350 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the Genus Todus. 



B. M. p. 35 (1848) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 182 (1850) ; Scl. 

 P.Z. S. 1861, p. 77', id. Cat. Am. B. p. 263 (1862) ; Gray, 

 Hand-l. B. i. p. 79 (1869); Murie, Ibis, 1872, p. 390; Sundev. 

 Meth. Av. Tent. p. 61 (1872) ; Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. 

 Neotr. p. 103 (1873). 



Adult. Entire upper surface brigtit grass-green, more vivid 

 on the forehead, eyebrow, and sides of the face ; quills blackish, 

 margined with the same green as the back ; tail greenish, 

 duller than the back, but rather brighter on the margins of 

 the quills; chin and a narrow moustachial streak white; 

 throat crimson, inclining to greyish on the sides of the lower 

 part ; below the throat a small whitish space ; rest of under- 

 surface whitish washed with yellow, especially on the abdo- 

 men, flanks, and under tail-coverts ; sides of breast green ; 

 on the lower flanks a tuft of pink feathers ; under wing-coverts 

 yellowish, inclining to white on the margin of the -wdng; 

 " bill above horny red, helow pale crimson ; legs and feet 

 reddish brown, sometimes flesh-coloured or purplish horn ; 

 iris very pale grey '^ {Gosse). Total length 3'7 inches, cul- 

 men 0'75, wing 1"85, tail 1*5, tarsus 0*55 . 



Female. " Sexes exactly alike •'^ {Gosse). 



Young. Some young birds examined by Dr. Bryant {I. c.) 

 appeared to want the brilliant colours of the adult. 



A specimen from Jamaica, presented to the Museum by 

 Captain Hamilton, difi'ers from other examples from the 

 same island in having rather a longer beak, in having the 

 breast suffused with bright yellowish green right across, and 

 in having a decidedly bluish shade at the terminal end of the 

 moustache. Another example, received from Mr. Gould, 

 agrees with this ; and as the white margins to the throat-spot 

 are nearly obsolete in the former examples, the difierences in 

 the plumage may be due to the breeding-season. 



Specimens examined. 



' E. Mus. Brit. — a, ad. Jamaica. b, c, ad. Moneague, 

 Jamaica {Dr. Henry Bryant), d, ad. Jamaica {Capt. Ha- 

 milton) . 



E. Mus. P. L. Sclater. — a, ad. Jamaica {Bryant), b, <S . 



