54:4 PERISTERID^E . 



b". Inner web of the quills, for the greater 

 part, cinnamon, like the under wing- 

 coverts verreauxi, p. 513. 



b'. Crown with a more or less conspicuous 

 bluish-grey colour ; inner webs of the quills, 

 for the greater part, constantly cinnamon, 

 c". Upper parts olive, more or less brown. 

 a". Occiput and hind neck more or less 

 with metallic colours. 

 a\ The whole of the upper part of the 

 head bluish grey, scarcely lighter on 



the forehead plumbeiceps, p. 550. 



b\ Upper part of the bead not entirely 

 bluish grey. 

 a 5 . Sides of the head and also the 

 upper throat, round the white of 

 the chin and middle throat, con- 

 spicuously rufescent ruf axilla, p. 551. 



b\ Sides of the head not conspicuously 



rufescent. 



I bahtcB, p. oo.J. 

 a\ Breast bright vinous red j reichenbachi, p. 553. 



b 6 . Breast pale vinous. 



a 7 . Hind neck not bright coppery 



red. 



a 8 . Hind neck greyish, glossed 



with coppery on the upper 



part, with bronze-green and 



bluish on the lower part. 



a 9 . Larger: wing G - 2 to 6'5 



inches chhroa/achenia, p. 554. 



6°. Smaller: wing 5"5 inches, ochroptera,^. 555. 

 6 s . Hind neck grey, glossed 

 with amethystine ; occi- 

 put brown, with amethys- 

 tine gloss megalura, p. 556 



b~. Hind neck bright coppery red ; 

 abdomen white. 

 c 8 . Shafts of the tail-feathers 

 dark brown ; lower throat 

 and breast distinctly vi- 

 nous; outer webs of pri- 

 maries reddish brown, and 

 distinctly edged with cho- 

 colate rufous ; upper parts 

 in some specimens (old 

 ones?) tinged with glossy 



chocolate-brown gaumeri, p. 557. 



cP. Shafts of the tail-feathers 

 light reddish brown ; lower 

 throat and breast very pale 

 vinous, almost white ; no 

 reddish-brown tinge on the 

 outer webs of primaries; 

 upper parts constantly (?) 

 li ve jamaicensis, p. 557. 



