LAWRENCE'S SPADE-BILLED FLYCATCHER 



2. Placostomus coronatus superciliaris 



(Lawrence) 

 Lawrence's Spade-billed Flycatcher 



Placostomus superciliaris RIDGWAY, Birds of N. and M. 

 Amer., IV, p. 379, 1907; STONE, Proc. Phila. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci., 1918, p. 263. 



Length 80 mm. (3.10 in.); tail 22 mm. (0.90 in.). 



Male. Top of head with a large yellow, 



partly concealed crown patch, shading to brown 



FIG. 55. Placostomus coronatus superciliaris 

 (Nat. Size) 



on the sides and margined by a narrow black 

 line; a narrow stripe of pale yellow over eye; 

 remaining upper parts olive, a black patch on 

 ear coverts and another on cheeks; below light 

 yellow, chest and sides washed with olive. No 

 conspicuous wing bars. Bill very broad and 

 flat. 



Female. Similar to male but crown patch 

 more orange. 



A forest species. It should be easily recog- 

 nized by its very small size, very short tail, 

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