46. PEZOPETES, 



253 



broM-iiish black, edged with olivaceous ; tips of greater and lesser 

 wmg-coverts palo fulvous, forming two irregular wing-bands- 

 beneath bright fulvous, paler on the chin ; bill dark brown • feet 

 reddish brown : whole length 5 inches, wing 2-7, tail 2-5. ' 

 Hub. Peru and Bolivia. 



a, h. Ad. sk. 



Tilotilo, Yungas, Bolivia 

 {Buckley). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/3. PITTLm.E FRIXGILLIEOSTEES. 



Under this head I place the most Finch-like of the Tanagers and 

 their near aUies. As already stated, it is very difficult to decide 

 where to draw the hue between some of these forms and the Ground- 

 Fmches allied to Pij)Uo. 



A. Bill more conical, culmen straight. 



I Feet very large 46. Pezopetes, p. 253. 



Feet large 47. BuAnEEMox; p. 254. 



t>. iJill larger, culmen much incurved 48. NESOsPLXGvs/p.aZl 



40. PEZOPETES. 

 Ptztpctes, Cah. Jvurn.f. Orn. ISGO, p. 415 . 



Type. 

 P. capitalis. 



Foot of Fe;opetcs capitals 



Pezopetes has most of the general characters of BiKtrremon but is 

 distniguishable by its very large feet, in which respect it comes 

 near the Ground- Finches {Pqnlo). It is peculiar to the highlands 

 ot Costa Eica and Yeragua. 



