24 TANAGER. 



same, edged with yellow ; tail rounded, olive brown, not edged with 

 yellow ; under parts deep yellow, deeper on the breast ; and the sides 

 inclined to tawny. 



Another of these, only five inches long, had the top of the head, 

 nape, throat, and breast, tawny yellow; sides of the head, including 

 the eyes, and the chin, black ; above, the back and wings are mixed 

 olive yellow; but the greater coverts and quills deeply edged with 

 yellow ; under parts and tail as in the other ; legs in both pale. 



These came from the interior of Africa. We suspect the former 

 to be an old male ; and the last named, from its size, a young female. 



We are aware of the very great likeness between this and the 

 Weaver Oriole, represented in the PL enluni. 376 ; but in the first 

 place, the bill in our bird is by no means that of the Oriole, being 

 stouter, more bent, and less pointed at the end ; besides, the size 

 of the Weaver much exceeds it, being at least seven inches long ; 

 whereas the largest of this that has come under our inspection, 

 has not measured more than six inches; several not beyond five. 



30.-.GREEN-HEADED TANAGER. 



Tanagra tricolor, Ind. Orn. i. 428. Gm. Lin.'u S91. 



Tangara Cayanensis varia chlorocepbala, Bris. Sup. 59. t. 4. 1. Id. i. 318. 



Le Tricolor, Buf. iv. 276. 



Tangara tricolor, Desmar. Tan. pi. 3. 4. 



■ varie a tete verte de Cayenne, PL enl. 33. 1. 



Green-headed Tanager, Gen. Syn. iii. 234. Shaw's Zoo!, x. 450. 



SIZE of a House Sparrow ; length five inches and a quarter. 

 Bill black, the base surrounded with black feathers; general colour 

 of the plumage green ; head and chin pale sea-green; upper part 

 and sides of the neck green gold ; on the throat a large spot of black ; 

 upper parts of the back also black ; the lower and rump orange- 

 yellow; fore part of the neck and breast sea-green, separated from 

 the black on the throat by blue ; belly, sides, thighs, and vent, 



