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BUCCONID^. 



This species is distinguished by its uniform upper surface, with- 

 out any rufous on the cap. 



«, b. Ad. sk. Interior of Colombia. 



e. Ad. sk. Interior of Colombia. 



d. Ad. sk. Rio Napo. 



e,f. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador {JSuck- 



ley). 



(J. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Buck- 



ley). 



Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Purchased. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 1 



Sclater Coll. ( 



(Types of the species.) 



5. HAPALOPTILA. 



Hapaloptila, Scl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 777 



Type. 

 H. castanea. 



This is a large form with a strong hooked bill and well-developed 

 rictal bristles. In structure it is nearly allied to MonacJia, but has 

 the bill broader at the base, a shorter tail, and rather longer tarsi. 

 In coloration it is perhaps more like MalacoptUa. 



.Hapaloptila is found in Ecuador and Colombia. 



1. Hapaloptila castanea. 



Malacoptila castanea, Verr. Rev. Zool. 1866, p. .3.55, t. xix. ; Scl. et 

 Salp. N amend . p. 106 ; iid. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 536. 



Hapaloptila castanea, Scl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 777 ; id. Monogr. Jac, 

 and Pnff-bds. p. 143, pi. xlviii. ; Tacz. et Bed. P. Z. S. 1885, 

 p. 116 (Ecuador). 



Above cinereous with an olivaceous tinge, wings and tail darker ; 

 front white, with a distinct black border behind : beneath chestnut, 

 throat white, rictal bristles black ; biU and feet black : whole 

 length 9 inches, wing 4*2, tail 3"7, bill from gape 1"7. Female 

 similar. 



Hab. Colombia and Ecuador. 



a. $ ad. sk. 



h. Ad. sk. 



e, d, Ad. sk. 

 e,f, g. Ad. sk. 

 h. Ad. sk. 



Frontino, Antioquia, U. S. C. 



{Salmmi). 

 Frontino, Antioquia, U. S. C. 



{Salmon). 

 Imtaj, Ecuador {Biwhley). 

 Ecuador. 

 Ecuador. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sclater Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Sclater Coll. 



6. MONACHA. 



Monasa {scr. Monacha), Vieill. Analyse, p. 27 (1816) 

 Lypornix, Wagler, Syst. Av. (1827). . . 

 Scotocharis, Gloger, Froriep's Notizen, 



xvi. p. 277 (1827).. 



Tj-pe. 

 M. nigra. 

 M. nigra. 

 M. uiOTa. 



Monastes, Nitzsch, Pterylogr. p. 136 (1840) M. nigi-a. 



The large size and lugubrious uniform plumage, relieved only bv 

 the bright red or yellow bill, render Monaclia easUy distinguishable 



