FRINGILLID^. 



and belly are yellowish-white shaded with brown. 

 The female has the upper parts of the plumage tinged 

 with olive, and the lower of a dull yellow : the upper 

 mandible of the beak is brown, and the lower whitish. 



Sp. 4. Ne? diademata. 



Ne ? cyanea, alis, cauda, gnld,J)'onteque nigris ; macula verticali 



riifd; pennis occipitalis elongatis alhis. 

 Blue Nemosiaj with the wings, tail, throat, and ftrehead black; 



a red spot on the crown, and elongated white feathers on the 



occiput. 



Ta. diademata. Tenim. PL Col. 243.- — -Bouvreuil azure. Vieil. 

 Gal. des Ois. 



Inhabits Brasil. The cheeks, nape, lesser wing- 

 coverts, tail-coverts, the back, the outer web of all 

 the wing-quills, the tail, and nearly all the under 

 parts are blue, with brilliant reflections : the flanks 

 and the thighs are dusky-blue : the wings and tail, 

 except the borders, and the chin, are black : the fore- 

 head is of a velvety black ; on the middle of the head 

 is a fine red spot, bordered by rather long white fea- 

 thers, which cover the occiput, and form a slight 

 crest : the beak and the legs are black. 



GENUS CXXXIX.— TACHYPHONUS, Vieillot. 



Rostrum rectum, conico- 



longum, supra convexum, 



forte, paulo lateratim com- 



pressum, versus apicem 



emarginatum. 

 Ttemiges prima et septima 



a^quales. 



Bealc straight, elongated- 

 conic, convex above, strong^ 

 slightly compressed late- 

 rally, and emarginate to- 

 wards the tip. 

 Firstsiwdi seventh quills equal. 



