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regions of both hemispheres : the species approxi- 

 mating to the Sylviadae, or Larks, sing delightfully ; 

 the rest have scarcely any song. 



GENUS CXLVL— EMBERIZOIDES, Temminck. 



Temminck does not appear to have characterized 

 this genus ; I am therefore under the necessity of 

 giving the above notice of it from his figures. Both 

 species inhabit South America. 



Sp. 1. Em. marginalis, Temm. PL Col. 114.^ 1. — Fringilla 

 macroura. Steph. v. xa.p. 547. — Inhabits Cayenne. 



Sp. 2. Em. melanotis. Temm. PL Col UA.f. 2. 



Em. capite Jusco ; orbitis maculaque aurium nigris; superciliis 

 albis; dor so alisque Juscis rufo maculatis; occipite nuchaqiie 

 plumbeis ; corpore infra albido ; lateribus pectoris nigris ; rec- 

 tricibus tribus lateribus nigris apicibus albis. 



Emberizoides with the head brown ; the orbits and spot on the 

 ears black j the eyebrows white ; the back and wings brown 

 spotted with red j the occiput and nape lead-colour ; the body 

 beneath whitish, with the sides of the breast black 3 the three 

 lateral tail-feathers black with white tips.' 



Inhabits Brasil. Length five inches and a quarter : 

 a patch of beautiful black covers the ears, surrounds 

 the eyes, and extends towards the beak : the top of 

 the head is dusky, but this colour is separated from 

 the auricular patch by a white eyebrow or line : the 

 under parts of the body are whitish, but the sides of 

 the breast, towards the insertion of the wings, are full 

 black : the edges of the wing are fine yellow : the 

 occiput and nape are lead colour with round spots : 

 the back and wings are brown, spotted with brownish- 

 red : the three lateral tail-feathers are black tipped 



