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EED-HEADED TANAGER. 



(Tanagra Gyrola.) 



Ta. viridis, capite ruhro, coUariJiavo, pectore ccsrulea. 



Green Tanager, with a red head, yellow collar, and blue breast. 



Tanagra Gyrola. Lin. Syst, Nat. 1. 315. 7. — Gmel. Si/st, Naf, 



1. 8Ql.—Lath. Lid. Orn. 1. 427. 26. 

 Tanagra peruviana viridis. Briss. Orn. 3. 23. l^. pL 4.j^ 1. 

 Le Rouverdin, Bvff. Hist. Nat, Ois. 4. 286. 

 Tangara de Peroii. Biif. PL Enl. \33. 2. 

 Red-headed Greenfinch. Edwards. 23. 

 Red-headed Tanager. Lath. Gen, Si/n. 3. 233. 2/, 



Not quite five inches in length : beak and legs 

 pale brown : the prevailing colour of the plumage 

 glossy green ; the head entirely rufous : the quills 

 and tail are brown, with green edges, the two 

 middle feathers of the latter excepted, which are 

 green : spot near the shoulders yellow : breast 

 pale blue. Edwards's bird has a complete yellow 

 collar round the neck. It is found in various parts 

 of South America, and frequents large trees, upon 

 whose fruits it feeds: it affects sequestered places. 



