AMPELIDiE. 237 



DESCRIPTION 



Of an adult, shot by Mr. Swainson in Brazil, lat. 12° S. 



Size somewhat larger than the Wood-wren. Plumage precisely the same as that of Vireo 

 olivaceus ; but the olive-green on the upper parts brighter, and the yellow tint on the vent, 

 under tail coverts, and under wing coverts, stronger. The stripe of white over the eye 

 equally broad, clear, and margined above by a similar black line. — Svv. 



Vireo longirostris. (Swainson.) Long-billed Greenlet. 



Genus, Vireo. Vieillot. 



Olive- coloured Fly-catcher (Muscicapa sub-fusco-viridis sive olivacei coloris). Edwards, pi. 253, p. 93. 



Ch. Sp. Vieeo longirostris, colore Vireonis olivacei, tinea gulam cingente nigra, rostro elongato, alis brevibus 



mediam cauda haud attingentibus, remige quarto, primam superanti. 

 Sp. Ch. Plumage of V. olivaceus ; chin margined by a black line ; bill lengthened ; wings short, not reaching to half 



the length of the tail ; the first quill feather shorter than the fourth. , 



It is probable that the true Vireo olivaceus does not occur in the West Indies, and that the bird known there by the 

 name of Whip-Tom-Kelly (supposed by Wilson, from the similarity of its notes, to be the same with V. olivaceus,') is 

 in reality diiferent. We have never seen a specimen of the true olivaceus from those islands ; but, under that name, 

 we have received, both from Jamaica and St. Vincent's, a third, which we shall here describe, to complete the illustra- 

 tion of the two preceding. We strongly suspect that this is the identical species first made known by our accurate 

 countryman Edwards, whose figure has been quoted by all writers for the olivaceus of North America. The specimen 

 which Edwards examined had been preserved in spirits, and the colours of the plumage must consequently have been 

 obscured : hence his description, in this respect, is somewhat defective ; but it is worthy of remark, that the blackish 

 line on the side of the chin, although not mentioned in the description, is perfectly indicated in the plate ; while the 

 length of the bill and the shortness of the wings are so completely characteristic of our bird, that we have no doubt of 

 its being the same. Edwards expressly mentions, that he received his specimen from Dr. Browne, who brought it 

 from Jamaica, where it is known, says the Doctor, by the name of Whip-Tom-Kelly ; " it has not many notes, but 

 they are loud and sweet." — Sw. 



DESCRIPTION. 

 Size and general plumage similar to Vireo virescens and olivaceus, except in the colours being somewhat duller than 

 those of the last : it is essentially distinguished by a narrow line of dusky-black, which margins each side of the chin ; 

 the bill is proportionably lengthened, and the wings so short as hardly to exceed the length of the upper tail covers. 

 Total length, 5^ inch. ; bill from the front, T fi „ inch ; wings, 2 T ' n inch. ; and tarsi, T ' 5 inch. 



Sw. 



[61.] 1. Bombycilla garrula. (Bonap.) European Chatterer. 



Sub-family, Bombycillinae. Swains. Genus, Bombycilla. Brisson. 



Bombycilla Bohemica. Briss. Orn., ii., p. 333. 



Ampelis garrulus. Gmel. Syst., i., p. 838, sp. 1. 



Waxen Chatterer. Lath. Syn., iii., p. 91, sp. 1. 



Grand Jaseur (Bombycivora garrula). Temm., i., p. 124. 



Bombycilla garrula (Bohemian Wax-wing.) Bonap. Orn., pi. 16, f. 2. 



This elegant bird has only lately been detected in America, having been dis- 

 covered, in the spring of 1826, near the sources of the Athabasca, or Elk river, 



