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BIRDS OF THE CALAPJGOS ARCHIPELAGO— BIDGTVAY. vol.xix. 



Measurements of Pyrocephalus carolensis. 



PYROCEPHALUS ABINGDONI, Ridgway. 



Pyrocephalus nanus (nee Gould), Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 1889, p. 



112 (part) (Al)ing(lou Island). 

 Pyrocephalus ahingdoni, Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, No. 1007, Nov. 15. 



1894, l^. 3:i7 (Abingdou Island, Galapagos Archipelago; collection U. .S. Nat. 



Mus.). 



Specific characters. — Similar to P. carolensis, Ridgway, of Charles 

 Island, in color of back, etc., but red of under parts very diflf'ereut — 

 flame scarlet or orange chrome instead of vermilion. (Female and 

 young unknown.) 



Banne. — Galapagos Archipelago: ? Biudloe Island (Habel, Baur and 

 Adams); Abingdon Island (Townsend). 



Adult Wrt/e.— Type, No. 116134, U.S.N.M.; Abingdon Island, (lala- 

 pagos, April 16, 1888; C. H. Townsend. Pileum intense scarlet or 

 scarlet- vermilion, paler, more orange red, on forehead; entire under 

 parts orange-red ("orange chrome"), the under tail-coverts paler, 

 inclining to salmon color ; ear-coverts, hind neck, back, etc., clove 

 brown (very nearly same color as in P. carolensis). Length (skin), 

 4.95; wing, 2.55 (?); tail, 2.10 (?); exposed culmen, 0.48; width of bill 

 at base, 0.23; tarsus, 0.75. 



Another adult male (No. 116135, U.S.N.M. ; same date, etc.) is similar, 

 but has the pileum deeper red (intense vermilion) and the fore neck and 

 chest slightl}^ tinged with vermilion. Exposed culinen, 0.45; width of 

 bill at base, 0.25; tarsus, 0.73. (Wing and tail too imperfect for meas- 

 urement.) 



An adult male I'rom Bindloe Island in Dr. Baur's collection is simi- 

 lar in color of back, etc., to these Abingdon examples, but the under 

 parts are very different, the anterior half being pure scarlet and the 

 posterior half very abruptly pale satnrn red. The bill is also extremely 

 narrow. Whether the differences are of an individual character or char- 

 acteristic of the locality can not be determined from only one specimen. 

 Length (skin), 4.40; wing, 2.48: tail, 2.12; exposed culmen, 0.40; width 

 of bill at base, 0.20; tarsus, 0.67. 



