12 TANAGER. 



pale buff-colour ; the under ridge of the wing, and sides beneath it, 

 edged near the breast with buff; from the bend, for one inch, white ; 

 on the scapulars a white streak ; the rest of the plumage black ; legs 

 lead-colour. 



Individuals vary much in colour: that in PI. enlum. 301, has an 

 erect crest, striped with orange and black, and wants the buff on the 

 throat ; outer edge of the wing yellow, instead of white ; and on the 

 scapulars not a line, but a patch of white ; sides of the breast orange, 

 and of the vent ferruginous; bill and legs brown. 



One, similar to this, was in the collection of General Davies : the 

 tail three inches long. This came from Cayenne. 



In the collection of Lord Stanley, as also in that of Mr. Bullock, 

 is a fine specimen, having the head feathers elongated into a crest, 

 falling over the nape; this is of a beautiful, glossy crimson, but at 

 the beginning, or forehead, buff-colour; plumage in general dusky 

 black ; lower part of the back and rump buff; at the inner bend of 

 the wing a white streak ; under wing coverts white ; on the chin a 

 pale patch of buff; tail two inches and three quarters long; legs 

 brown. This supposed to be the male, the others females, or young 

 birds. 



This species is said to be common at Guiana, and lives on the 

 lesser kinds of fruits ; the note like that of a Chaffinch ; found only 

 in open places. Those which Azara saw in Paraguay were called 

 Saihobis, or Orange-Eaters. 



11— BLACK-FACED TANAGER. 



Tanagra melanopis, Ind. Orn. i. 422. 



— — — atra, Gm. Lin. i. 898. 



Le Camail, ou la Cravatte, Buf. iv. 254. PI. enl. 714. 2. Desm. Tang. pi. 42. 



Black-faced Tanager, Gen. Syn. iii. 222. Shaw's Zool. x. 454. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill moderately strong, and black ; base 

 of the upper mandible whitish ; all of the fore part of the head, sides, 



