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Ratlioi" stoutly built C<prel)ida', with elonii-ate-conical, sli<rhtly de- 

 curved ])ill, rather louo' tarsus (nuich longer than conunissurc, about 

 one-fourth as long- as wing) and plain coloration, the latter with neither 

 bright l)lue, green, yellow, nor Idack ((except on lores, etc.). 



Bill much shorter than head, elongate-conoid, with upper outline 

 distinctly convex. l)ut lower outline iisarly straight; culmen straight 

 and rather elevated l)asally, ])ut decidedly and regularly det-urved from 

 in front of nostrils; commissure slightly concave, though nearly 

 straight in middle portion; tip of maxilla acute; gonys sti"aig*ht, 

 slightly ascending terminally, its l)ase foi-ming a slight angle; depth 

 of bill at base ecjual to about half length of exposed cuIukmi, the basal 

 width decidedly less; nostril mostly exposed. o})li([uely longitudinal 

 (posterior end higher than anterior) in median portion of nasal fossa% 

 with rather broad meml)rane both above and below. Rictal ))ristles 

 minute, very weak. Wing rather long, rather pointed (eighth, seventh, 

 and sixth primaries longest, ninth a))out etjual to tifth); wing-tip al)out 

 e(}ual to conmiissure. decidedly shorter than tarsus. Tail nmch siiortcr 

 than wing (decidedly shorter than distance from l)end of wing to tip 

 of secondai'ies), even or very slightly emarginated. Tarsus nuich 

 longer than conunissurc, about one-fourth as long as wing, its scutella 

 rather distinct; middle toe with claw slightly shorter than tarsus; basal 

 phalanx of middle toe with at least halt its length free from inner toe. 



(JoJ oration. — Adult male uniform dull gravish blue, with rufous 

 throat-patch; adult females and young olive-brownish above (the 

 wings and tail more decidedly brown), under parts paler. 



Raiuje. — Island of Jamaica, Greater Antilles. (Monotypic.) 



GLOSSIPTILA RUFICOLLIS (Gmelin). 

 ORANGEaUIT. 



Adult iiKili'. Throat deep cinnamon-ruFous; lores ajid antci'ior ])or- 

 tion of malar region and chin, black; rest of plumage, including lower 

 part of chin and extreme upper part of throat, plain dull gi-ayish l)lue; 

 l)ill black; legs and feet horn brownish (in dried skins); iiMigth (skins), 

 127-13i>.T(i;^'2.S); wing, TO.6-71.9 (Tl.l); tail, 4S.8-51.1 (50.5); ex])osed 

 culmen. 1P..2-14 (1;^>.T); tarsus, 1T-1S.;^> (17.5); middle toe, ll.!» 1;12 

 (12.4).' 



Adult fcinalc. — Pileum and hincbuM-k plain olixaceous slate-gray or 

 grayish olive; rest of upper parts plain olive, becoming lirowner on 

 wings and tail; under paits pale butfy grayish or olive-gray, very 

 faintly streaked on throat and abdomen with ))ale butfy; bill bi-ownish 

 black or dusky; legs and f(M^t horn brownish (in dried sUins); l(>ngth 

 (skins), 1;^4.5-12S (12(;.2); wing, ()5.5-(;7.l ((U>.3); tail, 4(i.5-4().7; 

 exposed (udmen, i;)-13.2; tarsus, 18.8; middle toe, 13.2.^ 



' Folic s]K'citiK'iis. '^TwD sjiecinieiis. 



