348 Birds from Central and South America. 



Habitat, New Granada, Carthagena. Collected by Mr. A. 

 Scbott on the Atrato Expedition under Lieut. Micbler. 



No. 122 of Cassin's Catalogue of that collection. Spec, in 

 Mus. Smith. Inst., No. of type 17918. Two specimens examined 

 are neither in good condition, but they do not differ in plumage. 

 One (No. 17918) from Turbo is marked as a male, but being in 

 the poorest order, I have taken the one marked as a female for 

 the type. 



Remarks. — I have had these specimens in my possession for 

 some time, and being unable to identify them with any known 

 species, have concluded to characterize tbem as undescribed ; 

 they differ the most from all other species of this genus, in 

 having the upper plumage reddish bronze without a trace of 

 green. 



I have named this species in compliment to my friend Mr. 

 John Cassin. 



c. Eupherusa cupreicep§ 5 nov. sp. 



Male. Front, entire crown and upper tail coverts of a reddish 

 coppery bronze ; back reddish bronzed green ; two central tail feathers 

 coppery bronze, not quite so bright as the coverts, all the other tail 

 feathers are white, the one next the central is narrowly edged and ter- 

 minates rather broadly with coppery bronze, the outer three are clouded 

 at their ends with blackish-grey ; sides of the head and entire under sur- 

 face of a shining, rather pale, emerald green, tinged with golden ; 

 feathers of the thighs blackish, with their ends white; upper mandible 

 black, the under whitish, dusky at the end ; toes black, with the soles 

 pale yellow. 



The bill is slender and a little curved. 



Length (fresh) 3| in.; wing 1| ; tail 1-^.j bill T 9 ¥ . 



Habitat. Costa Rica, Barranca. Collected by J. Carmiol. 

 Spec, in Mus. Smith. Inst, No. of type 41478. 

 Two specimens examined are precisely alike. 



