22 TANAGER. 



and fore part of the neck pale red ; breast and wings purple ; belly 

 and vent pale yellow; tail blackish brown ; legs yellow. 



Inhabits the mountainous parts of Brazil, called Tetzocano; the 

 name of the bird is Quatoztli. 



26.— YELLOW TANAGER. 



Tanagra flava, Ind.Orn.i. 431. Gin. Lin. i. 896. 

 Tangara Brasiliensis flava, Bris. iii. 39. Id. 8vo. i. 314. 

 Guiraperea, Rail, 89. Wifl. 188. Id. Engl. 256. Buf. iv. 300. 3. 

 Yellow Finch, Bancr. Gnian. 180 ? 

 ' Tanager, Gen. Syn. iii. 244. Shaw's Zoo/, x. 468. 



SIZE of a Lark. Bill short, thick, and black ; plumage above, 

 and the lower belly, dark yellow, like wax ; the fore part, as far as 

 the breast, black ; belly spotted with black ; quills and tail dusky, 

 edged with sea-green ; legs ash-colour. 



Inhabits Brazil. 



27.— SILENT TANAGER. 



Tanagra silens, Ind. Orn. i. 432. Nat. Misc. pi. 761. 



L'Oiseau silentieux, Buf. iv. 304. Id. Sonnini, pi. 117. Desm. Tang. pi. 38.39. 40. 



Tangara de la Guiane, PI. enl. 742. 



Troupiale des Bois, a hausse Col, Voy . d' Azara,m. No. 78. 



Silent Tanager, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 204. Shaw's Zool. x. 469. pi. 42. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill black ; plumage in general green, 

 but the head and under parts are hoary ; sides of the head black ; 

 over the eyes a white streak ; throat white, beneath this a curved bar 

 of black ; shoulders yellow. 



Inhabits the thick woods of Guiana ; is a solitary bird, oftener 

 found on the ground than perched on a tree, and by no means has 

 any thing like a song, except in the breeding season : is seen also in 

 Paraguay. 



