FAMILY GALBULIDAE 459 



This he considered to differ from the nominate form in greater width 

 of the white to buff band on the inner base of the primaries, greater 

 extent of cinnamon "ockerfarben" on the under tail coverts, in 

 white tips of the outer secondaries, and a slight curvature of the 

 bill. The illustration shows the type of the new form and another 

 of the same sex from northern Antioquia in lateral view, with the 

 slight curvature (described as varying from 1 to 3.3 mm. from the 

 straight axis) evident. As I have not seen the material I am not in 

 position to judge the validity of the race. However, in the series 

 from Panama and farther west in Colombia that I have examined 

 I find the color differences duplicated, and also in some a slight 

 curvature in the bill, though not to the extent described for the new 

 form. 



The species was named for Thomas Knight Salmon, of England, 

 resident from 1872 to 1878 in Medellin, Antioquia, who collected 

 the first known specimens. 



GALBULA RUFICAUDA Cuvier: Rufous-tailed Jacamar, 

 Tucuso de Montana 



Rather small, with long, very slender, narrowly pointed bill ; upper 

 surface and band across breast shining green; outer rectrices cin- 

 namon-rufous. 



Description. — Length 220-245 mm. Twelve rectrices, tail longer 

 than wing, strongly graduated. Adult male, upper surface, including 

 the two to four central rectrices, side of head and a broad band 

 across lower foreneck and upper breast shining metallic golden 

 green; outer rectrices on either side (the outermost short, nearly 

 hidden by under tail coverts) rufous-tawny, with the hidden basal 

 area in part, or entirely golden green like the central pair ; primaries 

 and secondaries dull black, the latter edged with metallic green ; lores, 

 band beneath eye, and anterior rictal area black; foreneck entirely 

 white in one race, or with the chin black in another; rest of under 

 surface, including the innermost under wing coverts, rufous-tawny; 

 outer under wing coverts with the longer rows buff and the central 

 area dull metallic green ; inner webs of primaries and secondaries 

 edged narrowly with buff at base. 



Adult female, central foreneck cinnamon-buff; lower breast, abdo- 

 men, and sides dark cinnamon-buff (slightly paler than in male) ; 

 otherwise like the male. 



Juvenile, like the adult of the same sex ; in young stages with the 

 tip of the maxilla buff or dull yellow. 



