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TYKAXNID.E. 



The yellow front, divided in the middle by a narrow black line, 

 renders this species easily distinguishable. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Sao Paolo, Brazil. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. S.E. Brazil. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. S.E. Brazil. Sclater Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Brazil. Gould Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



f. Albino var. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



g. Ad. st. Brazil. Gould Coll. 



5. Todirostrum nigriceps. 



Todirostrum nigriceps, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 66, pi. 84. fig-. 1, et 

 1857, pp. 82, 84 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 207 : Scl, et Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, 

 p. 858 (Panama); iid. No?)ie7icl. p. 45; Frantz. J. f. O. 1869, 

 p. 307 (Costa Bica). 



Triccus nigriceps, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 49. 



Above olivaceous yellow, crown and sides of head black ; wings 

 and tail black edged with yellowish : beneath yellow, throat white ; 

 bill and feet black : whole length 3-2 inches, wing 1-6, tail 1. 

 Female similar. 



Hah. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. 



6. Todirostrum calopterum. 



Todirostrum calopterum, Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 82, pi. cxxv. fig. 1 ; 

 Scl. et Salv. Nomencl, p. 45. 



Above yellowish olive : whole head above and nape black; wings 

 black, lesser wing-coverts and secondaries margined with yellow, 

 bend of the wing dark chestnut ; tail black, with slight external 

 olivaceous margins : beneath bright yellow, throat white ; bill black ; 

 feet dark brown : whole length 3*5 inches, wing 1*9, tail 1-3. 



Hub. Ecuador. 



The chestnut patch at the bend of the wing at once distinguishes 

 this species from all its congeners except T. pulchellum, which has 

 the back black. 



a, b. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c, d. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Buckley). Sclater Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Rio Napo. Jardine Coll. 



7. Todirostrum pulchellum. 



Tndiro.-trum pulchellum, Scl. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 781; Tacz. Orn. Per. 

 ii. p. 227. 



