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SUPERB CHATTERER. 



the male: the upper parts of her plumage ate 

 olive grey : her forehead and cheeks are white : 

 throat grey, edged with olive : breast and upper 

 part of the belly the same, tipped with yellow : 

 lower part of the belly and vent pale yellow : the 

 two middle tail-feathers like the back, the others 

 grey, edged with yellow. The note of these birds, 

 which is composed of the two syllables f;2, au^ is 

 uttered in a drawling kind of tone, but may be 

 heard half a league off. They are common in 

 Cayenne and BrasiL 



SUPERB CHATTERER, 



(Ampelis superba.) 



Am. nitidissima ccerulea^ suhtus purpurea^ macuUsfalvo-coccineis* 

 ChaUerer of a shining blue, beneath purple, with fulvous scarlet 

 spots. 



Ampelis superba. Shauo, Nat. Misc. 'vol. ig. 



Superb Chatterer, Shatv. Nat. Misc. vol. \g.pl. 821. 



This most elegant and scarce bird has been 

 generally considered as the male of Ampelis co- 

 tinga, but Levaillant considers it as a distinct 

 species, as it differs very materially from that bird. 

 It inhabits Brasil, 



