^ETHOPYGA. 643 



nostril, 16 ; tarsus, 14. Description and measurements from a specimen 

 taken by C. B. Kloss in Singapore. 



"Female. Crown and nape ashy brown; rest of upper parts yellowish 

 olive ; tail black, largely tipped with white ; under parts whitish, strongly 

 washed with pale yellow. Wing, 51." (Gadow.) 



"Iris, bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Food insects." (Bourns and 

 Worcester MS.) 



Genus ^ETHOPYGA Cabanis, 1850. 



Bill as long as head, strongly curved, the tip very sharp ; nasal opercles 

 unfeathered; males with the rectrices narrow and graduated, the middle 

 pair usually much produced and often acuminate. Males brightly colored, 

 largely red or yellow or both; females greenish. 



Species. 



a 1 . Much larger; wing more than 50 mm.; bill from nostril more than 15. 

 ft 1 . Central rectrices lengthened, their tips rounded (males). 



c 1 . Chin, throat, breast, head, and mantle bright red magniflca (p. 644) 



c 2 . Chin and throat with a narrow median stripe of citron-yellow changing 



to orange on breast; mantle dark green boltoni (p. 645) 



ft 2 . Central rectrices not lengthened (females). 



c 1 . Tail-feathers edged with dull crimson; under parts dull green. 



magnifica (p. 644) 

 c 2 . Tail-feathers edged with green; chest gray; abdomen yellow. 



boltoni (p. 645) 

 a 2 . Much smaller; wing less than 50 mm.; bill from nostril less than 15. 



ft 1 . Mantle and sides of neck dark red ; chin, throat, and breast yellow ( males ) . 

 c 1 . Breast streaked with vermilion. 



d l . Chin, throat, and breast paler, sulphur-yellow. 



e 1 . Metallic frontal band extending backward to the occiput; occiput 



dark red like the back shelleyi (p. 646) 



e 2 . Metallic frontal band extending backward to the hinder border of 



eye; occiput green arolasi (p. 648) 



d 2 . Chin, throat, and breast darker, more gamboge-yellow. 



e 1 . Smaller; wing, about 40 mm.; bill from nostril, 11 bella (p. 647) 



e 2 . Larger; wing, about 44 mm.; bill from nostril, 14 bonita (p. 648) 



c 2 . Breast pure yellow, or very faintly streaked with vermilion. 

 d 1 . Breast gamboge-yellow and slightly darker than chin. 



flavipectus (p. 649) 

 d 2 . Breast, throat, and chin more nearly uniform and lighter yellow. 



rubrinota ( p. 649 ) 



ft 2 . Upper parts bright olive-green; under parts whitish, more or less washed 

 with pale yellowish green (females). 



c 1 . Rump olive-green like the back.... /shelleyi (p. 646) 



I arolasi (p. 648) 

 bella (p. 647) 

 bonita (p. 648) 

 flavipectus (p. 6 

 rubrinota (p. 649) 



c 2 . Rump lemon-yellow _ 



flavipectus (p. 649) 



