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Ceryle americana, var. cabanisi, Cones, Key N. Amer. B. p. 188 

 (1872) ; Lain: Mem. L'osL 8oc. N. H. ii. p. 290 (1874) ; Baird, 

 Brewer, Sf Richjw. Hist. N. Amer. B. ii. p. 396 (1874) ; Lawr. 

 Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. iv. p. 30 (1876) ; Brewst. Bull. Mitt. Orn. 

 aub, iv. p. 79 (1879). 



Ceryle americana cabanisi, Coues, Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 75 (1882) ; 

 Nutthu/, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 399 (1882) ; Eidf/tv. t. c. 

 p. 501 ; Nutfrng, op. cit. vi. pp. 375, 387, 394, 407 (1883) ; ^Merrill, 

 t. c. p. 142 ; Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 2iid ed. p. 470 (1884). 



Adult male. Similar to C. americana, and, like that species, having 

 narrower bands of white on the quills than the true C. cabanisi, but 

 differing from both forms in its much more robust bill. The under 

 tail-coverts are always distinctly mai'ked with green spots. Total 

 length 7"0 inches, culmen 1-9, wing 3"2, tail 2-3, tarsus 0-4. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of C. americana, but distin- 

 guished by its much stouter bill. Likewise it is never so buff below, 

 but is whiter, as in true C. cabanisi. Total length 7"S inches, culmen 

 1-9, wing 3-4, tail 2-4, tarsus 0-35. 



The young females resemble the old females, but have small 

 whitish spots on the crown and wing-coverts. The green bands on 

 the under surface are much less pronounced and broken up into 

 spots. 



The young males appear at first to resemble the young females 

 and to have the crown and wing-coverts minutely spotted with buff. 

 The superior pectoral band is as green as in the female, and the 

 chestnut colour appears to be assumed by a change in the pattern 

 of the feather without a moult. 



Hab. Lower California and Southern United States ; south 

 through the whole of Central America from Mexico to Panama. 



Paraiso Station, Panama {A. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Suyhes). 



Chepo, Panama (K. Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Calovevora, Veragua {K. Salvin-Godman CoU. 



Arce). 



Cartage, Costa Pdea, Jan. (J". Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Cocper). 



Valza, Costa Rica, Feb. 23 {J. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



CarmioJ). 



Cbontales, Nicaragua ( T. Belt). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Guatemala (Sharpe Coll.). Tweeddale Coll. 



Guatemala {Henshaio Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Dueiias, Guatemala, Oct. (O.'S'.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



San Geronimo, Oct., Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(O. .S'.). 

 San Salvador (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Gcdman Coll. 

 San Pedro, Honduras ((?. M. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



imtely). 

 Honduras (Sharpe Coll.). Tweeddale Coll. 



Cayo, Western British Hon- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



duras, Dec. 5 [F. Blanca- 



neau.v). 



