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black band across tbe interscapular region and in the color of 

 the under tail-coverts ; also in the concealed yellow spot near the 

 base of the breast and ehest feathers. 



Hab.: South Coast of New Guinea. 

 CONUBIDAE. 

 \\BrotogeTys ferrugineifrons. 



G. N. Lawrence, Ibis Vol. IV, No. 14, 1. Januar 1880, 

 p. 238. 



Front marked narrowly with bright ferruginous; the chin 

 and the feathers adjoining the sides of the bill are of a duU 

 light ochreous-red; upper plumage of a dark glossy green, brighter 

 on the Upper tail-coverts; tail feathers of a rather lighter green 

 than the back, with reddish brown shafts; outer webs of quills 

 green, the inner black; under wing-coverts dark green; inner 

 edges of quills of a dull light bluish green; under plumage 

 light green, with a yellowish tinge, and on the throat a wash 

 of ochreous; bill dark horncolour; feet light yellowish brown. 



Length 8, wing 4,75, tail 3,50. 



Hab.: New Granada, Bogota. 



PIONIDAE. 

 -^'Chrysotis coeligena. 



G. N. Lawrence, Ibis Vol. IV, No. 14, April 1880, p. 237 

 und P. L. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1880, pt. I, p. 68, t. IX. 



Front and lores of a dull yellowish orange; cheeks of rather 

 a light sky-blue ; feathers of the crown dull light yellow, ending 

 with green; the feathers of the occiput and cervix are dark 

 green, yellowish at base, and with the terminal edges blackish; 

 back, wing - coverts, and upper tail - coverts dark green ; tail- 

 feathers dark green, all, except the two middle ones; having 

 their ends for about an inch in extent of a dull pale yellow, 

 with a wash of light orange-colour on the inner webs; the first 

 primary is black, the others have their outer webs green for 

 four fifths of their length, the terminal portions, with the inner 

 webs, being black; the outer webs of the secondaries are green, 

 with a speculum of bright orange-red, and terminating with 

 deep indigo-blue, the inner webs are black; front edge of the 

 wing with a wash of pale yellow; throat light green, with a 

 wash of blue; breast and abdomen yellowish green, the feathers 

 edged narrowly with blackish, on a side view the colour is 

 bright verditer green; upper mandible light horn-colour, with a 

 reddish mark in front of the nostrils, the lower mandible is of 

 a darker colour; feet blackish brown. Lg. about 13 inches, 

 wing 8,75, tail 5, bill 1,75. 



Hab.: Guiana; Essequibo river. 



Obs. Similis C. Dufresnianae^ sed genis caeruleis, fronte non 

 rubra, speculo alari flavo et cauda nullo modo rubra distinguenda. 



(Forsetzung folgt.) 



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