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GENUS CXXIII.— PIPRA Auctorum. MANAKIN. 



Rostrum conicum, basi trigo- 

 num, versus apicem utrin- 

 que compressum, apice 

 aduncuni ; mandibula in- 

 ferior apice recurvata. 



Digiti exteriores ad basin 

 coaliti. 



Beak conic, trigonal at the 

 base, compressed on each 

 side towards the tip, the tip 

 bent down : the lower man- 

 dible recurved at the point. 



Outer toes united at the base 



All the Manakins inhabit America : they are 

 remarkable for their brilliant colours : they flock in 

 little troops in damp woods. 



Sp. 1. Pi. Pareola. Steph. v. x. p. 14. — Pi. superba. Steph. v. x. 



p. 14. var? — Manakin tije. Desmar. Man. et Tang. pi. 50, 



51, 52, 53. 

 Sp. 2. Pi. aureola. Steph. v. x. p. 22. — Manakin rouge. Desmar. 



Man. et Tang. pi. 54,55, 56, 5/. 

 Sp. 3. Pi. leucocapilla. Cuvier. — Pi.leucocilla. Steph. v. x. p. 24. 



— Pi. leucocephala. Steph. v. x. p. 25. — Manakin a tete 



blanche. Desmar. Man. Sfc. pi. 59. 

 Sp. 4. Pi. erythrocephala. Steph. v. x. ;;. 23.— Manakin a tete 



d'or. Desmar. Man. 6fC.pl. 60, 61. 

 Sp. 5. Pi. rubracapilla. Temm. PI. Col. 54./. 3.— Pi. erythro- 

 cephala /3. Steph. v. x. p. 23. 

 Sp. 6. Pi. serena. Steph. v. x. p. 26. — Manakin varie. Desmar. 



Man. ^c.jil. 62, 64. 

 Sp. 7. Pi. gutturalis. Steph. v. x. p. 26. — Manakin a gorge 



blanche. Desmar. Man. fycpl. 63, 65. 

 Sp. S. Pi. chloris. Temm. PI. Col. 172. f. 2. 

 Pi. viridis, infra flavescente-viridis ; alls tectricibnsqne albo ma- 



culatis ; guld ventrisque medio fiavis. 

 Green Manakin, beneath yellowish-green ; with the wings and 



coverts spotted with white ; the throat and middle of the belly 



vellow. 



