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the tail black; its outer feathers fasciolated with black and 

 white. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length eight inches. 



Sp. 8. Tr. pavoninus. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 47. pi' xxxv. 



Tr. major i corpore supra pectoreque sericeo-viridibus, remigibus 

 cauddque immaculate nigris; abdomine rostroque purpureis; 

 tectricibus alarurn caudceque duahus elongatis, sericeo-viridibus. 



Large Curucui, with the body above and breast silken-green ; 

 the quills and tail immaculate black ; the abdomen and beak 

 purple ; the wing-coverts and the two long tail-feathers silken- 

 green. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length eleven inches and a 

 quarter. 



Sp. 9. Tr. aurantius. Sp?>, Avium Nova Spec. p. 47. pi. xxxvi. 



Tr. abdomine crissoque aurantio-miniaceis ; tectricibus alarum 

 humeralibus et scapularibus viridibus; anterioribus cinereo-punc- 

 tulatis; occipite pectoreque violaceo'Chalybeis , sincipite gulaque 

 nigris. 



Curucui with the abdomen and vent reddish -orange ; the wing- 

 coverts and feathers of the shoulders and scapulars green ; 

 the anterior-coverts punctulated with ash ; the occiput and 

 breast violet-steel-colour ; sinciput and throat black. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length nine inches and a 

 quarter. 



Sp. 10. Tr. castaneus. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 48.pl. xxxviii. 



Tr, coffeaceo-brunneus; collari pectorali alho ; abdomine miniaceo ; 

 tectricibus alarum brunneis, nigro-lineatis, Cauda castaned, 

 apice nigra; rectricibus eMerioribus nigris, apice albo-undu- 

 latis alboquejasciatis; rostro apice Jlavicante. 



Coffee-brown Curucui, with a white pectoral collar ; the abdomen 

 reddish ; the wing-coverts brown, lineated with black ; the 

 tail chesnut, with a black tip j the outer tail-feathers black. 



