23. DKNDKOBATES. 347 



c? ad. (1849) ; Malh. Picida; i. p. 129, pi. xxx. figrs. 1, 2, rj 2 



(18G1); Sclat. Cat. Amer. B. p. 334, no. 1995 (1862) ; Simdev. 



Omsp. Ao. Ficin. p. 35 (1800). 

 Dendrobates callonotus, Grai/, Gen. B. ii. p. 4.')7 (1815). 

 Chloronerpos cardiiialis (nun Gm.), Less. Echo Mond. Sav. 1845, 



p. 920, 2 ; id. Uescr. Ois. Rcc. decouv. 1847, p. 201, 2 • 

 Venilia callonotus, Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 129 (1850). 

 Callipicus callonotus, Bp. Consp. Volucr. Zyyod. p. 10, no. 202 



(1854). 

 Chloronerpes callonotus, Scl(d.. P. Z. S. ISliO, pp. 286, 297 ; Grai/, List 



Pieid. Brit. Mus. p. 114 (1808) ; id. Iland-l. B. ii. p. 200, no. 8813 



(1870); Sclat. ^- Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 99(1873); Tacz. 



P. Z. S. 1883, p. 570 ; id. l^- Bed. op. cit. 1885, p. 100. 



Adult male. The whole of the top of the head, hind neck, back, 

 rump and upper tail-coverts, scapulars and -sving-coverts, and mar- 

 gins of outer webs of secondaries scarlet, the remaining portion of 

 the (]uills brown, the outer webs having a j-ellowish tinge, tlie inner 

 webs more dusky, the basal half being margined with white and 

 barred with duskj' browu, except on the innermost secondaries, 

 which want the dark bars ; shafts reddish browu; the six central 

 tail-feathers uniform brownish black, the lateral ones blackish brown 

 barred with brownish buff, shafts blackish browu ; nasal plumes 

 blackish brown ; sides of the face and neck buffy brown ; from the 

 chin to the under tail-coverts, both inclusive, white with a slight 

 buffy tinge, the under tail-coverts having a few narrow dusky bars ; 

 iindcr wing-coverts white, the edge of the wing browu. Total length 

 5-5 inches, culmen 085, wing 2-S, tail 1-7, tarsus 0-6 ; toes (withoiit 

 claws) — outer anterior 0"52, outer posterior 0-6, inner anterior 0'4, 

 inner posterior 0*25. 



Adult female. Has the top of the head, occiput, and nape black, 

 but is otherwise like the adult male. Total length 5-3 inches, cul- 

 men 0'7, wing 295, tail 1'7, tarsus 0"57. 



Youiiij. Maj' be distinguished from the adult by the very narrow 

 dusky l)arring on the underparts, and also on the lower side of the 

 neck ; also in having the face, onl}', dusky brown, this colour not 

 extending down the side of the neck, and not separated from the 

 crown by a white stripe. 

 Hah. Western Ecuador. 



a. 2 ^^- st- Guayaquil, Ecuador. Zoological Society. 



(Type of species.) 



b. S 'T-d. sk. Guavaquil. Capt. Kellett and 



Lieut. Wood [P.]. 



c. d. c? ad. sk. Puna Island, Gulf of G. Barclay, Esq. [P.]. 



Guavaquil. 

 e. 2 '"^d. sk. Piuia Island. Sclater Coll. 



/', g. 2 '^cl. ; h. Puna Island. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



(5 inini. sk. 

 i. cJ ad. sk. V>iiha\\o\o {L. Fraser). St-later Coll. 



