GEOTRYGON RUFIVENTRIS, Lmcrence. 



By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY. 



The following appeared in a reprint from the 'Annals of the Lyceum 

 of Natural History in New York,' vol. xi. February 1875 : — 



"IX. — Description of Four New Species of Birds from Costa Rica. 

 By George N. Lawrence. (Read December 21, 1874.)" 



At p. 90 :— 



" 3. Geotrygon rufiventris. 



" Front and a line under the eye, extending as far as the occiput, light 

 salmon-colour; crown, hind neck, upper part of back, throat, and upper 

 part of breast of a rather dull violet-purple, on the lower part of the breast 

 merging into brownish ash ; lower part of back, rump, and upper tail-coverts 

 of a dull bronzy olive- green ; tail-feathers brownish black, the ends lighter 

 or ashy brown ; abdomen, vent, and sides dull brownish rufous, on the 

 middle of the abdomen is a patch of white feathers just tinged with rufous ; 

 under tail-coverts dark brown, largely ending with rufous; wing-coverts, 

 secondaries, and tertiaries olive-brown, primaries brownish black, the shafts 

 of a reddish or hazel-brown ; under wing-coverts and axillars deep cinnamon- 

 red ; inner webs of primaries at base dull pale cinnamon ; bill black ; feet in 

 the dried specimen of yellowish flesh-colour. 



" The sex is not given. 



