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 Xanthoura yftcas TYPE 



Xanthura yi^cas Var. Caeruleocephala Dubois 



Bull. Acad. Roy de Belg. 2^ ser. XXXVIII, No. 9, 

 187A, p. 



5255 Brussels. Y.'ing llu, tail 127, exp. cu3jiien 

 21.1, from nostril 16,5, depth at nostril 9.9, 

 tarsus 36.0, middle toe minus claw 19«1, tail 

 gi^aduated 3o.5, Nazal tufts only 7 ™a» long. 



Xanthura yucas 



Var. Caeruleocephala 

 Dubois 

 Type 

 Hab. Venezuela, Trinidad 

 Loc. Caracas (Venezuela) 5255 (no. written by Dubois) 



Mounted bird in good condition; bright yellow eyes; 

 a one year old to judge from narrow rectrices; 

 ventral plumage faded (post mortem) to creamy ;vhite 

 on sides and to pale cream color on median under- 

 parts; sex not indicated. 



Crown entirely blue - nazal tufts very short approach- 

 ing Central Americai races in this respect; color 

 of head and occiput changing on nape to glaucous 

 green on back and rump; longer upper tail coverts 

 distinctly more bluish terminally; outer webs 

 of remiges only slightly bluer than back. 



Brussels 5 July 11, 1939. 



Ki^t side bleached more ventrally and more bluish 

 less greenish) dor sally i 



Given as the type in the old ^ubois register. Obtained 

 from an unknown (unstated) source. 



A. J, Van Rossem 



