Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the Genus Todus. 353 



in Ramon de la Sagra, H. N. Cuba, Ois. p. 132, pi. xxii. 

 (1839) ; Gray, Cat. Fissir. B. M. p. 36 (1848) ; Bp. Consp. i. 

 p. 182 (1850) ; Gundl. J. f. O. 1856, p. 101, 1859, p. 347, 

 1861, pp. 334, 414, 1862, p. 189 ; Gray, Hand-1. B. i. p. 79 

 (1869) ; Gundl. J. f. O. 1871, p. 288. 



Todus portoricensis, Less. Ann. Sc. Nat. xi. p. 167 (1838) ; 

 Lafr. R. Z. 1847, p. 332 ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 63 (1847) ; 

 Lembeye, Aves d. Cuba, p. 131 (1850). 



Adult. Above grass-green, the forehead and lores yellowish, 

 the eyebrow and sides of face brighter green than the back -, 

 quills dusky brown, margined with the same green as the 

 back, rather brighter on the secondaries; the outer wing- 

 coverts with a slight tinge of blue ; tail dull green ; a broad 

 moustache pure white shading off into verditer blue and form- 

 ing a distinct spot ; throat carmine, with very slight margins 

 of silvery white to some of the feathers ; rest of undersurface 

 white, margins of some of the breast-feathers slightly washed 

 with pink ; the flanks pink ; sides of upper breast greyish ; 

 under tail- and wing-coverts yellowish, the outermost of the 

 latter white, those on the bend of the wing slightly washed 

 with blue ; bill and feet coral- red, the upper mandible brown ; 

 iris greyish blue ; upper eyelid orange. Total length 3*6 

 inches, culmen 0-75, wing 1*7, tail 1*3, tarsus 0*55. 



Hab. Cuba. 



The bright blue neck-spot is the chief distinguishing cha- 

 racter of this species. 



Specimens examined. 

 E. Mus. Brit. — a, ad. Cuba [Baron Laugier de Chartrouse). 

 E. Mus. Salvin and Godman. — a, 6 ad. Cuba (G. N. Law- 

 rence), b, ad. Cuba (G. N. Lawrence). 



E. Mus. P. L. Sclater.—a, ad. Cuba (G. N. Lawrence). 



4. Tonus PULCHERRiMus, sp. n. (Plate XIII. fig. 3.) 

 Above bluish- green, rather tinged with olive on the lower 

 back, the wing-coverts showing a very strongly pronounced 

 blue shade; quills blackish, bordered narrowly with light 

 green, shading off into bluish towards the tips of the secon- 

 daries; tail dull greenish, with narrow margins of bluish 



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