384 C'OTINOID.E. 



3. Cotinga amabilis. 



Cotinga amabilis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 64, pi. cxxiii. (Guatemala) ; 



Sclater, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 252 (S. Mexico) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 256 ; 



Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1859, pp. 4, 5, 125 (Vera Paz); iid. Nomencl. 



p. 59; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 117 (Costa llica) ; F>-antz. 



J.f. O. 1869, p. 310 (Costa Rica). 

 Ampelis amabilis, Cab. J.f. O. 1861, p. 253 (Costa Rica). 



Above shining blue (lighter than in C. cincta) ; wings and tail 

 black, with slight, bluish edgings : beneath dark reddish purple ; 

 broad band across the breast, sides of breast, belly, and crissum 

 blue like the back ; bill and feet black : whole length 8 inches, 

 wing 4 - 5, tail 2-6. Female. Above blackish, with numerous 

 whitish terminal spots ; wings and tail blackish : beneath greyish 

 white, with black central shaft-spots ; crissum and under-wing- 

 coverts white. 



Bab. Guatemala and Costa Rica. 



The broader pectoral band and the reduced size of the purple 

 belly-patch, besides the lighter shade of the blue, distinguish this 

 species from C. cincta. 



4. Cotinga ridgwayi. 



Cotinga amabilis, Salvin, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 200 (Veragua). 



" Cotinga ridgwayi, Zeledon," Eidgw. P. U.S. N. M. 1887, p. 1. 



Similar to C. amabilis, but scapulars and interscapulars more 

 extensively black centrally ; a black line bordering the base of the 

 upper mandible, and a black space in front of the eye ; purple belly- 

 patch reduced in size ; tail-coverts much shorter. (Ridgivay .) 



Hah. Western Costa Rica, Veragua, Panama, and Northern 

 Colombia. 



I am a little doubtful as to the specific distinctness of this form, 

 and should like to see more specimens. 



a, b. $ $ ad. sk. Bugaba, Chiriqui (ArcS). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e. <J ad. sk. C. America(probably Panama). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



