FRINGILLIDiE. 



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the belly and all the under parts are beautiful yellow. 

 The young have the plumage less brilliant. 



Sp. 12. Ta. thoracica. Temm. PI. Col. 42./. 1. 



Ta. capistro nigro ; sincipite orhitisque splendide cyaneis ; corpore 

 supra viridis, nigro lineato, infrci isabellino ; pectoreflavo ma- 

 cula nigra; alis caudaque nigris aureo-viridi marginatis. 



Tanager with the capistrum blacky the sinciput and orbits 

 splendid blue ; the body above green striped with black ; be- 

 neath Isabella colour; the breast yellow, with a black spot; 

 the wings and tail black edged with golden-green. 



Inhabits Brasil. Length five inches and a quar- 

 ter : space round the beak black : the sinciput and 

 space round the eyes of a rich turquoise blue : all the 

 upper parts are light green, varying from a very bril- 

 liant hue to a splendid golden tinge, according to 

 the light : all these changeable feathers have a longi- 

 tudinal black dash : the wings and the tail are black, 

 with broad changeable golden-green edges : the bend 

 of the wing is golden-yellow : on the upper part of 

 the breast is a large golden-yellow spot, with a perfect 

 black patch in the centre : the sides of the breast, 

 the flanks, and the rump are pure green : the middle 

 of the belly, the thighs, and the lower tail-coverts are 

 of an isabella colour : the beak is black : the female 

 partakes but little of the colours of the male, and they 

 are at the same time less brilliant : the patch on the 

 breast is small and dusky black : the middle of the 

 belly has a broader white dash than the male. 



Sp. 13. Ta. citrinella. Temm. PL Col. 42./ 2. 

 TA. flava, pennis dorsalibus mediis nigris ; capistro maculaque gu- 

 lari nigris; pectore hypochondriisque cyaneis. 



