122 



TANASRID^. 



Laivrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 298 (Panama) ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. 

 Sc. Phil. 1860, p. 142 (Turbo) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 3o0 

 (Panama), 1879, p. 499 (Antioquia); iid. Nomencl. p. 19; Salv. et 

 Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, i. p. 273 ; Bed. J.f. 0. 1884, p. 291 

 (B ucaramanga) . 



Above dusky cinereous ; wings and tail blackish, small upper 

 coverts of the wing bright shining blue : below paler, middle of 

 belly and crissum almost white ; under wing-coverts white ; bill 

 blackish ; feet dark plumbeous: whole length 4'7 inches, wing 2-6, 

 tail 2. Female similar. 



Hah. Veragua, Panama, and Colombia. 



This is quite a peculiar species as regards its colours. The bright 

 spot on the upper wing-coverts induces me to place it near the group 

 of G. brasiliensis. 



a. Ad. sb. Veragua (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Panama (Markham). Salvin-Godraan Coll. 



c. d. c? 2 ad. sk. Lion Hill,Panama(McZe«!M?»«w). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Paraiso Station, Panama Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Ifiiffhes). 



f. Ad. sk. Panama (McLeannan). Sclater Coll. 

 ff. Ad. sk. Panama. Sclater Coll. 



h. Ad. sk. Bogota. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



i. Ad. sk. Bogota. Gould Coll. (Type 



of the species.) 



/. Jr. sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. 



k. Ad. sk. Eemedios, Antioquia (&&wo«). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



I. Ad. sk. Nichi, Antioquia {Salmon). Sclater Coll. 



m. Ad. sk. Antioquia {Salmon). Sclater Coll. 



Sect. IX. Group of C. nigriviridis. 



Neck- and breast-feathers black edged with green or blue, forming 

 squamulations ; rump shining green or blue. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Cap-feathers black, broadly edged with blue. 



Interscapulium black 38. nigriviridis, p. 122. 



Interscapiilium green 39. cabanisi, p. 123. 



B. Cap black ; nuchal spot rufous 40. dowi, p. 124. 



38, Calliste nigriviridis. 



Tanagra nigroviridis, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 69 ; id. Mag, de Zool. 



1843, pi. 43. 

 Calliste nigro-viridis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 235 ; Sclater, Contr. Orn. 1851, 



p. 56 ; id. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 158, et 1856, pp. 19 , 260 ; id. Mon. 



Callist. p. 77 ; id. Syn. Av. Tan. p. 86 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 69 ; Scl. el 



Salv. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 237 (Venezuela), et 1879, p. 499 (Antioquia) ; 



iid. No7nencl. p. 19 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1 874, p. 514 (Gentr. Peru), 1879, 



p. 226 (N. Peru), et 1880, p. 194 (N. Peru) ; Berl. et Tacz. P. Z.S. 



1884, p. 289 (W. Ecuador). 



