flavo, pectore summo brunnescentiore, crisso ochmcescenfiore :
rostro et pedibus nigris.
Long, tota 77, alse 3-5, caudse 3:4 ,
Hah. --Vicinity of Quito, forests of the Andes (Jameson).
Mus. Lugdunensi, Joh. Gould et Gul. Jardine, Bart. .
Genus XXVIII. CompsocoMa.
Compsocoma, Çab. Mus. Hein. p. 14Q, (4850), |
Rostrum rectum, elonpatum, subconicum,. dente fin a li in à s tin e to :
alæ elongatæ, remigibus seçunda, tertia.;Ket quaria fier.eoequa-
libas et longtssimis : couda longa, subrotundata ; pedes qalidi :
sexus similes : ptilosis nigra, cærulea e t flava.
“ '1. COMPSOCOMA VICTORINÎ. '
Tachyphonus victorini, Lafr. R. Z. 1842/ p. 336 ; Gray’s Gen
p.j363T ■ * ‘
Tanagra victorini, Bp. Consp. p. 239.
Compsocomavictorini, Çab- Mus. Hein. p.. 140.
Tachyphonus elegans, Less. Echo d. M. S. 1844 : Descr. d. Mamm
et Ors. p. 349. !
Tanagra flavivertex, haïr. M S . . &
Olivascenti-viridis :• tectrieibus alarum, minoribüs coerûlèis : p ri-
mariis e t rectrtdbus thalassino marginatis : capite nigro, taenia
lata verticali currt cdrpore sùbtùsflavis.
Long, tota TO, alæ 3*8, caudæ 2 -8.
Hab. New Grenada, Bogota.,,
fitus,. Brit. et Paris.
.2. CoHPSOCOMA SUMPÏUOSA.
Tachyphonus sumpfuosûç, Lefes. Tiv d’.Ora. p. 463 ; Puch. Arch
Mus. Par. yii. p.r 3791 ^pl. 23.“
Tanagra somptuosa, Bp. Consp. p. 239.
Tachÿphonusfiadnucha, Tsch1 F. Pi p. 208;
Compsocoma elégans, Càb. Mus. Hein. p. 140.
Tanagra chrysocome, Licht. in Mus. Berol.
A trà ; dorso imo olivascéhte : humeris cæruleis ; primariis et
rectridbus thalassino mârginàtis : macula nuchati lata et cor-
pore subtus fiavis.
Long, tota 6-5, alæ 3*5, caudæ 2^fe^'
Hab. Ecuador, vicinity of Quito (Jamésqn1; Peru (Tschudi et
Philippi in Mus. Berol:) ; Venezuela (Levrâud).
Mus. Brit., Paris., Berolinensi.—
This bird hâs been confounded both with the preceding and,with
the next following species, but 'may be easily* distinguished by its
black back and olivascent urôpygium.
3. CoMPSDCOMA FLAVlNUCHA.
Tachyphonus fiavinucha, Lafr. et d’Orb.Mag. de Zool. 1837, p. 29~-
d’Orb. Vôy.p. 280. pi. 24; Gray’s Gen..p> 365.
Tanagra fiavinucha, Bp. Consp. p. 239.. ,
Compsocoma fiavinucha, Cab. Mus. Hein. p. 140.
Ffiger : humeris et dorso postico cum rectricum marginibus an-
gustis cceruleis: primariis exteme thalassino marginatis: vitta
nuchali media. et corpore totO subtusfiavis.
iLong. tqta .67, alse 3‘6, caudpe 2*8.1
Hab. Bolivia, pTOV. Yungas (d’Orb.).
Mus. Parisienslqt Derbiano. js.
The bide on the rump at once distinguishes this Bolivian bird
from its three coUgeners.
4. COMPSOdOMA NOTABILljS.
Tanagra notabiUs, Jard. Edinb. N. PhiL Journ. n. s. ii. p. 119 ;
Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855-, pJ 84, pi. 91.-"
Compsocoma notabilis, Selater, ib.
Flavo-olivacea : eapitelundique et mento nigris : nucha triangu-
lariter fiava : aUs mgris? ccePuleo marginatis, iectricibus autem
summis dorsoi cohfioloribM ; > cauda. nigra, marginibus vix cteru-
ies'centibus : subtus aurantio-fidva.
Long, tota 7:2,. als^37, caudee 3/0.*,
ffa b t i Ecuador, vicinity of-Quito (Jameson).
Mus. Qul. Jardine, Britannico, Joh. Gould.
Since Sir William "Jardine received his first examples of this beautiful
species, which were transmitted;J>y Professor Jameson from the
Eastern Cordilleras near Quito, Mr. Gould bas obtained other specimens
from the same country. Some of these latter are now in the
British Museum.
Genus XXIX. B u t h r a u p i s .
Buthraupis, Cab. Mus. Heiri. p. 29'(185Q^.^.n
Rostrum fo rte , subincurvum, brève; altum, cöm^ressiusculum, dente
' finali disiincto : Mdke lorigce, remigibus Urtia et qùarta lon-
gissiéiis : cauda longa et paulum rotundata: pedes validi^
. tarsi lohgi: sexussimiles: ptilo sis cærulea, nigra et fiava.
1. Buthraupis Montana.
Agldia montana, Lafr. & d’Orb. Mag. de Zool. 1837, p. 32.
Tanagra montana, d’Orb. Voy. p. 275. jîl. 23. fig. I ; Gray, Gen.
p. 365,; Bp. Consp. p. 239.
Buthraupis montana, Sclater, Tan. Cat. Sp. p. 10.
Supra cærulea ,• service postica valde dilutiore, argentea : capite
totb undique cum gutture atris :■ abdomine flavo.
Long, tota 9-0, alæ 5t0, caudæ 3*4. •
Hab. Bolivia, prpy. Yungas (d’ Orb.).
Mus. Parisiensi, .Britanuico, Derbiano.
' 2. ' ButhraUUi S dudUluATA. '
Tanagra cucuUata, Jard. 111. Orn. n. s. pi. 43.