292 Mr. G. N. Lawrence on 



tail llf ; tarsus 2f ; bill from front 1-^, from gape 2|, high 

 at base f, wide at base §, at nostril ■£$. 



Hab. Central America. 



Mus. Acad, of Nat. Sciences, Philadelphia. 



As stated by Mr. Sclater, this species is nearly allied to 

 N. geoffroyi ; it is, however, quite distinct, differing in the 

 rufous front and in not having the black marks on the throat- 

 feathers ; these last in shape are nearly even at the end, those 

 of N. geoffroyi being strongly rounded ; in each of the species 

 the shape of the throat-feathers is different, and it is a strong 

 distinguishing character : the bill is not shorter than in the 

 specimen of N. geoffroyi ; but it is higher, as stated by Mr. 

 Sclater, and also wider : the purple and green colours of the 

 tail, I think, vary with age, being more purple in the adult. 



3. Neomorphus rufipennis (G. R. Gray), P. Z. S. 1849, 

 p. 63, pi. 10. 



Bill black for three quarters its length, the terminal quarter 

 whitish horn-colour clouded in the middle ; upper part of the 

 throat greyish, narrowly edged with dusky blue ; front, crown, 

 crest, a space under the eye, entire neck and upper part of 

 the breast of a fine deep blackish blue ; this blue colour extends 

 somewhat on the upper part of the back ; the throat and neck- 

 feathers in front are obtusely lanceolate in shape j the bases 

 of the blue throat-feathers are grey ; bare space around the 

 eye whitish ; lower part of breast, abdomen, and thighs of a 

 fine dark grey ; under tail-coverts dark brown ; middle tail- 

 feathers fine purplish red, the others dark green, except the 

 outer pair, which are deep violet-purple, as are the underparts 

 of all the tail-feathers ; back and Upper tail-coverts dark green j 

 the primaries are blackish violet-blue, the secondaries have 

 their outer webs for two thirds their width bright reddish 

 cinnamon, the remainder of webs next the shaft and the inner 

 webs violet-blue. Wing 6£ inches; tail 11; tarsus 2|; bill 

 from front 1^, from gape 2 T \, high at base jf, wide at base 

 |f, wide at nostrils }£. 

 Hab. No locality given *. 



* [The correct patria of this species is undoubtedly Guiana. Cf. P. Z. S. 

 1864, p. 249.— P. L. S.] 



