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FRINGILLIDiE. 



Sp. 1. Ta. leucopterus. 

 Oriolus leucopterus, S. 



Shaiv, V. vii.p. 433. — Cayenne. 



GENUS CXL— SALTATOR, Vieillot. 



Rostrum basi crassum, tu- 

 midum, breve, robustum, 

 supra convexum, lateribus 

 paulo compressis : mandi- 

 lula supej-'tor subarcuata, 

 margines itiferioris tegens. 



BeaJc thick at the base, swol- 

 len, stout, robust, above 

 convex, with the sides a 

 little compressed : ihetipper 

 mandible rather arcuated, 

 its edges covering those of 

 the lozoer. 



Lks Tangaras guos BEOS, Cuvier. 



Sp. 1. Sa. magna. 



Tanagia magna. Steph. v. x. 442. Desm. Hist. Nat. Tan. o;c. 

 pi. 43. — South America. 

 Sp. 2. Sa, atra. 



Tanagra melanopis. Steph. v. x. 454. — Tanagra atra. Desm. 

 Hist. Nat. Tan. ^^c. pi. 42. — Guiana. 

 Sp. 3. Cayanensis. 



Coracias Cayana, Shatv, v. vii. p. 400. — Cayenne. 



GENUS CXLL— TANAGRA Auctorum. TANAGER. 



Rostrum capita brevior, basi 

 subtrigonum, supra cari- 

 natum, marginibus interne 

 curvatis, apice recurvatum, 

 inclinatum : mandihula su- 

 perior basi margines infe- 

 rioris tegens. 



Beak shorter than the head, 

 its base somewhat trian- 

 gular, carinated above, the 

 sides curved inwardly, the 

 tip recurved, inclined : the 

 upper 7nandible with its 

 base covering the edges of 

 the lozver. 



Sp. 1. Ta. talao. Steph. v. x, p. 472. — Des7n. Hist. Nat. Tan. 

 Sfc.pl. 1.— South America. 



