TANAGRA. * 501 



primarj'-coverts, and flight-quills blackish, whiter on the inner 

 edges of the last ; inner webs of tail-feathers also blackish ; sides 

 of face, chin, and throat similar to the crown of the head ; the 

 feathers on the sides of the breast fringed with yellow at the tips ; 

 middle of the breast, sides of the bodj^ abdomen, and under tail- 

 coverts orange-yellow ; axillaries white tipped with yellow ; under 

 wing-coverts white with a tinge of sulphur-yellow, the greater 

 series and under surface of the flight-quills dark brown with 

 wliitish margins ; lower aspect of tail dusiky-brown. " Bill dark 

 plumbeous ; feet brown " (Cat. Brit. Mus.). 



Total length 83 mm., exposed culmen 7, wing 52, tail 28, 

 tarsus 13. 



The male and female described were collected by Mr. McConnell 

 on the Mazaruni River during his expedition in 1898. 



Adult female. Crown of head and hind-neck dark lead-grey ; 

 back, wings, and upper tail-coverts olive-green inclining to 

 yellowish green on the last ; flight-quills blackish with pale 

 inner margins ; tail-feathers also blackish with olive-green on the 

 outer edges ; sides of face and throat pale grey ; breast and sides 

 of the body yellowish green inclining to yellow on the middle of 

 the abdomen and under tail-coverts j axillaries sulphur-yellow ; 

 under wing-coverts white ; under surface of quills dark brown 

 with pale edges; lower aspect of tail dusky-brown. Wing 49 mm. 



Another male from the same locality as the one described 

 differs in having a spot of white on the inner web of the outer 

 tail-feather on each side. 



J^reeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Urldescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Lower Mazaruni River, Kamakabra 

 River, Great Falls Demerara River (McConnell collection) : Mount 

 Roraima, Merum6 Mountains, Bartica {Whitely). 



Extralimital Range. Surinam (Penard), North Brazil. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



