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the Cauca valley, the latter near Santa Marta. It also reaches Venezuelan territory, 

 as Goering met with it near Puerto Cabello. 



A specimen shot by Mr. Nutting had a large beetle in its mouth 23. 



2. Pteroglossus frantzii. 



Pteroglossm franizii, Cah. Sitz. Ber. Ges. naturf. Freunde z. Berlin, 1861 ' ; J. f. Orii. 1862, 

 p. 333 = ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y, ix. p. 129' ; t. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 362*; Salv. 

 P. Z. S. 1870, p. 211 »; Ibis, 1874, p. 329°; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 47^; Zeledon, An. 

 Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 123 '; Scl. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xix. p. 142'. 



Supra saturate olivaceus, eapite toto undique nigro, torque nuchali saturate castanea, uropygio et tectrioibus 

 supracaudalibus cocoineis : subtus gutture toto et plaga pectorali nigris, fascia lata abdominali coocinea ; 

 corpora subtus reliquo flavo-coccineo irregulariter tincto ; tibiis castaneis ; rostri maxilla (culmine nigro 

 excepto) fere omnino flavida ad basin rufescente ; mandibula nigra ; oculorum ambitu forsan coccineo et 

 pedibua viridibus ut in Pt. torquato. Long, tota circa 18-0, ate 6-0, caudse 6-0, rostri a rictu 47, 

 tarsi 1-7. (Descr. maris ex Volcan de Chiriqui. Mus. nostr.) 



5 mari similis. 



Ilab. Costa Eica \ Aguacate Mts. 2, San Mateo ^ (?;, Frantzius), San Jose, Angostura 

 (Carmiol^), San Carlos (Boucard'^), Pozo Azul de Pirris, Las Trojas, Monte 

 Eedondo (Zeledon ^) ; Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arce ^), Veraguas 

 {Merritt ^). 



This species has not been found outside the limits of Costa Eica and the adjoining 

 parts of the State of Panama, where, however, it appears to be common in the latter 

 country to the exclusion apparently of its near ally P. torquatus. It differs from that 

 species in the colour of the maxilla, which is wholly yellow towards the end. Across 

 the abdomen is a broad scarlet band instead of a much narrower black one as in the 

 allied form. 



Long before the discovery of this species in Costa Eica, Dr. Merritt had obtained 

 specimens in Veraguas, which remained undescribed in his collection and unnoticed 

 until Salvin saw them in 1874 ^. 



3. Pteroglossus sanguineus. 



Pteroglossus sanguineus, Gould, Mon. Rhamph. ed. 2, sub t. 21 ' ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1867, 



p. 109 %• Scl. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xix. p. 143'. 

 Pteroglossus erythropygius, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1860, p. 136 *. 



Supra saturate nigricanti -olivaceus, eapite toto intense nigro, torque cervicali nulla, uropygio et tectrioibus 

 supracaudalibus coccineis : subtus gutture, plaga pectorali et fascia abdominali nigris, corpore subtus 

 reliquo flavo coccineo tincto ; tibiis castaneis ; rostro albicanti-fiavido, culmine stria lateral! (interrupta) 

 et mandibula plerumque nigris. Long. tot. circa 18'0, alae 5-6, caudse 6-5, rostri a rictu 4-2, tarsi 1-4. 

 (Descr. exemp. typ. in Mus. Brit, ex patria ignota.) 



Hab. Panama, E. Truando (Wood^^). 



This form was only doubtfully separated by Gould from his P. erythropygius, but 

 accepted by Cassin and Mr. Sclater as distinct, the former writer fixing its habitat to 



