CHLORCENAS SUBYINACEA. Lawrence. 



By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY. 



The following is from 'A Catalogue of the Birds of Costa Rica,' by George 

 N. Lawrence, p. 135 (reprinted from the 'Annals of the Lyceum of Natural 

 History in New York,' vol. ix. April 1868) : — 



"448. Chlorcenas suBViNACEA, sp. n. 



" Male. Head, neck, and under plumage light purplish vinaceous, darker 

 on the abdomen and sides ; the throat paler, and of a fulvous tinge ; back, 

 wing-coverts, and rump brownish cinnamon ; tail of a fine dark brown, 

 slightly purplish, except the two central feathers, which are rather lighter 

 in colour and incline to olivaceous brown ; the upper tail-coverts are of the 

 same colour as the central tail-feathers ; the quills are dark brown, the 

 primaries blackish on the outer webs, which are narrowly margined with 

 pale cinnamon, the inner webs of the quill-feathers are broadly marked with 

 dull pale cinnamon to near their ends ; the under wing-coverts are vinaceous, 

 V aried with cinnamon ; bill black ; feet yellow. 



" Length (fresh) 13i inches, wing 65, tail 5|, tarsi |. 



" Habitat. Dota. Collected by F. Carmiol, February 26th, 1867. Type 

 in Mus. Smiths. Inst. no. 47575. 



"The female is a little smaller, 12^ inches in length, and differs in 



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