BIRDS OF NORTH Al^D MIDDLE AMERICA. 



875 



throat elon2;ated with harbs (rami), straii^^ht, stiffened, and nearly 

 destitute of barbvUes (radii); head wholly feathered; no crest nor 

 wattles. Coloration uniform black, the adult male with a large 

 throat-patch of wine-red or dull crimson. 



Nidificatio n . — Unknown . 



Range. — Costa Rica to Amazon Valley. (Monotypic.) 



QUERULA PURPURATA (Muller). 



PURPLE-THROATED FRUIT-CROW. 



Adult male. — A large patch of glossy dark reddish purple (maroon 

 purple or burnt-carmine) covering whole throat (except extreme upper 

 portion), composed of elongated, somewhat stiffened, rather narrow 

 feathers, with subtruncate tips; rest of plumage uniform black, very 

 slightly duller on under parts; bill dusky (in dried skms), w4th paler 

 tomia, bright horn bluish in life; iris brown; legs and feet black; 

 length (skms), 254-285 (269); wing, 175.5-195 (181.9); tail, 110.5- 

 121 (115.9); exposed culmen, 21-25 (23.5); tarsus, 22.5-25 (23.8); 

 middle toe, 17.5-20 (19.5).« 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male, but without any purplish 

 on throat (this entirely replaced by black); length (skins), 230-257 

 (249); w^ing, 166.5-177.5 (172.2); tail, 107-113 (109.1); exposed 

 culmen, 20-25 (22.1); tarsus, 21.5-24 (23.1); middle toe, 17-19 

 (18.4).'' 



tt Fourteen specimens. 

 b Eight specimens. 



Localitv. 



Five adult males from Costa Rica 



Five adult males from Panama 



Four adult males from British Guiana (1) and Cayenne (2) . 



FEMALES. 



Wing 



180.1 

 182.5 

 183.2 



Tail. 



115.6 

 116.4 

 115.9 



Three adult females from Costa Rica 172.2 109.3 



Four adult females from Panama j 173. 1 108. 2 



One adult female from Venezuela I 168. 5 112 



Ex- 

 posed 

 culmen. 



23 



23.2 



24.5 



21.7 

 21.8 



23.7 



24.1 

 23.7 



22. 5 

 23.4 

 24 



Middle 

 toe. 



19.5 

 19.7 

 19 



17.3 

 19.1 

 1&5 



Costa Rica (Angostura; Payua; Talamanca; ''San Jose") and 

 southward through Panama (A^eragua; Montana del Yermejo; El 

 Real; Panama City; Lion Hill; Frijole), Colombia (Rio Atrato; 

 Bogota; Medellin, Neche, Pocune, and Remedios, Antioquia), Ecua- 

 dor (Sarayacu; Balzar Mountains; Foreste del Rio Peripa), Vene- 

 zuela (Suapure and La Pricion, Caura River), British Guiana (Esse- 

 quibo River; Demerara; Bartica Grove), Surinam, and Cayemie to 



