12. MELANERPES. 



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shafts black ; tail blaek, the central pair of feathers and the outer 

 large feather barred with white on both webs, the next inner 

 feather barred on the inner web and spotted on the apical half of 

 the outer web ; shafts black ; crown and occiput crimson, the nape 

 golden ; orbital region and a patch above the posterior part of the 

 eye black ; forehead smoky drab, the base and the nasal plumes 

 orange or golden ; face, neck, and the under surface of the body 

 dark smoky brown, with a fulvescent tinge below, the malar 

 feathers tipped with dull golden yellow, the lower part of the 

 abdomen and the vent golden, and having dusky spots ; the thighs 

 and under tail-coverts dull white, the feathers having yellowish 

 margins and crossed by bars and Y-shaped markings of black ; 

 under wing-coverts barred black and white. Total length 8-7 

 inches, culmen 1'2, wing 4*9, tail 3, tarsus 0-9 ; toes (without 

 claws) — outer anterior 0-7, outer posterior 0"75, inner anterior 0"53, 

 inner posterior 0'33. 



Adult f I' male. Differs from the adult male in having the crown 

 smoky grey, lighter and more huffy on the forehead ; the black 

 patch above and behind the eye larger and spreading more on to 

 the hind crown, but not uniting with its fellow. Total length 8 

 inches, culmen 1'12, wing 4-7, tail 3, tarsus 0-85. 



Tounij male. Differs from the adult male in having the red on 

 the head confined to the crown, the occiput being entirely yellow ; 

 the forehead, sides of the face and neck, and the whole of the 

 underparts from the chest, inclusive, downwards smoky white (the 

 chin and throat being whiter), the middle of the abdomen slightly 

 yellow, and the faintest possible tinge of this colour on the base of 

 the forehead, malar region, and chest ; the forehead, sides of the face 

 and neck, chin, throat, and fore neck irregularly striped with black ; 

 the chest, breast, and remaining underparts transversely and 

 irregularly varied with black or dusky black. 



Hah. AVestern and Southern Mexico, from Sonora to the States 

 of Puebla and Guerrero. 



«. (S ad. ; b, c. 

 $ ad. sk. 



d. d" ad. sk. 



e. (S iinm. sk. 

 /. <S ad. ; g. $ 



imm. sk. 

 h. 2 iiiim. sk. 

 J. (S ad. ; A-. cj 



imm. ; /. $ 



ad. sk. 

 VI. (S ad. sk. 



n-r. (S ad. ; a, 

 $ ad. sk. 



[La Paz, Lower California] * 



(ITenshaw). 

 Mexico. 



Mexico, Nov. 1869. 

 Mexico. 



S. Mexico (White). 

 Mazatlan, Mexico, Aug 

 Dec. {A. Forrer). 



Mexico, 



Nov., 



Sept. 



Putla, AV. 



(Rehouch). 

 San Bias, Tepic, April, Mav 



( W. B. Rkhardson). 



Salvin-Godman CoU. 



Purchased. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Sclater Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman CoU. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



* This locality is queried upon tlie label. 



