PANAMA CRIMSON-BACKED TANAGER 



wings, and tail dusky; below yellow, brighter 

 on breast. 



Young male. Resembles female. Older in- 

 dividuals variously intermediate in plumage. 



Less common than the "Sangre de Toro," 

 though of similar habits. Noted in the spring 

 of 1924 on the edge of the jungle near Fort 

 Sherman, and near Fort Randolph, and not far 

 from the road to Gamboa. 



ii. Ramphocelus dimidiatus isthmicus 



Ridgway 



Panama Crimson-backed Tanager. " Sangre de 

 Toro" 



Length 161 mm. (6.30 in.); tail 73 mm. 

 (2.85 in.). 



Male. Head, neck, upper back, upper chest 

 and scapulars velvety crimson maroon; lower 

 back, rump, upper tail coverts, and breast blood 

 red; wings and tail black; abdomen brownish 

 black. Bill black above, partly silver below. 



Female. Much duller, head and back brown- 

 er; breast and rump more brick red. Bill 

 dusky. 



One of the common and conspicuous tanagers ; 

 a species of medium size for the family. Usually 

 seen about the edge of the jungle, and also along 

 the roads and about habitations. Common 

 call harsh w-d-a-h, w-d-d-h. 

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