BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 



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Hadroslomus aglaiae Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1870, 837 (San 

 Pedro, Honduras). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xiv, 1888, 335, part (in 

 synonymy). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1890, 121, part 

 (San Pedro, Honduras; Costa Rica ?). 



[Eadrostomus] aglaix Sclater and Salvin, Nom. A v. Neotr., 1873, 56, part. 



Platypsaris aglaise Ciierrie, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, 1891, 535 (Jimdnez, e. 

 Costa Rica). 



[Plaiypsaris] aglaise Sharpe, Hand-list, iii, 1901, 163, part. 



Platypsaris aglaise hypophsevs Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, no. 868, Oct. 

 26, 1891, 467 (San Pedro Sula, Honduras; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



[Platypsaris] hypophxus Sharpe, Hand-list, iii, 1901, 163. 



Platypsaris aglaise obscurus Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, no. 869, Oct. 31, 

 1891, 474 (Jimenez, Costa Rica; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.); xvi, 1893, 612 (crit.).— 

 Bangs, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., xxxix, 1903, 149 (Ceiba, Honduras; crit.). 



[Platypsaris] obscurus Sharpe, Hand-list, iii, 1901, 163. 



PLATYPSARIS AGLAI.^ LATIROSTRIS (Bonaparte). 

 GRAY BECARD. 



Adult male similar to P. a. aglaise in color of upper parts (the back, 

 etc., being dark slate-gray or slate color, abruptly contrasted with 

 black of pileum), but under parts either wholly light slate-gray, with- 

 out trace of red on throat, or else with the red throat-patch more 

 restricted and much paler and less rosy in hue (flesh color or flesh- 

 pink, instead of geranium pink to lake red) ; adult female similar 

 to that of P. a. hypophseus, but decidedly paler, the pileum dusky 

 slate, remaining upper parts very uniform clear rufous-tawn}^ or 

 deep tawny-ochraceous, the under parts pale buff. 



Adult male.— Length, (skins), 149-159 (154); wing, 90-93 (91.5); 

 tail, 63.5-67.5 (65.2); exposed culmen, 15.5-16 (15.9); tarsus, 20-21 

 (20.4); middle toej 12.5-13 (12.8).« 



Adult female.— Length, (skins), 152-155 (154); wing, 87-92.5 (88.7); 

 tail, 60.5-65.5 (63.3); exposed culmen, 16-17 (16.5); tarsus, 20.5-21 

 (20.8); middle toe, 13-13.5 (13.2).'' 



° Four specimens. 

 ft Three specimens. 



Of the two adult males from Ometepe, Nicaragua, one has the whole throat uniform 

 light slate-gray, without a trace of red, while the other has the lower throat whitish, 



