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Crimson-vented manakin. 



green about the neck: beak brown: the crown of 

 the head crimson, and sh'ghtly crested : wings 

 black : two middle tail-feathers nearly an inch 

 longer than the rest : legs pale-coloured. 



MILITARY manakin. 

 (Pipra militaris.) 



Pi. nigra, suhtus albUf scapularibus oUvaceis, fronte uropygioque 

 coccineis, rectricibus duabus intermediis elongatis. 



Black Manakin, beneath white, with the scapulars olive-coloured, 

 forehead and rump scarlet, and the two middle tail-feathers 

 elongated. 



Pipra militaris. Shaiv. Nat, Misc. 20. p. 84g. 

 Military Manakin. Shaw. Nat. Misc. 20. 849. 



The Military Manakin is described as above by 

 Dr. Shaw, in his Naturalist's Miscellany. It is said 

 to inhabit South America, and to have the same 

 habits as the generality of the birds included in 

 the genus. 



crimson-vented manakin. 



(Pipra haemorrhcea.) 



Pi. nigricans suhtus alba, crisso macula coccinea. 

 Dusky Manakin, beneath whitish, with a crimson spot on the 

 vent. 



Pipra hsemorrhoea. Gmel. Syst. Nat, 1. ]004. — Lath. Ind, 



Orn. 2. 561. 24. 

 Crimson-vented Manakin. Lath, Gen. Syn. 4. 533. 21.] 



