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first plumage shot on 6th July in the Volcan de Fuego, and so young that it had 
doubtless been reared in the vicinity. In this bird there is no trace of a spotted first 
plumage which is like that of the female; the belly is yellowish and the same colour 
as the crissum, the wings and tail being coloured like those of the adult bird. 
Accounts differ as to the colour of the iris of this species in the living bird. Xantus 
gives it as carmine”; Don A. Fenochio as “ very dark.” Unfortunately we omitted to 
note the colour ourselves. 
2. Ptilogonys caudatus. 
Ptilogonys caudatus, Cab. J. f. Orn. 1860, p. 4021; Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. ix. p. 977; Baird, Rev. 
Am. B. i. p. 413°; Scl. & Salv. Ex. Orn. p. 11, t.6*; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 295°; 
Salv. P. Z. 8. 1870, p. 185°. 
Cinereus, collo undique cum crista et gula flavicantibus, oculoram ambitu aureo, pileo summo cinereco; alis 
nitenti-nigris, tectrictbus extus cinerascentibus; caude rectricibus lateralibus graduatis, harum inter- 
mediis elongatis, omnibus nitenti-nigris, quatuor utrinque externis macula alba in pogonio interiore 
donatis ; hypochondriis olivascenti-flavis, crisso aureo; rostro et pedibus nigris. Long. tota 9:0, ale 3°8, 
caude rectr. ext. 3°6, rectr. med. 5:2. 
Femina olivascenti-cinerea fere unicolor, flavido mixta; pileo summo pure cinereo; annulo oculari aureo; alis 
caudaque sicut in mare sed obscurioribus, cauda minus elongata. (Descr. maris et femine ex Volcan de 
Cartago, Costa Rica. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu (v. Frantzius 15, J. Cooper), San José (v. Frantzius*, Rogers), 
Rancho Redondo (Carmiol?*); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arcé ®). 
This beautiful species takes the place of Ptilogonys cinereus in the highlands of 
Costa Rica and the adjoining parts of the State of Panama. In its general coloration 
and in the texture of its plumage it is very similar to its congener; but, besides differing 
in details of colour, it has a cuneate tail, the central rectrices being much elongated. 
Upon the strength of this difference, Prof. Baird went so far as to suggest a subgeneric 
name Sphenotelus for P. caudatus ; but this we think hardly necessary. 
Ptilogonys etrereus was one of Dr. von Frantzius’s discoveries, made in the month of 
March in the mountains of Costa Rica, at an elevation of 8000 feet, near the summit 
of the Volcan de Irazu®; and his specimens, on being sent to Berlin, were described by 
Prof. Cabanis in his series of papers published on the birds of that country!. It has 
since been sent in some numbers from Costa Rica, where it is probably not uncommon. 
We have also received it from the Volcan de Chiriqui, in the State of Panama, our 
excellent collector Arcé having met with it in that district®. Being a strictly mountain 
bird, probably never descending below an elevation of 5000 or 6000 feet, it is not found 
elsewhere in the State of Panama. 
PHAINOPEPLA. 
Phainopepla, Sclater, P. Z. 8.1858, p. 543 (type Ptilogonys nitens, Sw.) ; Baird, Rev. Am. B. i. p. 415, 
The glossy black plumage and long occipital crest are obvious distinguishing 
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