PANAMA PICULET 



Male. Somewhat resembling male of Scapa- 

 neus malherbii but the white on neck and shoul- 

 ders forms two widely separated patches, not 

 joining to form a V on back, and continuing, 

 though narrow, through cheeks and changing to 

 dull yellowish buff at nostrils; chin and throat 

 streaked black and white; ear coverts and 

 area immediately below eyes slate gray but 

 cheeks red; breast and abdomen lighter and 

 less distinctly barred or spotted. 



Female. Similar to male but forehead and 

 front of crest black; cheeks blackish. 



Young male. Duller in coloring but similar to 

 adult male. Less red on cheeks. 



Head of both sexes with a conspicuous pointed 

 crest. 



Superficially like Scapaneus malherbii and like 

 that species frequenting the large trees of the old 

 growth forest; easily distinguished by the widely 

 separated white shoulder patches. Found at 

 Barro Colorado Island. 



6. Picumnus olivaceus panamensis Ridgway 

 Panama Piculet 



Length 80 mm. (3.15 in.); tail 25 mm. (i.oo 

 in.). 



Male. Top of head black, the forehead and 

 crown streaked with orange and behind that 

 dotted with white; remaining upper parts buffy 

 olive; tail dull black, the two outer pairs of 

 feathers with outer webs pale yellow; a streak 

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