GRANATELLUS. 231 



Four species of this genus are now known, the differences of 

 which are indicated in the following diagnoses. The characters of 

 G. mllaei and pelzelnii I borrow from Sclater — not having seen 

 these species. 



Common Characters.— Slaty blue above ; tail black. A broad post- 

 ocular patch, aud sides of body white. Middle region of body 

 beneath, from breast to crissum inclusive, vermilion red. 

 Sides of head and neck black ; chin and throat white. 



Top of head like the back ; forehead and pectoral col- 

 lar black ; lateral tail feathers tipped with white ventistus. 

 Similar to last, but without black pectoral collar . fra)icisc(e. 

 Top of head black ; no black pectoral collar ; tail 



feathers without white tips .... pelzelnii. 



Sides of head, with entire chin and throat, plumbeous ; tail 



feathers not tipped with white sallaei. 



Oranatellus veiiiistus. 



Granatellus venustus, " Dubcs, Esq. Orn. tab. xliv," Bon. Consp. 1850, 

 312 (Mus. Bruxell. ex Mexico).— Sclater, P. Z. S. Nov. 1864, 607, 

 pi xxxvii, fig. 2 (copied from Dubus). 

 Hab. Western Mexico. 



(No. 30,169, % .) Above bluish slate color. Forehead, sides of head and 

 neck including edge of vertex, and a narrow pectoral collar, continuous 

 black. A broad triangular patch of white behind the eye in the black of the 

 neck. Median portion of under parts, from the black pectoral band to and 

 including crissum, vermilion red. Axillars, lining of wings, flanks, chin and 

 throat (which are bordered by black, as described) white; side of breast 

 plumbeous. Outer web, and terminal half of inner web of 1st tail feather, 

 terminal fifth of 2d, and a slight tip of 3d, all white ; rest of tail black. 

 Quills dark brown, edged externally like the back, internally with whitish. 

 Bill dark plumbeous, paler on the tomia aud gonys ; legs rather dusky. Iris 

 white. 



A close examination shows a number of black bristles interspersed in the 

 white of the throat. 



Length, 5.40 ; wing, 2.47 ; tail, 2.90; graduation, .35 ; diflference between 

 1st and 4tli quills, .36 ; bill above, .55 ; nostril, .36 ; gape, .65 tarsus, .77 ; 

 middle toe and claw, .60. 



The differences between this species, G. peizelnii,^ and G. sallaei, 

 are given below. 



' Granatellus pelzelnii. 



Granatellus pelzelneii, Sclater, P. Z. S. Nov. 22, 1864, 606, pi. xxxvii, 

 fig. 1 (Madeira River, Brazil). 



Supra plumbeus, pileo et capitis lateribus nigris ; vitta post-oculari utrinque 



