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I06 BANGS A NEW MANACUS L Vol. Ill 



Hanacus candei electilis 1 subsp. nov. 



Type, from Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Mexico, $ adult, no. 2469, coll. of 

 E. A. and O. Bangs, collected June 10, 1901, by A. E. Colburn and Percy W. 

 Shufeldt. 



Characters. — Slightly larger than true M. candei of Honduras — wing 

 averaging 55.8 mm. in the new form, as against 54.6 mm. in true M. candei ; 

 under parts, below the white jugulum, pale lemon yellow with decided greenish 

 tinge (the same area in true M. candei is intense chrome yellow) ; rump and 

 upper tail coverts much darker and more dingy oil green (in true M. candei 

 the lower rump is often decidedly yellowish, and the green color of the upper 

 part of rump and upper tail coverts is a bright yellowish oil green). 



The above characters are based wholly on adult males. Mr. 

 Brown took females of true M. candei, but I have been unable to 

 find females of the Mexican bird for comparison, though I have 

 examined many males. As the females of other species and sub- 

 species of Manacus are distinguishable by good color characters, 

 it is probable that the females of Manacus candei candei and 

 of Manacus candei electilis can be easily told apart. 



1 Electilis — daintv. 



