17. SPER1I0PHILA. 



135 



a. $ ad. sk. 



b. c? ad. sk. 



«■ c? ; ^ e. 2 ad. 

 sk. 



f,9- 6 ; h. 2 



ad. sk. 

 *. c? ad. sk. 

 k. c? ad. sk. 

 I- d juv. sk. 



m, n. cS $ ad. 



sk. 

 o. J ad. sk. 

 /J. c? ad. sk. 

 y. tf ad. sk. 



r. c? imm. sk. 

 s. rf ad. sk. 

 t. J ad. sk. 



m. cf imm. sk. 



Panama {Chambers). 

 Panama (J. McLecmnan). 

 Lion Hill Station, Panama 



(J. McLeannari). 

 Paraiso Station, Panama 



{A. Hughes). 

 Santa Fe, Veragua (27. Arce). 

 Calovevora, Veragua (27. Arce). 

 Mina Chorcha, Cliii-iqui 



{E. Arce). 

 Volcan de Cniriqui (27. Arce). 



Bugaba, Ckiriqui (27. ArcS). 

 Chitra, Veragua (27. Arce). 

 Panama. 



Duefias, Guatemala ( O. Salvin). 

 Duefias (O. 8. $ F. D. G.). 

 Retalhuleu, Guatemala (O. S. & 



F. D. G.). 

 Totanicapam, Guatemala (0. S. 



8f F. D. G.). 



Sclater Coll. 

 Selater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Capt. Kellett and 



Lieut. Wood [P.] 

 Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



34. Spermophila luctuosa. 



Spermopbila luctuosa, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 291 ; Gray, Gen. B 

 ii. p. 386 (1844) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 497 (1850) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, 

 p. 160, 1858, pp. 72, 455 ; id. Cat. Amer. B. p. 105 (1862) ; id. Sf 

 Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 750, 1809, p. 597 ; Pelz. Orti. Bras. p. 224, 

 note ; Scl. Ibis, 1871, p. 15 ; Scl. $ Salv. Numencl. Av. Neotr. p. 2S 

 (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 204 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 519 : 

 Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 507, 605 ; Solving Godm. Ibis, 1880, 

 p. 14 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 17 ; id. $ Berlepsch, P. Z. S. 1884, 

 p. 293 ; iid. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 84 ; Tacz. Orn. Perou, iii. p. 10 

 (1886). ' ' 



Sporophila luctuosa, Cab. in Wiegm. Arch. 1844, p. 291 ; Tschudi fy 

 Cab. Faun. Peruan. p. 221 (1845-46) : Cab. Mm, Hein. Th. i. 

 p. 150 (1850). 



Adult male. General colour above entirely black; -wing-coverts, 

 bastard-wing. primar)--coverts, and quills like the back, the inner 

 primaries -white at the base of the outer -web, forming a large alar 

 speculum ; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers black ; cro-wn of head, 

 sides of face, ear-coverts, cheeks, throat, sides of neck, fore neck, 

 and chest black ; breast and abdomen white ; sides of body and 

 flanks black, the latter slightly varied with white tips to the fea- 

 thers ; thighs black, -white posteriorly ; under tail-coverts -white, the 

 long ones -with black bases ; under wing-coverts and axillaries 

 black, the edge of the wing black, with a black patch on the lower 

 coverts ; quills below black, edged with ashy, the base of the inner 

 web conspicuously white : " bill ashy whitish, the lower mandible 

 more or less lead-colour ; feet greyish lead-colour ; iris dark brown " 

 (Jelsli). Total length 4*7 inches, culmen 0-35, wing 2-1, tail 1-6, 

 tarsus 0-65. 



