GREEN-HEADED TANAGER. 



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Tanagra tricolor. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1, 89 1. — Lath. Ind, Orn, 1. 

 42S. 29. 



Tangara cayanensis varia chlorocephalos. Briss. Orn, Sup. 5g, 

 pl.A.f.l. 



Tangara cayanensis varle cyanocephalos. Biiss. Orn. Sup. 62. 



pi. A.f. 2. female. 

 Le tricolor. Biiff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 4. 276. 



Tangara varie ^ tete verte de Cayenne. BuJ^. PI. Enl. 33. I. 

 2. female. ? 



r Green-headed Tanager. Lath. Gen. Syn, 3. 23 J. 30. 



The Green-headed Tanager is five inches and 

 a quarter in length : its beak is black, surrounded 

 with that colour at the base : the head is of a pale 

 sea-green : the upper part and sides of the neck 

 green gald : the upper part of the back black ; 

 the lowjer part and rump orange yellow: the lesser 

 and middle wing-coverts violet blue ; the greatei 

 ones greenish black, edged with green on theii 

 outer webs : quills and tail the same y the lattei 

 with a small violet blue spot on the outer margin, 

 near the tip : chin pale sea-green : throat with a 

 large black spot : fore-part of the neck and breast 

 similar to the chin, with a slight blue bar between 

 them and the black on the throat : belly, sides, 

 thighs, and vent> bright yellowish green : leg* 

 lead-coloured : the female ? has the crown of the 

 head and throat violet blue : the sides of the head 

 and back part of the neck orange red : wing- 

 coverts with a yellow band ; in other respects like 

 the first described, except that the wing-coverts 

 are greenish instead of blue. 



