GRANATELLUS. all 
Four species of this genus are now known, the differences of 
which are indicated in the following diagnoses. The characters of 
G. sallaei and pelzelnii I borrow from Sclater—not having seen 
these species. 
Common Cuaracters.—Slaty blue above ; tail black. A broad post- 
ocular patch, and sides of body white. Middle region of body 
beneath, from breast to crissum inclusive, vermilion red. 
Sides of head and neck black; chin and throat white. 
Top of head like the back ; forehead and pectoral col- 
lar black; lateral tail feathers tipped with white venustus. 
Similar to last, but without black pectoral collar —.. francisce. 
Top of head black; no black pectoral collar; tail 
feathers without white tips 5 5 5 . pelzelnit. 
Sides of head, with entire chin and throat, plumbeous ; tail 
feathers not tipped with white. A : - sallaei. 
Granatellus venustus. 
Granatellus venustus, “ Dusus, Esq. Orn. tab. xliv,” Bon. Consp. 1850, ; 
312 (Mus. Bruxell. ex Mexico).—Scnarer, P. Z. 5. Nov. 1864, 607, 
pl. xxxvii, fig. 2 (copied from Dubus). 
Hab. Western Mexico. 
(No. 30,169, 4%.) Above bluish slate color. Forehead, sides of head and 
neck including edge of vertex, and a narrow pectoral collar, continuous 
black. A broad triangular patch of white behind the eye in the black of the 
neck. Median portion of under parts, from the black pectoral band to and 
including crissum, vermilion red. Avxillars, lining of wings, flanks, chin and 
throat (which are bordered by black, as described) white; side of breast 
plumbeous. Outer web, and terminal half of inner web of Ist tail feather, 
terminal fifth of 2d, and a slight tip of 3d, all white; rest of tail black. 
Quills dark brown, edged externally like the back, internally with whitish. 
Bill dark plumbeous, paler on the tomia and gonys; legs rather dusky. Iris 
white. 
A close examination shows a number of black bristles interspersed in the 
white of the throat. 
Length, 5.40; wing, 2.47; tail, 2.90; graduation, .35; difference between 
Ist and 4th quills, .36; bill above, .55; nostril, .36; gape, .65 tarsus, .77; 
middle toe and claw, .60. 
The differences between this species, G. peizelnii,t and G. sallaei, 
are given below. 
! Granatellus pelzelnii. 
Granatellus pelzelneti, Scuater, P. Z. 8. Nov. 22, 1864, 606, pl. xxxvii, 
fig. 1 (Madeira River, Brazil). 
Supra plumbeus, pileo et capitis lateribus nigris ; vitta post-oculari utrinque 
