PIHANGA. 525 



The type, which is in the McConnell collection, was collected 

 in the Upper Takutu Mountaiias in 1908. 



In addition to the specimens in the McConnell collection of 

 this subspecific nice, there are four others in the British Museum, 

 male and female — adult and young — that were collected by the late 

 Henry Whitely at Quonga. Having compared these, with others 

 in the National collection, from Rio de Janeiro, I notice that the 

 latter are darker in general coloration than those from British 

 Gruiana. I have, therefore, separated the psiler race subspecifically 

 Tinder the above title. 



Adult female. General colour of the upper surface dull yellow, 

 tinged with green oil the back ; inner webs of flight-quills dark 

 brown margined with pale yellow ; sides of face, throat, and 

 entire under parts bright yellow. Wing 90 mm. 



The female described was collected by the late Henry Whitely 

 at Quongo, November 18, 1887, now in the British Museum, 

 Salvin-Grodman collection. 



Immature male. Similar to the adult female in its first plumage. 

 The first signs of the male plumage, in the present bird, are the 

 approach of orange-red feathers on the sides of the face, throat, 

 abdomen, under tail-coverts, and tail. 



The young male described was collected in the Takutu Moun- 

 tains (^McConnell collection). 



Breeding-season. Unknown. 



Nest. Unrecorded. 



Eggs. Uudeseribed. 



Range confined to British Guiana. Upper Takutu Mountains 

 (^McConnell collection) ; Quonga {Whitely). 



Habits. Unrecorded. 



681. Piranga ardens. 



Black-lored Red Tanager. 



JPhoenisoma, ardens Tsohudi, Archiv fiir Naturg. 1844, i. p. 287 (Peru). 

 ~Pyranqa drderis Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 211 (Eoraima) ; Solater, Cat. B, 



Brit. Mus. xi. p. 190, 1886 (Eoraima). 

 Firanga ardens Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 419, no. 4313, 



1912. 



Adidt male. Crown of head, hind-neck, back;, rump, and upper 

 tail-coverts bright red like the sides of the face, throat, breast, 



