3 . R a m p h o c e l u s n i g r i g u l a r i s .
Tanagra nigrogularis, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. pl. 47. p. 35..
Tanagrarignescens, Less. Cent, Zool. pl. 24.
Ramphopis nigrigularis, Sw. Orn. Dr. pl. 17; Gray,, Gen. p. 363.
Ramphocelus nigrigularis, Bp. P.Z.S. 1837, p. 121 ; Bp. Consp.
p. 242.
Cocdneus : regione oculari cum gula summa, interscapulio, alis
caudaque, et ventre medio cum crissi dimidio inferiore sericeo-
aterrimis : rostra . mgtp-jolumbeo,. mandibulæ inferioris bast
alba. ï'ïS m a n similis sed,valdè öbscünör et coloré nigro
brunnescente.
Long, tota 6;7, alæ 3'2, caudæ 3rÓ.
Hab. Upper Amazon (Spijs) ; Barra do Rio Negro ( Wallace) ;
Sarayaçu on the Ucayali (Hawxmell).
Mus. Brit., Paris., &c.
b. Jacapa.
4. Ramphocelus jacapa.
fl Tanagra jacapa, Linn. S. N. i. p. 313.
Le bec cP argent, Buff. H. N. iv. p;j?§9.
Tang, pourpré de Cayenne, Buff. Pl. Ehl. 128. hg. 1 et 2.
Tanagra albirostris, Bodd. Tabl. d; Pl. Enl,
_ Ramphocelus purpureus, Vieil!. Enc. Mcth. p. 796.
Ramphopis atrococcineus, Sw. Orn, Dr. pl. 20 ; Sehomb, Reise,
iii. 668.
Ramphocelus jacapa, Less. R. Z. 1840, p. 1.3$; Bp. Consp. p. 241.
Ramphopis jacapa, Gray, Gen, p. 363.sp. 1 .
Ramphocele bec cP argent, Desm. Tan. pl. 30 (<?). 31 Q i) •
Red-breasted Tanager, Lath. G. H. vi. p. 2 ; Edwards, Gleàh.
pl. 267.
Sericeo-ater, capite totp et corpore sub tus sanguinolente pur-
purascèntibits:3 dorso eodem colore tin c to : ventre crissoque
obscurîoribus : alis caudaque nigerrimis brunneo tirictis t' rostro
et pedibus nigris : mandibules inferioris basi drgeiitèsCenti-
plumbea. fusco-brunneà, alis caudaque obscurioribus : uro-
pÿgio e t corpore subtus ènibescentibus : rostro totobrunnes-
centi-cpmeo.
Long, tota 6*5, alæ 3*1, caudæ 2*9.
Hab. British Guiana (Sehomb.) ; Lower Amazon ( Wallace) ;
Cayenne.
Mus. Brit., &c.
5. R a m p h o c e l u s u n ïc o l o r , sp.’ n o v .
Sanguinolente purpurascens -fere unicolôr : alis caudaque nigris
brunneo tinctis : rostro nigro, mandibulçe inferioris basiplum-
bea : pedibus nigerrimis. -
Long, tota 6;0, alæ 3‘1, caudæ 2*9.
Hab. New Grenada, Bogota.
AT««. Brit. & P. L. S.
I have two Bogota skins of this bird. It comes very close to
R , jacapa, of which it is doubtless the New Grenadian representative.
But it is of the same dark sanguineous purple above as
below, while R . jacapa has the back almost black, just glossed with
that colour. Its bill is of the same size as in the jacapa, but the
basé of the lower mandible is not so bright.
' 6. Ramphocelus magnirostris.
Ramphocelus magnirostris, Lafr. R. Z. 1853, p.243.
Siimiis R. jabapæ, sed crassitie pdulö majore, rostro majore,
,, longiore, et colore pectoris clariore differt.
Hab. Trinidad.
Mus. Brit. ,
I have seen many examples of this bird from the island of Trinidad.
>lt certainly seems to have the. beak always larger than the Cayenne
bird, but this feature varies a iittlè, some individuals being particularly
remarkable for the size of the bèak. The breast is also rather
brighter than in R . jacapa.
7. Ramphocelus venezuelensis.
Ramphocelus venezuelensis, Lafr. R. Z. 1853, p. 243.
Volde affinis R. jacapæ, sedpileo, collo, dorso uropygioque totis
nigro-granatinis, et subtus rubedine paulo intensiore : media
p a rte abdominis nigra : mandibula inferiore breviore, retro
minus próducta : nigredine alarum e t caudæ intensiore^
Hab, Venezuela (L a fr.), ,
Mus. Lafrèsnayanó.
I have not yet seen any bird answering to this description of
M. de Lafresnaye. ■ ■ ,* -
8.. Ramphocelus dimidiatus.
Ramphocelus dimidiatus, Lafr. Mag. de Zool. 1837, pl. 81 ; Bp.
Consp. p. 242; Sclater, P. Z, S.. 18^5, p. 156.
Ramphopis melanogaster, Sw. Am. in Men. p. 359.
Ramphopis dimidiatus, Gray, Gen. p. 363.
Corpore supra ad dorsum medium et gutture cerviceque antica
obscure coccineis, pennis subtus nigricaniibus : dorso imo et
abdomine coccineis, dorso clariore ; ventre medio tibiisque
nigris : alis caudaque nigricantibus : rostro nigricçmti-plumbeo,
sed basi argentescenti-alba. ? obscurior, capite toto et gut-
turé aigricantifuscis, interscapulio erubescente : tergo et abdomine
brunnescenti-coccineis : alis caudaque fusets.
Long, tota 6‘5, alæ 3*2, caudæ 3 0.
Hab. Carthagena (Mus. Paris) -, New Grenada, S, Martha ( Fan-
turner) -, Bogota; Chiriqui (Bridges) ; Nicaragua (Delattre).
Mas. Brit.