230 MANAKIN. 



In the last named collection are three others of this kind, having 

 the appearance of females, but of which species cannot be ascer- 

 tained. — The first is simply dull green above, and pale yellowish 

 olive beneath ; named Sorompetta female. The second olive-green 

 above, paler dusky white beneath ; quills and tail brown, the 

 feathers edged with green; quills longer than the tail. The name 

 of this is also Sorompetta, or Sororupette. — The third, has the bill 

 brown, under mandible paler ; plumage above olive-green, paler 

 beneath ; quills and tail brown, the feathers outwardly edged with 

 green ; quills longer than the end of the tail. This had the name 

 Kolicasse attached to it. 



15— COLLARED MANAKIN. 



Pipra torquata, Ind. Orn. ii. 560. Gm. Lin. i. 1000. 

 Manacus torquatus, Bris. iv. 456. Id. Svo. ii. 172. 

 Maizi de Miacacototl, Seba, i. 92. t. 37. 3. Buf. iv. 424. 

 Collared Manakin, Gen. Syn. iv. 529. Shaw's Zool. x. p. 21. 



SIZE of the Gold-headed Manakin ; length almost three inches 

 and a half. Bill yellowish; head bright red; throat and neck 

 before golden yellow, encircling the neck as a collar; hind part of 

 the neck, back, rump, breast, belly, and vent, black ; wing coverts 

 and quills deep blue ; tail black ; legs pale yellow. 



Inhabits Brazil, and probably Mexico, as the name it bears is 

 Mexican, and signifies Maize Bird. 



16— BLACK-CROWNED MANAKIN. 



Pipra atricapilla, Ltd. Orn. ii. 561. Gm. Lin. i. 1003. 



L'Oiseau cendre de la Guiane, Buf. iv. 430. 



Manakin cendre de Cayenne, PI. enl. 687. 1. 



Black-crowned Manakin, Gen. Syn. iv. 532. Shaiv's Zool. x. p. 28. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill seven lines long, black ; crown of 

 the head black ; forehead and sides beneath the eyes, and all the 



