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 black, all the rest of the body is a bright yellow. There Second 



Journey. 



IS something very SAveet and plaintive in his song, though 



much shorter than that of the Troupiale in the interior. 



A fourth species goes in flocks from place to place in Fourth spe- 

 cies of Trou- 



the cultivated parts at the time the Indian corn is ripe ; piaie. 

 lie is all black, except the head and throat, which are 

 yellow ; his attempt at song is not worth attending to. 



Wherever there is a wild fig-tree ripe, a numerous spe- Tangara 

 cies of birds, called Tangara, is sure to be on it. TJiere are 

 eighteen beautiful species here. Their plumage is very 

 rich and diversified ; some of them boast six separate 

 colours ; others have the blue, purple, green, and black 

 so kindly blended into each other, that it would be impos- 

 sible to mark tiieir boundaries ; while others again ex- 

 hibit them strong, distinct, and abrupt : many of these 

 Tangaras have a fine song. They seem to partake much 

 of the nature of our linnets, sparrows, and finches. Some 

 of them are fond of the plantations ; others are never 

 seen there, preferring the wild seeds of the forest to the 

 choicest fruits planted by the hand of man. 



On the same fig-trees to wliich they repair, and often Manikin 



species. 



accidentally up and down the forest, you fall in with four 

 species of Manikin. The largest is white and black, 

 with the feathers on the throat remarkably long : the 

 next in size is half red and half black : the third, blacky 

 with a white crown : the fourth, black, with a golden 

 crown, and red feathers at the knee. The half red 



