AMPELTXE. 



moderate, and nearly even. Tarsi rather shorter than the middle toe, strong, and covered in front with 

 broad scales. Toes long, with the outer longer than the inner, and slightly united at the base, the hind 

 toe long and strong ; the claws rather long, compressed, curved, and acute. 



The showy birds of this genus reside in the tropical portions of America, especially on the trees that grow by the 

 sides of the rivers. They feed on fruits and insects, and are thus compelled to migrate from place to place in search of 

 their food. The females deposit four eggs, and the nest is formed in the highest branches of trees. 



1. C. cosrulea (Vieill.) I'], enl. 186. — Ampelis cotinga Linn., 

 Le Vaill. Ois. d'Am. et Ind. t. 34, 35, 36., Edwards's Birds, pi. 

 241. 



2. C. cincta (Bodd.) PI. enl. 188.? — Ampelis cotinga Linn. (pt.)j 

 A. coerulea Vieill., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Amer. et Ind, t. 41., Shaw, Nat. 

 Misc. pi. 817. ; A. superba Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 821., Le Vaill. Ois. 

 d'Amer. et Ind. t. 42., Edwards's Birds, pi. 340. 



3. C. Nattererii (Boiss.) Rev. Zool. 1840. p. 2. 



4. C. pompadora (Linn.) PL enl. 279., Edwards's Birds, pi. 341., 

 Le Vaill. Ois. d'Amer. et Ind. t. 31, 32, 33. — Ampelis grisea Bodd. 

 PI. enl. QQQ., Lanius nengeta Gmel. ; A. cinerea Lath. ; A. ma- 

 croura Temm. 



5. C. purpurea (Licht.) Cat. Dupl. Berl. Mus. p. 57- — Ampelis 

 atropurpurea Pr. Max. ? 



6. C. lamellipennis (Lafr.) Rev. Zool. 1839. P- 292., Mag. de 

 Zool. 1839. Ois. t. 9. —Ampelis leucura Temm. 



7. C. cayana (Linn.) PL enl. 624., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Amer. et Ind. 

 t. 27, 28, 29, 30. 



8. C. mayana (Linn.) PL enl. 229., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Amer. et Ind. 

 t. 43. 



9. C. viridis (D'Orb. & Lafr.) Syn. Av. p. 40., Voy. dans 

 l'Amer. Merid. t. 30. f. 2. — Ampelis Riefferii Boiss., Rev. Zool. 

 1840. p. 3. 



10. C. elegans (Tschudi), Wiegm. Archiv. 1843. p. 385.— Ampelis 

 aureopectus Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843. p. 68., Mag. de Zool. 1843. 

 Ois. t. S9. 



11. C. Tschudii. — Ampelis cincta Tschudi, Wiegm. Archiv.- J.; 

 1843. p. 385. 



12. C. rufaxilla (Tschudi), Fauna Peruana, p. 10. 



13. C. PL enl. 515. — Turdus cayanensis Gmel. 



14. C. eristata (Gmel.) Miller, 111. pi. 15. G. 



15. C.fusca (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. viii. p. 162. 



)6. C. hypopyrrha (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. viii. p. 164. 

 17. C. aureola (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. viii. p. 164. 



Carpornis. 



Bill moderate, slightly depressed, and the base very broad, with the culmen much curved near and 

 the sides compressed to the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys short and ascending ; the nostrils 

 lateral, and placed in a membranous groove, with the frontal plumes projecting to the opening, which is 

 large and oval. Wings moderate, with the first quill much shorter than the second, which is shorter 

 than the third and fourth ; these are equal and longest. Tail long, broad, and slightly emarginated. 

 Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes moderate, with the 

 lateral toes nearly equal, the outer one united at its base; the claws rather long, compressed, curved, and 

 acute. 



These birds are found in the tropical forests of America, and their habits and manners are similar to those of the last 

 genus. 



1. C. melanocephala (Pr. Max.) Beitr. i. 143., Swains. Zool. 

 Ulustr. pi. 25. — Cotinga speciosa Thunb., Grift'. An. Kingd. 1. pi. 

 p. 507. 



2. C. cueullata (Swains.) Zool. Must. pi. 37-, PL col. 363. 



3. C. arcuata (Cuv.) Rev. Zool. 1843. p. 98., Mag. de Zool. 

 1843. Ois. t. 40. 



4. C. rubrocristata (D'Orb. & Lafr.) Syn. Avium, p. 39., Voy. 

 dans l'Amer. Mer. Ois. t. 31. f. 1. — Ampelis rufocristata Boiss. 



5. C. ? nigra (Less.) Cent. Zool. t. 6. — Chrysopteryx erythro- 

 rhynchus Swains.; Ampelis chrysoptera Nordm., Ermann, Reise, 

 Zool. Adas, t. 10. f. 1. 



