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19. Euphonia fulvicrissa. 



Euplionia fulvicrissa, Sd. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 276 (S. Marta) ; id. Syn. 

 Av. Tan. p. 102 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 58 ; Cass. Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1860, 

 p. 143 (Rio Truando); Sd. etSalv.P. Z. S. 1864, p. 349 (Panama), 

 1879, p. 498 (Antioquia) ; iid. Nomend. p. 18 ; Salv. et Godm. Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Aves, i. p. 264, tab. xvi. fig. 2 ; Berl. J. f. 0. 1884, 

 p. 288. 



Phonasca fulvicrissa, Cab. J. f. O. 1860, p. 330. 



Acroleptes fulvicrissus. Cab. J. f. 0. 1861, p. 91. 



Euplionia gouldi, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 3.32 ; Salv, P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. 186 (err.). 



Above shining bluish black ; anterior part of the head to the eyes 

 yellow : below yellow, throat extending on to the upper breast bluish 

 black ; crissum fulvous ; thighs black ; under surface of tail black, 

 with a white patcli on the inner web of the outer rectrix ; inner 

 margins of wing-feathers at their bases white ; bill black ; feet dark 

 brown: whole length 3-6 inches, wing 2, tail 1'2. Female. Above 

 olive-green, with a strong bronzy tinge ; beneath greenish yellow ; 

 crissum slightly fulvous. 



Hah. N^orthern Colombia and Isthmus of Panama. 



The fulvous crissum and rounded yellow patch on the anterior 

 part of the head render this species easily distinguishable. The 

 female is somewhat similar to the corresponding sex of E. gouldi. 



a. S ad. sk. Santa Marta. Sclater Coll. (Type 



^ of the species.) 



b. c? ad. sk. Eemedios, Antioquia, U.S.C. Salvin-Godmau CoU. 



(Salmon). 



c. 5 ad. sk. Nichi, Antioquia (Salmon). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. e. 2 ad. sk. Bogota. Pui'chased. 



.fjff- cJ^ad. sk. Lion Hill,Isthmus of Panama Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{3IcLea7itian). 

 h. c? ad. sk. San Pablo Station, Isthmus Salvin-Godman Coll. 



of Panama (O. Salvin). 

 i. 5ad.sk. Volcano of Chiriqui, southern Salvin-Godman Coll. 



slope (Aree). 

 j. 2 ad. sk. Bugaba, Chiriqui (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



h. c? ad. sk. Veragua (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sect. III. 



Species with the cap yellow and under surface wholly yellow, 

 allied to E. violacea. (Phonasca, Cab.) 



Key to the Species of Sect. III. 



A. External rectrices with white patches on 

 the inner webs. 

 a. Anterior half of crown only yellow. 



Back violaceous blue 20. violacea, p. 74. 



Back steel-blue : 



) bill moderate 21. hirundinacea, p. 75. 



\ bill much thickened i2. yaatho, p. 76. 



