CASSIN'S TANAGER 



1 8. Mitrospingus cassini cassini (Lawrence) 

 Cassin's Tanager 



Sexes alike. Length 170 mm. (6.70 in.); 

 tail 74 mm. (2.90 in.). General color above dark 

 grayish brown except for a yellowish green 

 triangular patch on the crown; forehead and 

 sides of face grayish black; throat gray; breast 

 bright yellowish green deepening on abdomen, 

 sides and flanks; under tail coverts russet. 



Young. Duller, no patch on crown. 



A rare species ranging from Costa Rica to 

 Ecuador. Recorded from Lion Hill Station. 



19. Rhodinocichla rosea eximia Ridgway 

 Panama Thrush Tanager 



Male. Length 195 mm. (7.70 in.) ; tail 86 mm. 

 (3.35 in.). Dark slate above, including the 

 sides of head and neck; a rose red stripe from 

 sides of forehead broader in front of eye and 



FIG. 102. Rhodinocichla rosea eximia 



(Nat. Size) 



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