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the blue cap by a dark red line, which is continued over the eyes ; 

 rump yellow ; wings and tail black, edged with green : below, throat 

 and neck bright grass-green, bordered below by a narrow dark 

 maroon hand ; middle of belly and crissum dark chestnut ; 

 sides of belly bright yellow ; under wing-coverts and inner margins 

 of wing-feathers white : bill black ; feet brown : whole length 

 5 inches, wing 2-6, tail 1-5. Female. Above dark green ; cap 

 blue ; front and superciliaries chestnut : below, throat and neck 

 bright green ; abdomen greenish yellow. 



Hab. Colombia, and Andes of Merida, Venezuela. 



This splendid species is easily recognizable by its blue cap and 

 the chestnut in the middle of the belly. Euplionia piirrlioiihnjs was 

 based on the female. 



a. S ad. sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. 



b. 5 ad. sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. (Type 



of E. p!/)-rJiophri/s.) 



c. <S ad. sk. Bogota. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. e. (^ ad. ; Bogota. Gould Coll.' 

 /, g. 2 ad. sk. 



hji. S $ ad. sk. Vicinitv of Medellin, Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



U. S." C. {Salmon). 

 ;'. c? ad. sk. Merida, Venezuela Salvin-Godman Coll., 



{Goering). 



8. Chlorophonia occipitalis. 



Euphonia occipitalis, Du Bus, Esq. Orn. pi. 14 (2); Jard. Ibis, 

 1860, p. 103 ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 2.33 ; Sclater, Contr. Orn. 1851, p. 90. 



Chlorophonia occipitalis, Bp. Bev. Zool. 1851, p. 138 ; id. Note s. I. 

 Tang. p. 12 ; Cass. Bep. U.S. Astr. Exp. ii. p. 182, pi. 20. i.2{S)- 

 Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 270, 1857, p. 205, 1859, p. 364, 1864, 

 p. 173 ; id. Sgn. Av. Tan. p. 96; id.Cat. A. B. p. 55 ; Sclat. et Salv. 

 Ibis, 1859, p. 17 ; iid. E.v. Orn. p. 83, t. xlii. ; iid. Nomencl. p. 17 ; 

 Sumichr. Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 550 ; Lawr. Bull. U. S. N. M. 

 no. 4, p. 18 ; Salr. et Godm. Biol. C.-A., Aves, i. p. 253. 



Acrocompsa occipitalis, Cab. J.f. O. 1861, p. 89. 



Above bright grass-green ; wings and tail black, edged with similar 

 green ; large occipital spot and narrow neck-band brilliant pale 

 blue : below, throat and breast bright green, bordered below by a 

 narrow band of dark maroon ; centre of belly and crissum yellow ; 

 sides of belly and flanks bright green ; under wing-coverts whitish ; 

 inner margins of wing-feathers pale cinereous ; bill dark slate- 

 colour ; feet brown: whole length 5 inches, wing 3*1, tail 1"8. 

 Female. Above like the male, but with the blue collar less strongly 

 marked ; below rather duller green, centre of belly and crissum 

 yellowish. 



Hab. Southern Mexico and Vera Paz. 



The bright occipital spot distinguishes this species from all others 

 except C. callojihrys, from which it differs in the want of the yellow 

 superciliaries. 



