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A broad black band covers the back. Head , sides of body, 

 legs and feet reddish with small white spots. — 14 and 15, 

 Adult specimens, Costa-Rica, Frank, 1880. Like N*^. 1. 

 but inside of fore legs pure white and rather large pure 

 white spots to the belly and breast. Received s. n. Ma- 

 croxus nicoyana Gray. — 16 and 17. Adult male and female, 

 Panama, Boucard , 1880. Colored like No^, 14 and 15, 

 but the white spots are larger and the sides of the body 

 show pure white tips of the hairs. — 18. Adult, Panama, 

 Boucard, 1880. Like aureoc/aster. The neck and base of 

 tail are of a fine mahogany-color, hairs of back with ra- 

 ther large white tips. Hind legs and feet colored like fore 

 legs, whitish. Tail incomplete. — 19. Adult male , Panama, 

 Boucard, 1880, Back deep black, head, sides of body, 

 legs and feet pale yellowish brown. — 20 , 21 and 22. Adult 

 females, Panama, Boucard, 1880. Like N*^. 19, but the 

 back brownish black , for the rest more whitish. — 23. Young 

 female, Panama, Boucard, 1880. Like N*^. 19, but lower- 

 parts redder. — 24. Adult male, Panama, Boucard, 1880. 

 Colored like N^ 23. — 25 , 26 and 27. Adult females and 

 male , Panama , Boucard , 1880. Back like Nos. 20, 21 and 22, 

 for the rest like N''. 19. — 28. Adult female, Panama, Bou- 

 card, 1880. Fore part of back black, hind part dark ma- 

 hogany-color , like base of tail. Sides of body , lowerparts, 

 legs and feet orange-colored. — 29 and 30. Adult females , 

 Panama, Boucard, 1880. Back of a beautiful light brown 

 color, other parts white with a slight reddish tinge. — 31 

 and 32. Adult females, Panama, Boucard, 1880. Like No*. 

 29 and 30 , but back with black patches. Hairs of tail 

 annulated with reddisli brown instead of black , as is the 

 case in all the foregoing specimens. — 33 and 34. Adult 

 females, Panama, Boucard, 1880. Back pale yellowish 

 brown , with irregular brownish black spots. Tail like 

 Nos. 31 and 32. — 35. Adult male, Panama, Boucard, 

 1880. Back with a feeble brownish shade. Hairs of tail 

 broadly annulated with pale reddish brown. For the rest 

 white with a slight reddish shade. — 36. Adult male, Ecua- 



Notes frpni the Leyden Museum, A^ol. "V. 



