12 



CCEREBIDJE. 



and chin black : whole length 6 inches, wing 2-9, tail 2'3. 

 similar to male. 



Bab. Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



Female 



a. Ad. sk. 



b. cJ ad. sk. 



c. Ad. sk. 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. Ad. sk. 



/, (/. d ? ad. sk. 



Caracas, Venezuela (Salle). 



Caracas, Venezuela (Goermg). 

 Caracas, Venezuela. 



Sclater Coll. (Type 

 of the species.) 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



P. L. Sclater, Esq. 

 [P.], 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sclater Coll. 



Bogota. 

 Bogota. 

 Santa Elena, Antioquia, U. S. C. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



( Siilmon). 

 Tambillo, Peru (Stohviann') . Sclater CoU. 



Subfamily II. DACNIDIN^. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. Bill thin, elongated, about as long as the head ; 



< wings rather long, tail short 3. Oreomanes, p. 12. 



I wings shorter, tail longer 4. CoNiROSTRUM,p. 13. 



b. Bill short, thick, Parine in form 5. Xenodacnis, p. 17. 



c. ]jill short, stout, rather widened at base. 



, rp -1 J if bill very short G. Hemidacnis, p. 17. 



a. 1 ail moderate ■{ ,.„ , ■', ^ T-k. .-,.,,„ „ iq 



1 bill short 7. Uacnis, p. 18. 



b'. Tail 8hort 8. Certhibea, p. 27. 



3. OREOMANES, 



Type. 

 Oreomanes, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 75 O. fraseri. 



Bill and foot of Oreomanes. (P. Z. S. 1860, p. 75.) 



This is an exaggerated form of Conirostriim, distinguished by its 

 larger size, longer wings, and shorter tail. Only one species is known. 



1. Oreomanes fraseri. 



Oreomanes fraseri, Sol. P. Z. S. 1800, p. 75, pi. 159 ; id. Cat. A. B. 



p. 49 ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 15 ; Tacz. et Berl. P. Z. S. 1885, 



p. 76. 

 Conirostrum (Oreomanes) fraseri, Gray, Hancl-1. i. p. 119. 



