^THOPYGA. 643 



nostril, 16; tarsus, l-t. Description and measurements from a specimen 

 taken by C. B. Kloss in Singapore. 



"Female. — Crown and nape ashy brown; rest of upper parts yellowish 

 olive ; tail black, largely tipped with white ; under parts whitish, strongly 

 washed with pale yellow. Wing, 51." (Gadow.) 



"Iris, bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Food insects." (Bourns and 

 Worcester MS.) 



Genus ^THOPYGA Cabanis, 1850. 



Bill as long as head, strongly curved, the tip very sharp ; nasal opercles 

 unf eathered ; males with the rectrices narrow and graduated, the middle 

 pair usually much produced and often acuminate. Males brightly colored, 

 largely red or yellow or both ; females greenish. 



Species. 



a*. Much larger; wing more than 50 mm.; bill from nostril more than 15. 

 6*. Central rectrices lengthened, their tips rounded (males). 



c^ Chin, throat, breast, head, and mantle bright red magniflca (p. 644) 



(T*. Chin and throat with a narrow median stripe of citron-yellow changing 



to orange on breast; mantle dark green boltoni (p. 645) 



b^. Central rectrices not lengthened (females). 



c\ Tail-feathers edged with dull crimson; under parts dull green. 



magnifica ( p. 644 ) 

 (f. Tail-feathers edged with green; chest gray; abdomen yellow. 



boltoni (p. 645) 

 o^. Much smaller; wing less than 50 mm.; bill from nostril less than 15. 



6\ Mantle and sides of neck dark red; chin, throat, and breast yellow (males), 

 c^. Breast streaked with vermilion. 



d*. Chin, throat, and breast paler, sulphur-yellow. 



e\ Metallic frontal band extending backward to the occiput; occiput 



dark red like the back shelleyi (p. 646) 



e'. Metallic frontal band extending backward to the hinder border of 



eye; occipvit green arolasi (p. 648) 



d". Chin, throat, and breast darker, more gamboge-yellow. 



e'. Smaller; wing, about 40 mm.; bill from nostril, 11 bella (p. 647) 



e'. Larger; wing, about 44 mm.; bill from nostril, 14 bonita (p. 648) 



<f. Breast pure yellow, or very faintly streaked with vermilion. 

 d\ Breast gamboge-yellow and slightly darker than chin. 



flavipectus ( p. 649 ) 

 d^ Breast, throat, and chin more nearly uniform and lighter yellow. 



rubrinota (p. 649) 

 b^. Upper parts bright olive-green; under parts whitish, more or less washed 

 with pale yellowish green (females). 



c*. Rump olive-green like the back / ^ ' „ 



^ ^ (arolasi (p. 648) 



(bella (p. 647) 



<f. Rump lemon-yellow ; ■ 



bonita (p. 648) 

 flavipectus (p. 649) 

 rubrinota (p. 649) 



