BANGS' PIPROMORPHA 



coverts streaked with same; two inconspicuous 

 buff wing bars; chin, throat and upper chest 

 grayish olive, thickly streaked with olive and 

 passing to sulphur yellow on the rest of the 

 under parts, the breast and sides heavily streaked 

 with greenish olive. Bill straight, rather long 

 and slender, well hooked at tip. 



Female. Length 117 mm. (4.60 in.); tail 45 

 mm. (1.75 in.). Similar to male. 



"Gatun. Found in the forest " (Jewel) . The 

 deep greenish olive upper parts and heavy close 

 streaking of greenish olive that covers the entire 

 under parts except the strongly yellow middle 

 part of the abdomen, is the most striking feature 

 of this bird's plumage. It is of medium size 

 and moderately slender build, with a tail of 

 medium length. 



12. Pipromorpha oleaginea parca (Bangs) 

 Bangs' Pipromorpha 



Sexes alike. Length 112 mm. (4.40 in.); 

 tail 44 mm. (1.75 in.). Above olive green, the 

 upper tail coverts tawny olive; tail dusky olive; 

 wings deep olive, the quills edged with buffy 

 yellow and with two indistinct bars of buffy 

 yellow; throat and chest grayish olive tinged 

 with greenish tawny yellow and deepening to 

 tawny or almost tarnished brassy yellow on rest 

 of lower parts. Bill rather long and slender, 

 light below, near base, well hooked at tip. 

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