442 PHAINOPTILA MELANOXANTHA. 



Mr. H. Rogers has sent over the male, and it is described by Mr. Salvin. 

 The sexes are the same size ; but in the female the throat is grey, inchning 

 to yellow instead of black, and the back is yellowish mixed with grey, which 

 in the male is black ; and the bright yellow patch on the rump is absent in 

 the female. While the tail-feathers in the male are quite black, in the female 

 they are much lighter and are marked with yellow on one edge. The wing- 

 feathers in the male are also quite black ; in the female they are hghter, and 

 marked with yellow on their outer edge. 



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The total length is about 8i inches. The birds in the Plate were shot 

 May 1877. 



The young male is like the adult female, of which I have one in my 

 collection killed at Navarro in May 1877. This specimen is in a very 

 interesting stage. The black feathers of the throat are just making their 

 appearance, and the yellow patch on the rump is faintly indicated. The tail 

 is exactly like that of the female, but would of course turn to bright black 

 in a very short time. 



