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dd. Throat ochraceous-buff, ocliraceouy-rufous, or dull salmon color; back 

 lighter l)ro\vn ; tail light luarM brown o" cinnaiiiou-l)ro\vii; occiput tinged 

 with red. 

 Phoenicotliraupis salvini littoralis, adult female and young male (p. 149) 

 CC. Above, olive or deei> olivt'-lirown; chest olive or yellowish olive. 



Phoenicotliraupis fuscicauda, adult female and ynmig male (]>. la-) 



PHGENICOTHRAUPIS RUBICA RUBICOIDES ( Lafresnaye j. 

 MEXICAN ANT TANAGER. 



Adult indlr. — Median portion of cnnvn and occi})ut .scarlet, forming 

 a l)ushy erectile crest of elongated narrow feathers, this scarlet patch 

 or crest bordered laterally by a narrow stripe of black or blackish 

 brown; forehead, sides of head, and upper parts (except as described) 

 plain dull ])rownish red (deep brick red, liyer brown, or bay); 

 under parts reddish, changing gradually from light yermilion or dull 

 scarlet on throat to dull yinaceous on flanks and dull flesh color on 

 margins of under tail-coyerts, the central portion of which is duller, 

 more grayish red; maxilla blackish brown; mandi))le horn brown; iris 

 brown; ^ legs and feet horn brown; length (skins), 165.1-184.2 (174.2); 

 wing, {K).7-9S.() (1)4.2); tail, 7T-S6.1 (81.5); exposed culmen, 15-16.8 

 (15.7); depth of bill at base, 8.4-1K9 (9.4); tarsus, 23.1-26.7 (24.4); 

 middle toe 14.7-17.3 (16).' 



Admit female. — Pileum deep or dark oliye anteriorly or laterally, 

 inclosing a more or less distinct elongated patch of ocher-yellowish, 

 ochraceous, or tawny, the feathers of this patch more or less tipped 

 with oliye; rest of upper parts plain light oliye, oliye-brown, or slightly 

 ochraceous oliye; under parts paler ochraceous-oliye, still paler and 

 usually tinged with yellow on throat, the flanks browner or more oliye; 

 bill, legs, and feet as in adult male; length (skins), 167.6-177.8 (172.2); 

 wing, 83.8-89.4 (86.9); tail, 73.9-79.5 (77.2); exposed culmen, 14.2- 

 16.5 (15.7); depth of bill at base, 8.1-9.7 (9.1); tarsus, 22.4-25.4 (24.4); 

 middle toe. 14.2-15.2 (14.7).' 



' Sumichrast. 



^ Fourteen specimens. 



* Seven specimens. 



Average measurements of specimens from different localities are as follows: 



