2. coLArras. 11 



h". Rump varied with black ; lores and 



superciliary stripe less rufous. 



e'". Larger: length 11 inches, wing 5"o; 



rump spotted with black ; underside 



of lateral tail-feathers not distinctly 



banded ; first primary much shorter. [p. 15. 



«*. With black malar stripe chnjsocaiilosim S ad., 



bK "With no malar stripe chnjsocaulosiis 5 ad., 



d'". Smaller : length Sit inches, wing 5-2 ; [p. 15. 



rump heavily blotched with black ; 

 underside of lateral tail-feathers dis- 

 tinctly banded ; first primary much 

 longer. 



c*. "With black malar stripe ymidlarhi ^ ad., p. 15. 



d^. "With no malar stripe gundlarhi $ ad., p. 15. 



b'. Top of the head pale rufous or cinnamon- 

 brown ; with no red nuchal band ; sides of 

 face and neck, chin and throat blue-grey. 



c". AVith scarlet malar stripe chrysoides d"ad., p. 1<>. 



d". "With no malar stripe chrysoides $ ad., p. 10. 



B. Underside of wings and of tail at the base 



orange-red. 

 c'. Above vinous-brown, more or less dark, 

 brownish grey, or dusky brown, narrowly 

 barred with black ; top of the head brown, 

 more or less rufous anteriorly ; face and 

 neck blue-grey or drabby slate-grey ; under- 

 parts pinky white, with more or less vinous 

 or rufescent tinge. 



e". With scarlet malar stripe me.vicamts cJad., p. 18. 



f". CTsnerally with a slight malar stripe of 

 cinnamon-brown ; occasionally with this 

 stripe very distinct, in some specimens 



absent mexicanus J ad., p. 18. 



d'. Above blackish brown, naiTOwly barred with 

 rufescent buff; top of the head, occiput, 

 and nape rich rufous. [p. 21. 



y" . With scarlet malar stripe 7ne.vicanoides S ad., 



h". With rufous malar stripe me.vicmwides 5 ad., 



C. " Yellow shafts of feathers on wing and tail [p. 22. 



combined with red or red-spotted cheek- 

 patches ; orange-red shafts combined with a 

 well-defined nuchal red crescent and pinkish 

 throat ; ash-coloured throat combined with 

 black cheek-jiatch or yellow shafts ; shafts 

 and feathers intermediate between gamboge- 

 yellow and orange-red " * ayresi, p. 22. 



D. Underside of wings pale golden or golden buff, 



or yellowish white ; tail black above and 



below, without any red or yellow at the base. 



e'. Sides of the face and neck, also the fore neck, 



bright golden yellow inclining to orange 



(paler in the young) ; top of the head black. 



* These are the specific characters given by Baird, Brewer, and Eidgway 

 (N. Amer. B. ii. p. 582), founded upon a large series of specimens, and for 

 conciseness are all that is required. 



