LAMPROTHORAX WII.HELMINAE. 165 



in our specimen and 14,7 era. long instead of 13,2 as 

 mentioned by Dr. Meyer. The color of these feathers is 

 inaccurately represented on Dr. Meyer's plate and does not 

 agree with the description , reminding much the color 

 found in some species of Tanysiptera , while in reality it 

 is metallic green with a gloss of steel-blue under certain 

 lights. 



Leyden Museum, 15 November 1894. 



P.S. Just before the present paper was to leave the press , 

 I find that I had entirely overlooked the description and 

 plate of Dr. Oustalet's Craspedophora iJ/aw^owi in the » Nou- 

 velles Archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle", 1892, 

 p. 218, pi. XV. 



Craspedophora Bruyni mihi (vide antea) is certainly 

 very closely allied with G. Mantoid^ agreeing with it in 

 the general color of the plumage, the size and shape of 

 the bill, the color on head, throat and jugular shield 

 and especially in the structure of the feathers of this lat- 

 ter. On the other hand it differs, however, in having 

 the vent white instead of uniform with the abdomen , fur- 

 ther in the central pair of tail-feathers being not metallic 

 green when viewed from the front-side, in having the 

 tail much shorter (8,5 cm. instead of 12) though it does 

 not show the least remainders of the horny sheaths of 

 young feathers , and in the much longer lateral tufts and 

 especially the very long , wire-like terminal parts of the 

 shafts of the tuft-feathers. As the types of both species 

 appear to be fully adult and in full dress, the above men- 

 tioned dijïerences may be considered sufficient to distinguish 

 them from each other. 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. XVI. 



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