana. 



K<l>js. Undescrilted from British Gu'ana. 



liamje in Br'dlfh Guiana. Mount Koraima, Abary iiiver 

 (McConncU collection); Alouiit Roruiina and Merume Mountains 

 ( White 1 1/). 



Kxtraliniifal Jiamje. Surinam (J'enard), Northern Brazil, Peru. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British (Juiana. 



