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broken by intermixture of dusky feathers), the red feathers with 

 narrow shaft-streaks of paler; foreneck and chest bright tawny-olive, 

 similar to color of hindneck, but somewhat lighter; rest of under parts 

 clear light yellowish green (bright apple green), more or less broken 

 on sides by intermixture of pure red feathers; axillars and contiguous 

 portion of sides and adjacent under wing-coverts pure red; outermost 

 smaller under wing-coverts deep blue margined with green, the rest 

 mostly green, sometimes intermixed with red feathers; under primary 

 coverts and under surface of remiges deep glaueou3-green or dull 

 beryl green, the primaries with a broad blackish stripe next to shaft; 

 bill dull light buff; naked loral and orbital space; iris green;" 1 legs 

 and feet brownish (in dried skins); length (skins), 186-222 (209); 

 wing, 143-157 (146.8); tail, 56-69 (63); culmen, 17.5-20.5 (19.5); 

 tarsus, 16-18 (17.2); outer anterior toe, 19-21.5 (20) J> 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male and possibly not always 

 distinguishable, but usually, at least, appreciably duller in color, 

 with red auricular spot less distinct, chest more greenish (less 

 "golden") olive, red of axillars, etc., much more restricted (mainly 

 confined to axillars alone), and general color of head lighter, less 

 strongly contrasted with color of neck and chest; length (skins), 

 185-220 (201); wing, 142.5-155.5 (147.7); tail, 56-66.5 (61.6); cul- 

 men, 17.5-20 (18.8); tarsus, 16.5-18 (17.1); outer anterior toe 

 18-21.5 (19.9). & 



Young. — Similar to adults, but head less dusky, without red on 

 auricular region, which is merely tinged with dark brownish red. 



° According to Morton E. Peck. Twenty-eight specimens. 

 Twenty specimens. 



Locality. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Cul- 

 men. 



Tarsus, 



Outer 



anterior 



toe. 



MALES. 



Six adult males from Vera Cruz , 



Four adult males from British Honduras 



Three adult males from Honduras 



Ten adult males from Costa Rica 



Five adult males from western Panama (Veragua and Chiriqui). 

 Eight adult males from eastern Panama (P. ft. coccinicollaris). . . 



FEMALES. 



Seven adult females from Vera Cruz 



One adult female from British Honduras 



Two adult females from Honduras 



One adult female from Nicaragua 



Six adult females from Costa Rica 



Three adult females from western Panama 



Six adult females from eastern Panama (P. ft. coccinicollaris). . 



149.2 

 147.4 

 149.7 

 150.7 

 153.3 

 152.1 



148.1 



148 



144 



142.5 



147.2 



152 



152.7 



59.6 

 63.2 

 61.8 

 64.5 

 64.2 

 67.3 



61.1 



61 



61.5 



61 



61.3 



64 



66 



19.8 



19 



18.8 



19.4 



■20 



20.1 



18.9 

 18.5 

 18.5 

 18.5 

 18.7 

 19.8 

 19.4 



17.2 

 16.1 

 17.5 

 17.2 

 17.7 

 17.2 



17.1 

 17.5 

 16.5 

 17.5 

 17.1 

 17.7 

 17.5 



20.6 



19.4 



20.2 



20 



20.4 



19.9 



19 



19.2 



19.5 



20.1 



20.7 



20.7 



Specimens from western Panama agree with examples from Costa Rica and more 

 northern localities in coloration, but are as large as those from eastern Panama. 



