656 LARU8 i'lIILADKLJ'IIIA, UONAPAJM'k's OIILL. 



DiAii. /y. iiiU:r mimimon, riiHiro Klmiino, jnV/ro, pcdIhiiH JlartH, rliiicliiillhuH r(miif/iiiii pritiiu- 

 riormii tjt/iiiijuc alhin ujyiiihuH nujr'tH, 



y/ofc.- C'cjriliiiciit of North AiJHiii-.-i, f?)Mi:xi<;o and Mifldli- AijuTiitii (liul. no vulid 

 rc)c)rir<-'', M-cn). C'lihiial in lairopc (<;r<al, l',ii(iiiii). In iicl(lit.ioi) to llii-, ii.liovc, (jiiotu,- 

 tionBri(y(e: Tiiomi\, Ann. Mjik- N. II. IJ-Irt, l!«; Zool. ]H'1:j, yoiilt.— I,nn if, Zool. IKM^ 

 :ill7; Wi7, l*(i(l.— yAliii., Br. I!, lii, .^'j.S.— I'owYS, Zool. 1H.',.% /ITCii.- Knox, Zool. IHQ), 

 :iO(;.— rtiiijlj, Zool. Jl^fw, '.l.'.Ol ; fulc, llarliiiij). 



Aitiill, litre diiir) ]jhiniof/i:-- ]',]]] slioiliT tlian (Ijc. Iii'.-id or tarHiiH, mncl) comprcHSi^d, vory 

 sloniltr and stcrnini;; l.otli njandiblcH wit.h a Hliglit Inil. diMt,in(;l, notclj near Mm (ip. 

 Convcxit.v ol' (Milrrh'ti hi i 1^1] I, gradual from liuHcto apox. itanii Hl)({lill.y <:<trii:;ivi; ; f^onyH 

 alioni, HtiaiKlil. NoMlriln laliial, liniar, diii;i:t., jMrvionH, i;xl,ri-.n]i;ly narrow. 'I'arMN.s 

 (.•i|na] to middle (oo and claw, willi llii; oidinary Hiulcllation un<l rc.lii;nl;ition. WoIih 

 rnodcralily t)n:ad, Honjc^uljat inriM-.d. Win;;H and lail oC ordinary 'haiaoti'-rH, tbij latti.r 

 Konjinvliat cinarKitato in IIjo yonn^. Bill black. Month and lyilidM carniim-. l^ofjH 

 and Icct coral-icd, fin{,'(;d with viiniiiion. WcIik hrif^Jit virjoilion. Hood plninhcoiis 

 slate, not m dciji u» in frdiil.lini, cnvoloiiiriK the, Inail anil np|ii-r part of the; ricrtk, 

 ri'ai:hing iiiitliiT Ijcforo Hian linhind. Whid'. palc.hiH on I'yclidM nairow, and lialC poH- 

 tirioi to tho (:y. Mantlo pcarl-blni:, much lij^hlcr than in fraiililiiii, not no li^ht aw in 

 iniiiiiliiH. JCnilh of tlio tori ial» and hoapnlarH n:aricly lightor than tlio l)a(d<, J'rirnariiM: 

 nbaftw of Iho first tivo or nix white, except at Ihcir i-.itri^nic! tipH, th<; otherH d;irk col- 

 oicd ; l/rst, outer ■wilj anrl cxticific. tip black, rihl, white, ; Hccond, vvbife, itH tip black 

 for a greater diHfani'c than (In-, (irst, and on ojn: or botli we.tjH, for a f;reate,r oi- lesH did- 

 tanee ((-ornclinieH half way down tbc feathery narrowly borilenrl svitb bJaek ; t/rird, 

 fonrth, tiflh, sixtJi, black at the erjilH irjr abont tin; Manic diHtanci; on each, the black 

 licideiiiiK the inner web inneh I'nrthcr llian tlie onler; tlie inner wehHof thelhird and 

 fonrlb, and l.otli webs of the flfih and sixth, of a, rather liKJiter Hbado of the <'ol(]r of 

 the baek. Olbcr firirnarjcKlike tlic back, the, scventli and cifijith witb a toneh oC black 

 on one or both webs near the tip. 'I lie tbiid 1o nixtb piiniaiiiH with a white or pearly 

 white hpei'k at extreme tip. Ah ih not the c;aH,e. with r;ilher of <jnr other hjieeicH of the 

 geniiB, the jjiiniary wiiif^-covertH, bastaid (|ni]lB, A,e., arewholly or in >;ieat part w)iite 

 (much as in drTliocr-pliuhjii or fillji/jniirlH ot .South Aineiica;, wliich can.sen the whole 

 wing to be boideieil with white as far a,H the carpiiH. Neck all around, and under 

 parth, including under win^-coverts, jiuie while; the belly, &.C., rosy in hriiediriK tirnc. 

 'J'heie IS no din'erciK:e, in r;(,lor bctwei;n the He,xes, 



Aditll.'iiiiitir jilniiKiijr. — Bill light colored at ba.Hc below; feet flesh-color. Crescent 

 hetoje, till' e,^ e, and jiatch below the auricnlars, deep nlate. (Jrown and occipnt mottled 

 with giayinb-blaok and while. Back of neck washed over with tlie color of the, man- 

 tle, foreliiad, sideH of the hi:ad and throat, wliite, continnous with the white of the 

 nndrr parts. Otherwise as in hninmer. 



Yoiiiiii, Jii-itl 'iiiriUi: — Bill dnnky flesh-color, cx';ept toward the end; legs and feet 

 light llc-ib-color. Without the hiaty mottling of the crown. AnricnJar jiatch diilinct. 

 J.e " I wing-coverts and terlialt dn.sky brown, lighter along their eilgc.s. Hecondaries 

 with a patch of dusky near the end, whii:b on the iiinerinost three or (onr SuMnntn 

 resliicte-d tii the outer web. first piiinary, with about ha)f the inner web ahmg the 

 .shaii,, black ; wjcoiid and third with the outer webh wholly lilacl;, and a narrow line of 

 black on the inner, along the shaft. Tail with a snbterminal brownish-black bar. 



VktiI yomif/. — Bill flesb-color, dusky on the terminal half, t.'rown of head, and neck 

 behind to the inteihcapniars, clomleil with dnsky blnisli-gray, heightening on the sides 

 of the neck info ligtit gTayi.sh-ochrons. Hcapnlars and loiddh: of the back ligljt gnil- 

 blne, as in tte adnJt, but the feathejs so broadly (for i inch) tipped with giayisb-brown, 

 fading into (I nil white at tip, that tlie original eoJor is nearly lost. Jjcsser wing-covert,') 

 and tertial* loov. nish-lilack, tlie latter edged with the color of the c<lgings of the back. 

 Bastard qnills and fealbers along the, edg(; of the wing variegated with black and white, 

 l^rimariirh black ; the outer two-thirds of I he, inner vane of the lirst fonr blnish-v, hitc 

 to near the C;d ; both vanes of the otbeisof tbat color for a little distance; the extreme 

 tips of all bi.t the two lirst, white. .Secondaries light gnll-blue, c-ich with a large ter- 

 minal blacki-h spot continuous v/ith the black ends of tlie inner primaries, 'fail with 

 a broad terirrinaf bar of black, and very narrowly tipped with dull white. 



ItUiiKiinot:-. — Length, 14 inches; extent, :;2; wing, 10.5i.O; bill above, 1.20; gape,1.7.': 

 height at nostrils, 0.2.'j ; tarsus, or middle foe and clav/, 1.40. 



Aii(i.li}m'i(:( I i:hvra(;Urn. — 'Jbe median palatal ridge is well debned, broad, bcginnln); 

 six-tenthB • f an inch from the tip. .Jnct at its centre the ajierture of the posterior 

 nares begin*. Anteriorly it is thickly papillate along ilsmedian line; posteriorly there 

 are )iapilia; only on its edges and terminally, 'i'bcfvso lateral palatal iidg(«, separated 

 from the median by a rather illy-ilefined siilcns, do not, as iisnal, terminate ubrnptly 

 in a pajjillated rallied extremity, but gradnally lose themselves in a fold of mncotis 

 membrane at the ani^e of the month. 'Ihe posterior vaulted space is well defined; 

 bounded posteriorly by a fiuadiaut of well-dcvclojied slender acute j/apilla;, 'iongiie 

 measures a little more than an inch, of tlu; i/rdinary shape and conMstency. Nasal 

 apcj Hire O.'.O long. 



