33^ TANAGEIDiE. 



Plumbeus, capitis lateribus et gutture (gula alba excepta) nigris, subalaribus albis ; rostro laete rubro-auran- 

 tiaco, pedibus plumbeis. Long, tota 7'6, alse 3-65, caudae 3'5, rostri a rictu 0"8, tarsi 0*9. 



$ mari sirnUis, sed fuscescentior, capitis lateribus et gutture fuscis nee nigris distinguenda. (Desor. maris et 

 femineB ex Panama. Mus. nostr.) 



Hob. NicAEAGUA, Chontales [Belt ^^) ; Costa Eica, Pacuar "^ ^, Valza (Carmiol) ; Paitama, 

 Santa Fe {Arce i^), Lion Hill (M'Leannan ^ ^% Falls of the Rio Truando (Wood ^). 

 — Colombia ^ ^^ . Ecuadoe ^ ; Peeu ^^ ^^ ; Amazons ^ ^^ ; Guiana ^. 



This Linnaean species has, we believe, remained up to the present time imencumbered 

 with a synonym, a peculiarity not shared by many birds. It is, as might be supposed 

 from this circumstance, a well-marked bird, with but one near ally in the Brazilian 

 Pitylus fuliginosus, with which, however, it cannot well be confounded. 



It is also a bird singularly free from variation, and specimens from Guiana hardly 

 differ in being somewhat brighter than our series from Central America. In the latter 

 country it is not very common, though it spreads northwards as far as Nicaragua ^^, 

 Mr. Wood, who observed it only once near the falls of the Truando, says ^ it has a 

 loud musical note, not unlike the Cardinal bird of the United States (Cardinalis 

 mrginianus). 



Its range in South America, besides including Guiana, extends throughout the 

 Amazons valley from Peru, where Natterer found it, to the Eio Javarri and Pebas, 

 where it came under the observation of Mr. Bates and Hauxwell. Further westwards 

 Whitely obtained it in the valley of the Cosnipata in Peru ", and Jelski at Montirico i^. 

 It also occurs in Western Ecuador ^ and in Colombia, both near Bogota ^ and in the 

 State of Antioquia ^^. 



2. Pitylus celaeno. (Tab. XXIV.) 



Fringilla celceno, Licht. Preis-Verz. mex. Vog. p. 2 ' [cf. J. f. Om. 1863, p. 57) . 



Pitylus celano, Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 65 '; 1864, p. 174'. 



Pitylus atro-purpuratus, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1838, p. 224*. 



Periporphyrus atro-purpuratus, Bp. Consp. i. p. 503 '. 



Pitylus atro-olivaceus, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1838, p. 224 \ 



Caryothraustes atro-olivaceus, Bp. Consp. i. p. 503 '. 



Pyranga mexicana. Less. Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 41 \ 



Niger, torque cervioali postica cum lateribus pectoris et ventre laete sanguineo-rubris ; subalaribus rosaeeis ; 



rostro plumbeo, pedibus nigris. Long, tota 8-4, alas 4-1, caudae 3-5, rostri a rictu 0-85, tarsi 0-9. (Desor. 



maris ex Mexico. Mus. nostr.) 

 ? " oUvacea, subtus flava, pUeo, colli lateribus juguloque nigris " (Bp. ut supra =). 



Eah. Mexico ^^^^(le Strange), Papantla [Deppe % valley of Mexico {White 3). 



This fine species oi Pitylus must have a very restricted range in Mexico, as its name 

 is not included in any of the lists of birds obtained by MM. Salle, Boucard, Botteri, 

 de Oca, or Sumichrast. Mr. White secured a single example ^ which is now in our 

 collection (and which is now figured), and Mr. le Strange had another in the large 



