3. BRACHYGALBA. 171 



10. Galbula chalcothorax. 



Galbula chalcothorax, Scl. P. Z. S. 1854, p. 110, ISoo, p. 14; irl. 



Monogr. Jac. and Puff-bds. p. 37, pl. x. ; iicl. et Solo. Nomencl. 



p. 10.-) ; Bartl. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 374 (E. Peru) ; Tacz. Orn. Per. 



iii. p. 118. 

 Galbula leucogastra, Scl. P. Z. S. 1853, p. 61 (Rio Nape) ; .S'e/. et 



Salo. P. Z. 6'. 18(i7, p. !»7S (Upper Amazonia) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 



1874, p. 548. 

 Caucalias chalcotliorax, Ca/>. cf ILi'n. Mus. Ilciit. iv. p. 218. 



Similar to O. leiim/a.stra, but rather larger in size, and with the 

 back and breast deep bronzy purplish. 

 Hab. Eastern Ecuador and Amazonia. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Rio Napo, Ecuador. Gould Coll. 



/>. cJ ad. sk. Quixos, Ecuador (G-WW). Sclater Coll. (Type 



of the species.) 



e. c? "d. sk. Quixos, Ecuador (G-WW). Sahin-Godman Coll. 



d, e. (S 2 ad. ; Sarayacu, Ecuador {Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. Jr. sk. 



g. cJ ad. sk. Pebas, E. Peru (Ilau.vwell). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



h. $ ad. sk. Elvira, E. Peru {Bartlett)'. Sclater Coll. 



3. BRACHYGALBA. 



Type. 



Brachygalba, Bp. C'onsp. Vol. Z;/f/. p. 13 (1854) B. albitrularis. 



Brachycex, Cab. et Hciii. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 214 (1863) B. lugubris. 



This little group has the general form of Galbula, but the birds 

 are of smaller size, the tail is shorter and square, and the outer 

 pair of rectrices (abnormally small in Galbula) is altogether absent. 

 The feet are weaker, and the first toe is small. 



The six species of this genus are spread over Colombia, Guiaua, 

 and Amazonia. 



Keif to the Species. 



A. Bill black. 



rt. Throat Ijrowu : 



j belly white 1. hKjuhris, p. 171. 



I belly fulvous 2. fillviveutris, p. 172. 



h. Throat white : 



I cap and breast-band brown 3. goeringi, p. 172. 



I cap and breast-band greeu 4. salmoni, p. 173 



B. Bill white : 



I cheeks white like tiie throat 5. albigularis, p. 173. 



) cheeks brown like the cap 6. melanoiiterna, p. 174. 



1 . Brachygalba lugtibris. 



Galbula lugubris, >Sw. An. in ^[e>M;/. p. 320 ; Grag et Mitch. Gen. B. 



i. p. 83; Cub. in Schomb. Guian. iii. p. 718 ; id. in Ersch u. Grub. 



Enc. sect. 1, Iii. p. 301). 

 .Tacnniaralcyou lugubris, Gray, List Fiss. B. M. p. 67; Reichenl>. 



ILinilb. p. 84. 

 Galbula iuornata, Scl. Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 32; id. Sgn. Galb. p. 7 ; 



I'eh. Sitz. Ak. irieit, xx. p. 518 ; id. Orn. Brus. p. 24. 



