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e-. Sidfs of head without bluo. 

 /'. All tho under \Yiug-covert8and axillars uuiform blue ; shorter primaries 

 blue. 

 O'. Above deep grass-greeu, beneath brigbt Paris-green; rump, under 

 wing-coverts, etc., rich smalt-blue. !/«&.— Eastern Brazil ssonth 



of Cai)e St. Koque p. passerina vivida Ridgw., <? . 



fj-. Above light parrot-green, beneath apple-green ; rump, under wing- 

 co verts, etc., not darker than cobalt-blue. 

 /«'. Rnmp, under wing-coverts, etc., cobalt-blue; wing 3.25-3.35. IIah.~ 

 Eastern Brazil, between Cape St. Roque and mouth of Amazon. 



P. passerina (Linn. ), ^ . 

 /r^ Rump, under wing-coverts, etc., light turquoise-blue; wing 3.45- 



3.G0. /iaft.— Western Mexico P. cyanopygia Souanck, <? . 



r. Exterior under wing-coverts light greenish blue, the central ones dark 

 hyacinth-blue; axillars light greenish-blue, or bluish-green, tipped 

 with dark hyacinth-blue ; all the primaries green. (Rump and 

 greater wing-coverts light turquoise-blue.) ^a6.— Northeastern 



Colombia (vicinity of Cartagena) p. exquisita Ridgw., <?. 



d-. Rump bright green. 

 eK Exterior under wing-coverts (broadly) and axillars emerald-green or light 

 bluish green, some of the latter tipped with hyacinth-blue : cen- 

 tral under wing-coverts dark hyacinth-blue; rump vivid Paris- 

 green. ^a&.— Guiana and Venezuela.. P. guianensis (Swains ) ^ 

 e\ All the under wing-coverts, except those along the edge of wing (forniin- 

 very narrow exterior margin) and axillars dark hyacinth-blue'^ 

 rump vivid emerald-green, tinged with light blue anteriorly! 

 -ff«6.— Lower Amazons (Santarem, Diamantina, etc.) 



I'. Wings without any blue. ^- ^«'»c»««« RiDGW., $. 



hK Width of upper mandible at base .35 or more; depth of closed bill about 55, 

 and wing not more than 3. /Tat.— Upper Amazons. 



J 7 iir.,^, ^ P- crassirostrisTACZAN.. 9. 



b^. W idth of upper mandible at base less than .35, and depth of closed bill less than 

 .a5, or else wing decidedly more than 3. 

 C. Upper parts (except forehead and rump) dull grayish green. Hah -Western 



. TT Ecuador and Peru P. ccelestis (Ly^ss.), Q. 



C-. Upper parts bright green, more vivid on rump (forehead sometimes yellow) 

 d'. lorehead green, like cheeks. ^' 



eK Anterior portion of head (cheeks as well as forehead) decidedly more yel- 

 lowish green than occiput and hind-neck. 

 /'. Lighter colored, with lower parts more yellowish green. Hub -East 

 ern Brazil, between Cape St. Roque and mouth of Amazon. 



/ . Darker, with lower parts purer green. ^«&.-Eastern Brazil south of 



Cape St. Roque P. passerina vivida Rii>gw., 9. 



e . Anterior portion of head not decidedly more yellowish green than occi- 

 put and hind-neck (though sometimes distinctly lighter) 

 / . Under wing-coverts light bluish green ; inner webs of secondaries with- 

 out distinct yellow edges ; feet light-colored (pale flesh-colored or 

 wh.fsh 1.1 life ?). i7a?,.-Colombia and eastern Ecuador. 



-., TT 1 • ^' conspicillafa Lafk., 9. 



f . Under wmg-coverts apple-green or light parrot-green ; inner webs of 



^ secondaries with narrow yellow edges ; feet horn-colored or dusky 



9 . i^iglJt parrot-green above, apple-green beneath; culmen.46-.48; width 



of upper mandible at base .35-.38. i7ai.. -Western Mexico (Mazat- 



lan to ManzanilloBay) P.cyanopygia Souance, $ . 



