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GENUS CXXIX.— AMPELIS, Linne. CHATTERER. 



Rostrum nudum, aut basi 

 plumis tectum, et trigo- 

 num, mediocre, supra sub- 

 carinatum, angustum, ver- 

 sus apicem curvatum ; 

 mandibida inferior subtus 

 paulo plana, apice acuta, 

 recurvata. 



Os amplissimum. 



Digiti exteriores basi coaliti. 



Beak naked, or clothed with 

 feathers, and trigonal at 

 the base, moderate, slightly 

 carinated above, narrow, 

 curved towards the tip ; 

 the lower mandible some- 

 what flat, its tip acute,, re- 

 curved. 



Mouth very large. 



Outer toes joined at the base. 



Remarkable for the beautiful purple and azure 

 tints with which the plumage is adorned during the 

 breeding season : they inhabit damp situations in 

 America, and feed upon insects, berries, and tender 

 fruits. 



Sp. 1. Am. carnifex. Steph. v. x.p. 425. — Am. cuprea. Steph. 



v. x. p. 426. 

 Sp. 2. Am. pompadora. Steph. v. x. p. 430. pi. 36. — Am. cinerea. 



Steph. v. x.p. 427- 

 Sp. 3. Am. cotinga. Steph. v. x. p. 429. 

 Sp. 4. Am. superba. Steph. v. x. p. 436. pi. 38. 

 Sp. 5. Am. Maynana. Steph. v. x. p. 433. 

 Sp. 6. Am. Hypopyra. Vieillot. 



GENUS CXXX.— CASMARHYNCHUS, Temminck. 

 ARAPONGA. 



Rostrum latum, valde de- 

 pressum, basi molle, flexile, 

 apice compressum, cor- 

 neum ; mandibula supe- 



Beak broad, much depress- 

 ed, its base soft, flexible, its 

 tip compressed, horny ; the 

 upper mandible notched; 



