18 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 



The colours of tlie soft-parts are not noted by the collector, 

 bnt appear to have been : — 



Bare parts of head and neck bluish-black, with black 



T.'xt-fis. 5. 



Front aspect of right tarsus of Thaumafibis gujanfea, showing hexagoual 

 and slightly irregular scaling. 



Text-fiff. / ^ 



Base of bill of T. i/if/antea, showing slil-like nostril. 



transverse bais on the back of the head and neck ; bill dull 

 lake; feet and legs ])right crimson-lake, claws horny. 



