Birds XLIX. Vol. IV. No. 11, 



MANAKINS OF DIFFERENT KINDS. 



The Trlanakinsy of which we fee here fix dif- 

 ferent forts rep relented , are a numerous, beau- 

 tiful fpecies of wood birds. They are met with 

 in South - America and the adjacent Islands, 

 where they only inhabit the recefles of the 

 woods, without ever appearing on the cultiva* 

 ted Land. They live on infects and wild fruits. 

 Jn the morning they wander, in little flights of 

 eight or ten together, from one part of the 

 wood to the other. They refemble very much 

 our titmice in their quickness and vivacity of 

 jumping and feeking their food from branch to 

 branch, but are generally of a larger fize. Their 

 fin ging, except that of the tuneful Manakin, is 

 ©niy an indiftinct, inarticulate Chirping. The 

 name of Manakin was given them by the Hol- 

 landers in Surinam. 



Fig. l. The tuneful Manakin. 

 (Pipra ranfie a.} 



This Manakin is called tunejul for its fweet 

 and pleafant finging, which many travellers pre- 

 fer to that of our IN ightingals. It lives in the 

 woods of St. Domingo , and is commonly four 

 inches long. Its beautiful plumage of blacky 

 dark blue, and orange colom'd feathers, is not 

 less remarkable then its melodious Tune of 

 Voice. 



Fig. 2. The blue backed Manakin. 



(Pipra pareola.) 



Is of a larger Xize than the tuneful. It in- 

 habits the Island of Cuba, Brazil and Cayenne, 

 The ground colour of its feathers is a fhining 



black. On the back it has a kind of cover of 

 light blue feathers. Its head is ornamented 

 with a beautiful plume of cri m fon feathers 

 which it can raife and lay down at plealure. 



Fig. 3. The black capped Manakin. 

 (Pipra manacus.) 



This little lively bird which is of the fize 

 of our fparrows, lives in the lofty woods of 

 Guiana in South- America and feeds on infects, 

 chiefly ants. Its feathers are white, grey, and 

 black. 



Fig. 4. The black crown d Manakin. 

 (Pipra alricapilla.) 



The black crown d or ash grey Manakin li- 

 ves alfo in Guiana, but is of a larger fize than 

 the former fpecies. The mixture of its feathers 

 is grey and yellowish. 



Fig. 5. The gold headed Manakin. 

 (Pipra ery throe epliala.) 

 Fig. 6. The red and black Manakin. 



(Pipra aureola.) 



Thefe two little charming Mar. akin s inhabit 

 alfo Guiana. They never exceed the length of 

 three inches. 



No, 4- is entirely black, except its gold co- 

 lour' d head, whence the name is deriv'd. 



N. 5« is ftill more beautiful for its burning 

 orange yellow plumage. Its bill and feet are 

 red, the wings have a few white Uripes. 



