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Above light olive green, brighter behind. Forehead fulvons yellow, the 

 rest of cap a^liy olive, tinged with fulvuuii or ochrey, scarcely diittinguiishabl? 

 behind from the back, which in Hiightiy waalied with the same. Cheeka like 

 head above, but lighter. A yellowish loral ttpot paMHing to upper part ol' «ye ; 

 the eyelids whitiah. Under parts pale yellow, ligliteat (aiuioHt white) on 

 throat, darker iuaide the wingt) and on criaaum ; flanks slightly olivacvouH. 

 Inner edges of quills yellowisli-white ; outer edges of exterior primaries gray, 

 of other quills olive. Tail feathers decidedly olive, edged internally with 

 yellowish. Bill abovt; horn color, ilesh color below ; legs plumbeous. 



(No. 38,92(5, % .) Tota length, 4.30 ; wing, 2.25 ; tail, 2.05 ; difference of 

 10th and longest primary, .31 ; exposed portion of 1st primary, .80, of 2(1, 

 1.45, of longest (4th) (measured from exposed base of Ist primary), 1.75; 

 length of bill from forehead, .61, from nostril, .35, along gape, .66 ; tarsus, 

 .62 ; middle toe and claw, .46, claw alone, .13 ; Mnd toe and claw, .46, claw 

 alone, .21. 



The specimen described agrees quite well with the type, but is 

 larger and brighter in color. Tlio shade of olive in the cap is 

 darker and redder than that of the back. 



This species, of about the same size, closely resembles viridi- 

 Jlauus in color, especially below. The latter is, however, of a 

 richer, more ochrey yellow below, lacks the colored front, and has 

 t'ae cap uniform with the back. The whole bill is reddish, and the 

 feet are flesh color or red, not plumbeous. 



(38,926.) Eye dark ; legs lead ; upper bill cinolcy ; lower pinlcish. ( .) Type. 



Hylophi'iUB acutlcauda. 



Hyiophilua acuticaudus, Lawrence, Pr. A, N. So. 1865, 37 (Venezuela). 

 Hab. Venezuela. 



(No. 399, type.) Wings short and much rounded ; tail lengthened, longe' 

 than the wings, the feathers narrow and lanceolate. Second quill consider- 

 ably shorter than 10th ; 3d about equal to 9th. 



Abovi' dull olive, browner anteriorly, brighter towards rump and on edges 

 of quill the forehead with some concealed yellowish at base of feathers. 

 Sides of luad, throat, and breast pale dull brownish-ash ; belly fulvous wliite; 

 flanks olivaceous; crissum, tibia, and inner lining of wings (including inner 

 edges of quills), yellow. Bill light horn color, paler below ; legs pale browni8h- 

 yellow. 



(No. 399, type.) Total length, 4.50; wing, 1.85; tail, 2.00; difference of 

 10th and longest quills, .16 ; exposed portion of 1st primary, .65, of 2d, 1.20, 



