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l)ack and shoulders ; remiges, rectrices, and primary coverts with a 

 narrow terminal border of white. 



There is little variation in the coloration of this beautiful species, the 

 only one presenting differences particularly noticeable being 'No. 56099 

 (supposed to be from England), in which the black in its entire extent 

 is nearly uniform, and glossed with a uniform violaceous-slate. This 

 appearance, however, is probably caused by greater age of the feathers. 



The fresh colors of the soft parts are as follows in the adult : — " Bill 

 deep black, the basal half of the lower mandible, the basal portion of 

 the upper beneath the cere, the cere, rictus, and naked eyelids, plumbe- 

 ous-blue ; feet similar but paler ; claws grayish brown ; iris very darJc 

 hroivn : interior of the mouth bright cobalt-blue." (No. 957, $ , Mus. R. E., 

 Mt. Carmel, 111., Aug. 1, 1870. Length, 22.75; extent, 50.80.) 



List of specimens in United States National Museum. 



■ Catalogue 

 No. 



3754 

 12035 

 18457 

 30408 

 34151 

 39332 

 30451 



41906 

 50928 

 51654 

 52993 

 56099 

 56100 



Original 

 No. 



38 



Sex and 

 age. 



d ad. 



— jiiv. 



— ad. 

 ? ad. 

 d ad. 



— ad. 



d ad. 



— ad. 

 ? ad. 



— ad. 

 cT ad. 

 ? ad. 



Locality. 



Prairie Mer Rotige, La 



Cantonm'tBurgwyn, N. Mex. 



Cherokee Nation, Ind. T 



Costa Rica (SanJos6) 



Sioux City, Iowa 



Costa Rica 



Eastern Peru (headHualaga 

 River). 



"Western Kansas 



Brazil 



Texas (Washington County) . 



Kiowa Agency, Ind. T 



"In Englang geschossen". .. 

 do 



Date. 



Aug. 5,1859 

 Aug. 5,1849 



May 5, 1864 

 May 15, 1865 



Donor. 



James Fairie. 



W. W. Anderson. 



Dr. Woodhouse. 



Dr. A. von Prantzius. 



John Feilner. 



Dr. A. von Frantziixs. 



Walter T. Church. 



Allen Crocker. 

 Sr. Don Fr. Albuquerque 

 G. W. Lincecum. 

 Dr. E. Palmer. 

 W. Sohliitter. 

 Do.- 



Othei' specimens examined. — In mus. Philad. Acad., 3 ; Am. Mus., N. Y., 4 (Brazil) ; 

 Boston Soc, 1 ; Mus. Comp. Zool., 2; G. N. Lawrence, 3 ; E. Ridgway, 2 (Illinois and 



Co??ectors' notes.'— No. 34151 : length, 23.20 ; extent, 56.20. No. 39332: "Iris red."' J. 

 Zeledon. 



