36. CHRVSOCOLAPTES. 44-^ 



Key to the Species, 



A. p]ntire underpnrts from the throat 

 downwards varied with black. 

 a . Back (except the extreme upper 

 part), rump, upper tail-coverts, 

 and scapulars black, contrasting 

 with the golden wing-coverts. 

 a". Top of the head and the crest 

 red, the base (only) of the fore- 

 head spotted with white .... fesiiims S ad., p. 446. 

 b''. Crown and crest golden yellow, 

 the entire forehead spotted with 



white festivus 5 ad., p. 446. 



b'. Back, scapulars, and wing-coverts 



olive-golden, contrasting with the 



red rump. 



c". Ground-colour of the face and 



neck pale golden buff or huffy 



white. 



a'". Top of the head and the crest 



red strictus J ad., p. 447. 



b'". Top of the head and the crest 



yellow strictus J ad., p. 448. 



d''. Ground of the face and neck 

 white, 

 c'". Top of the head and the crest 



red ; cJ .juv. resembles c? ad. guttacristatus c? ad., p. 449. 

 d'" . Top of the head and the crest 

 black, spotted with white ; 



5 juv. resembles 5 ad ffiittacrisfafiis 2 ad., p. 449. 



e". Face and upper part of the side 



of the neck almost entirely 



crimson, tlie chin and throat 



pinkish butf. 



e'". Top of the head and the 



crest red erythrocephab(s S ad., p. 452. 



f '. Top of the head and the occi- 

 pital crest golden olive, 

 tinged with red and spotted 



with golden white erythroce'phcdus 5 ad., p. 452. 



c'. Back, rump, scapulars, and wing- 

 coverts red. 

 /". With a broad black stripe from 

 behind the eye extending down 

 the side of the neck. 

 g". Underparts creamy white, the 

 feathers of the fore neck and 

 cliest entirely margined with 

 black and hai'iug a squamate 

 appearance ; the remaining 

 under feathers margined, 

 but not tipped, with black, 

 and having a striated cliarac- 

 ter. 

 «*. Top of the head and the 



crest red Strickland! (S ad., p. 453. 



