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mnch deeper yellow, tlie back darker and less golden, the median rectriccs less 

 distinctly edged with greenish, etc. Jloreover, wings, tail, and hill are much 

 shorter, and the adult male possesses a dark crimson mystacal stripe. 



The characters and ranges of the four geographic races of the group are as 

 follows : — 



(«) C. chrysochloros rhryiiochlorof: (Vicill.). 



Type localiti/ : Paraguay. 



/Tai. Paraguay (Azara) : Lambare (Rohde). Argentine: Fortin Donovan, 

 Uio Pilcomayo (Kerr); Oran, Salta (Gerling — Brit. 5[us.) ; Ledesma, Jnjuy 

 (Dinelli — Munich Slus.). S.E. Bolivia : San Francisco, ('haco (Borelli), Piedra 

 Blanca (Smith). Brazil, Western Mattogrosso : Coramba (Borelli, Smith), Miranda 

 (Bach — Mus. Brit.), Cuyaba (Natterer). 



Adult. Ground-colour of under parts deep ochrcoiis golden yellow, throat 

 uniform deep yellow. Male with upper part of the head and broad mystacal stripe 

 deep crimson. 



Wing. Tail. Bill. 



Five adult males 115— 12.j To— 87 2U— ,'4 mm. 



Three adult females .... 117— r,'0 77—83 21— 1':5 „ 



{b) C. chrysocldoros braziliensis (Swains.). 



Pkiii Braziliniain Swainson, Zoning, lllustr. i. pi. 20 (1820-21. — " proviuco of Bahia "). 



Ti/pe localiti/ : Baliia, Eastern Brazil. 



JJab. Eastern Brazil : Bahia (Swainson ; trade skius in Mus. H. v. Berlepscli) ; 

 Piauhy : Parnagua (Reiser). 



Adult. E.xactly like C. c. chrysochloros, but with longer, stouter bill, and upper 



parts duller olive. 



Wing, 

 Two adult males from Bahia . . . .124 

 Three adult males from Piauhy . . .118, 121 

 Two adult females from Bahia .... 122, 125 

 One female from Piauhy 122 



(c) C. c/in/soc/iloros paraensis Suethl. 



Type locality : Murucutu, near Pan'i. 



[{ab. North Brazil : Murucutu, Pani (Hagmann) ; Calama, right bank of lower 

 R. Madeira (Hoffmanns). 



Adult. Differs from (a) and (i) by its larger size, brighter golden olive back, 

 j)ale yellow ground-colour of the under parts, etc. Male with pileum red, Init 

 mystacal stripe dark olive (not crimson). 



Wing. Tail. Bill. 



One adult male from Para (type) 13'J 72 25 mm. 



One adult male from Calama 139 80 25 J „ 



One adult female from Calama 137 75 25 „ 



(d) ('. chrysochloros ciipistratu.'i (Malh.). 



Type locality : Uio Negro. 



Jlab. N.W. Brazil : Manaos, S. Isabel, Marabitanas, Hio Vanjic, Hio Negro 

 (Natterer); TeflFe, Ilio Solinioi'iis (Iloffmanns). Eastern Ecuador: Sarayafu 

 (IJuckley). British Guiana: 1(. linpununi (Whitcly). 



