4 PICARIA 
2. GENUS GALBULA Brisson 
Galbula Brisson, Orn. Vol. 4, p. 85 (1780). 
Caucalias Cabanis & Heine, Mus. Hein. Vol. 4, pt. 1, p. 218 (1863). 
KEY OF THE SPECIES 
A. Belly dark rufous in both sexes. 
a. Bill black, breast bronzy green. 
a’. Throat white in male, vufous im female. 
a!'. Outer vectrices blackish 
b!'. Outer vectrices vufous. 
al", With black tips. 
b!". Without black tips. 
Chin white 
Chin black 
b!. Throat bronsy green, like the breast. 
Outer rectrices rufous, with black tips. 
Outer vectrices uniform rufous . 
b. Bill yellow, breast rufous. 
Cheeks green ; throat in male white 
Cheeks blue; throat rufous . 
B. Belly white in male, cinnamomeous in female. 
smaller ; back and breast coppery 
larger ; back and breast purplish 
1. Galbula viridis (Linneus) (Plate, Fig. 5). 
-Alcedo galbula Linneus, Syst. Nat. Vol. 1, p. 182 (1760). 
Galbula viridis Latham, Ind. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 244 (1790); Sclater, Mon. Jacam. p. 7, 
pl. 11 (1882); id, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 19, p. 164 (1891). 
2. Galbula rufo-viridis Cabanis. 
Galbula rufo-virtdis Cabanis, in Ersch & Gruber, Enc. Sect. 1, 
2D eaOtr: 
Sclater, 
Mon. Jacam. p. 11, pl. 111 (1882); id. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 19, p. 165 (1801). 
3. Galbula ruficauda Cuvier. 
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, Régne Anim. Vol. 1, p. 420; Sclater, Mon. Jacam., p. 15, 
pl. 4 (1882); id. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 19, p. 166 (1801). 
4. Galbula melanogenia Sclater. 
Galbula melanogenia Sclater, Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 61, pl. 90; id. 
pl. 5 (1882); Cat. Birds Brit. Mus, Vol. 19, p. 166 (18901). 
5. Galbula tombacea Spix. 
Mon. Jacam. p. 10, 
Galbula tombacea Spix, Aves Brasil. Vol. 1, p. 55, t. 58 (1824); Sclater, Mon, Jacam. 
p- 23, pl. 6 (1882); id. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 19, p. 165 (1801). 
Galbula cyanescens Deville, Rev. Zool. 1849, p. 56. 
Galbula fuscicapilla Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865, p. 13. 
Galhula tombacea cyanescens Hellmayer, Novit. Zool. Vol. 14, p. 402. 
G. VIRIDIS. 
(G. RUFO-VIRIDIS, 
G. RUFICAUDA. 
GG. MELANOGENIA. 
G. TOMBACEA. 
G. PASTAZE. 
G. ALBIROSTRIS. 
(>. CYANEICOLLIS. 
G, LEUCOGASTRA. 
G. CHALCOTHORAX. 
Guiana, Venezuela and 
Brazil n. of Amazons, 
Brazil s. of Amazons 
and E. Bolivia. 
Colombia, Venezuela, 
Trinidad and Tobago. 
S. Mexico, Centr. Ame- 
rica and W. Ecuador. 
Peru, Ecuador and Co- 
lombia. 
The specimens at my command do not enable me to decide whether there are or are 
not two species included under this head. Mr. Hellmayr (1. c.) promises us further information 
on this subject. 
