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Euphonia annex ^ Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 172 (Santa Rosa, Costa 

 Rica; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.).— Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., ix, 1868, 98 

 (Angostura and Santa Rosa, Costa Rica). 



Euphonia ann:c Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867, 137 (Santa F6, Veragua; 

 crit. ); 1870, 186 (Calovevora and Cordillera del Chucu, Veragua); Ibi.s, 1874, 

 329 (Veragua). — Frantzius, Journ. fiir Orn., 1869, 297 (Costa Rica). — Salvin 

 and GoDMAN, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, i, 1883, 265 (Calobre, Veragua, etc.). — 

 ScLATER, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xi, 1886, 72 (Turrialba, Costa Rica, etc.).— 

 Zeledon, Anal. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, i, 1887, 109 (Naranjo de Cartago; Rio 

 Sucio) . 



[Euphonia'] annx Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1878, 17. 



Euphonia rufivertex Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1866, 71, pi. 7 (Santiago, 

 Veragua; coll. Salvin and Godnian) . 



EUPHONIA FULVICRISSA Sclater. 

 FULVOTJS-VENTED EUPHONIA. 



Adult male. — Forehead and anterior part of crown lemon yellow, 

 with posterior outline truncate or nearly ,so, the feather.s with partially 

 exposed central triangular spots of dusky; rest of upper parts glossy 

 greenish bluish blaciv or dark greenish steel blue, more greenish pos- 

 teriorly, sometimes faintly tinged with violet on occiput and hindneck; 

 remiges and rectrices black, with greenish steel blue edgings; inner 

 webs of remiges with about the basal half aV)ruptly white; outermost 

 rectrix with a large, more or less oblique, subterminal spot or patch of 

 white; sides of head and neck, chin, throat, and foreneck dark greenish 

 steel blue, like upper parts, but less strongly glossed; rest of under 

 parts deep yellow (Indian yellow or saffron), })ecoming deep gallstone 

 yellow or light ochraceous on abdomen, and deep ochraceous on under 

 tail-coverts; maxilla black; mandible bluish gray, with dusky tip; 

 legs and feet dusky horn color (in dried skins); length (skins), 

 86.4-92.7 (88.4); wings, 52.6-53.8 (53.1); tail, 27.2-28.7 (27.10; ex- 

 posed culmen, 7.6-7.9; depth of bill at base, 4.8-5.1; tarsus, 14.7-15.7 

 (15.2); middle toe, 9.9-10.4 (10.2).'^ 



Adult female. — Forehead deep russet or cinnamon-riifous, the 

 feathers with partially exposed central ti'iangular spots of dusky; rest 

 of upper parts olive-green, more yellowish posteriorly and on wings, 

 strongly glossed with metallic 1)luish green, changing to yellowish 

 green posteriorly; remiges, rectrices, and greater wing-coverts dusky 

 with broad gloss}' or semimetallic yellowish olive-green edgings; under 

 parts bright yellowish olive-green, the abdomen mixed yellow and 

 light ochraceous, the under tail-coverts deeper ochraceous; a blackish 

 line separating the cinnamon-rufous of forehead from the yellowish 

 olive-green of lores; bill, legs, and feet as in the male; length (skin), 

 S3.8; wing, 48.8; tail, 25.1; exposed culmen, 8.4; depth of bill at 

 base, 4.6; tarsus, 14.7; middle toe, 10.2.^ 



^ Named for Mrs. D. G. Elliot. Tour specimens. ' One specimen. 



