PLACOSTOMUS. — CRASPEDOPKION. l47 



head, supraloral streak which extends over the eye and along the 

 sides of the crown, a spot behind the eye and another on the 

 lower cheeks black ; lores, a narrow circle round the eye, and a 

 line extending backwards behind the eye yellowish white ; ear- 

 coverts, chin, and throat lemon-yellow; remainder of the under 

 surface, including the under tail-coverts, sulphur-yellow more or 

 less mixed with grey on the breast and sides of the body ; outer 

 under wing-coverts greyish ; quill-lining brown with whitish 

 edges ; low^er aspect of tail pale brown. 



Total length 82 mm., exposed culmen 11, width of bill 9, 

 wing 56, tail 14, tarsus 15. 



The male described was collected on the Ituribisi River in 

 February 1907. 



Adult female. Differs from the adult male in having the middle 

 of the crown fiery chestnut, instead of yellow, and, in this par- 

 ticular specimen, more yellow on the under surface. Wing 51 mm. 



The female was collected on the Bonasika River in August 1910. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Kamakabra River, 

 Arawai River (j^lcConnell collection). 



Extralimital Range. Surinam (^Penard), Cayenne. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Genus CRASPEDOPRION Hartert. 



Craspedoprion Hartert, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 009, 1902. Type C (equi- 

 noctial is (Sclater). 



Y\\x. oO. — Crasp/'dojirinn a-quinoct/iilin. 



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