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gated terminal portion of middle rectrices uniform black; terminal 

 portion of longer primaries mostly uniform blackish; under surface 

 of wings light cinnamon-rufous, the distal portion of remiges broadly 

 barred with dusky, the proximal portion also similarly barred, but 

 the dusky bars shorter and narrower, quite concealed in the closed 

 wing; loral, suborbital, and auricular regions plain cinnamon-rufous; 

 malar region, chin, and upper and middle portions of throat bright 

 red (deep poppy red to nearly crimson), the throat usually more or 

 less spotted, transversely, with black, the feathers grayish basaUy; 

 lower throat and upper chest light cinnamon-rufous, the throat 

 sometimes immaculate, but sometimes spotted with black, like chest; 

 rest of under parts still paler and more buffy (pale cinnamon to pale 

 cinnaman-buff), the lower chest and breast heavily marked with broad 

 U- or V-shaped markings of black, the remaining portions similarly 

 but less heavily marked, the markings more lunulate or transverse, 

 smaller (sometimes nearly wanting) on middle of abdomen; bill light 

 horn color to dull whitish in dried skins, in life the maxilla horn 

 color, the mandible dull greenish or olivaceous white; iris reddish 

 brown to carmine; feet horn color to bluish; length (skins), 184-199 

 (193); wing, 116-120 (119); tail, 61-67.5 (64.8); culmen, 21-22.5 

 (21.8); tarsus, 19.5-20.5 (20); middle toe, 18.5-19.5 (18.9).« 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male, but red of malar region, 

 chin, and throat replaced by uniform light cinnamon-rufous; length 

 (sMns), 194-197 (195); wing, 118-123 (120.2); tail, 64-69 (65.7); cul- 

 men, 20-22.5 (21.5); tarsus, 19-20 (19.5); middle toe, 18-19 (18.5).^ 



Although I have not seen specimens of this species from either Ecuador or Peru, 

 I very much doubt whether they are subspecifically the same, for the reason that 

 the Costa Rican specimens are clearly different from those of Panama and northern 

 Colombia. It will doubtless prove necessary to distinguish the form from Colombia 

 and Panama as Celeus loricatus mentalis (Oassin) . 



