Jacana 



Parra melanopygia Sclater TYPE 



7986. Brussels. V/ing 120, tail ^5, culraen 25,1, 

 tarsus 50.7, middle toe minus clav; 50, ^, "$" 

 Ste Martbe, Colombia. 



Mounted bird in good condition; fully adult and 

 marked (undoubtedly correctly) as "$". 



Lappet on forehead bi-lobed \y "t^® 



smaller lateral ones distorted. V^ 



This specimen was acquired from Verreaux as the type 

 of Salaters species. The Verreaux green label 

 is pasted to the register, 



Parra melanopygia Sclater Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 (18^6) p. 



(type de Sclater) 



Ste. Llartbe. N^® Grenade. 2 



I do not know when this specimen was obtained from 

 Verreaux. There is no record here of the date, 



Brussels, July 19, I938. 

 A. J, Van Rossem 



