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Cap yellow, and undersurface of body wholly yellow. 



Also on same page (Vol. 1, p. 359), Chapter II, should 

 be Chapter III. 



Diet: Soft food, ripe fruit, milk sop, and an occasional 

 mealworm for such individuals as care for them — full details as 

 to diet and treatment for the Euphoniince, was given in Vol. 

 I., N.S., p.p. 137-8. 



Steel Blub Euphonia {E. hinnidinacea). 



I cannot trace any instance of living specimens having 

 reached this country — it is therefore only necessary to give a 

 description. 



Adult Male: Upper surface bluish -black; crown yel- 

 low, but not extending to the nape; undersurface of body bright 

 yellow; bill black; legs and feet dark -brown'. Total length 

 4 inches, tail If. 



Female: Upper surface light olive-green; under sur- 

 face greyish -white, washed on the chin; sides of breast, 

 abdomen, and vent, with pale yellowish -green. 



Habitat: According to the B.M. Cat. it is distributed 

 over Southern Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. 

 E. gnatho. 



I have not attempted to give this species a popular name 

 as it is very doubtful if it is entitled to specific rank. It is 

 a replica of hirundinacea, but has a larger and stouter bill. 

 It is a native of Costa Rica. 



TmcK-BiLLED (E. laniirostris) : This species has been 

 on view in the Small Birds' House at the London Zoo, and a 

 few other specimens have leaked through, and so far as I have 

 been able to observe it, its demeanour and general character- 

 istics appear to be identical with those of the well known 

 Violet Euphonia (E. violacea), it only remains therefore to 

 give its description. 



Adult male : Upper sui'face lustroufe blue-black ; crown 

 yellow, extending to the nape and rounded off behind; under 

 surface of body bright yellow; bill, legs and feet blackish - 

 brown. Total length 4 inches, tail 1^ 



Female: Upper surface olive-green; under surface yel- 

 lowish-green, much brighter on the middle of abdomen and 

 ventral region. 



