B LU E-BACK E T> MAKAKIN. 
by Seba : " and which," says he, " we shall 
here notice, only to shew the errors into which 
such, artificial classifications lead." 
The four birds thus referred to» are — 1. Seba's 
Bird called Miacatototl by the Brasilians ; 
2. Seba's Rubetra, or Crested American Bird ; 
3. Seba's Picicitli, or the Least Crested Bird 
of Brasil ; andV4- Seba's Coquantototl, or Small 
Crested Bird shaped like a Sparrow. 
The first of these is the Pipra Torquata, of 
Gmelin ; the Manacus Torquatus, of Brisson ; 
and the Collared Manakin, of Latham — the 
second is the Pipra Rubetra, of Linnaeus and 
Gmelin ; the Manacus Cristatus Rcfus, of 
Brisson ; and the Yellow Manakin, of Latham 
> — the third is the Pipra Cristata, of Linnaeus 
and Gmelin ; the Manacus Cristatus Ruber, 
of Brisson ; and the Purple Manakin, of 
Latham — and the fourth is the Pipra Grisea, 
of Gmelin ; the Manacus Cristatus Griseus, 
of Brisson ; and the Grey Manakin, of 
Latham* 
After, 
