BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 



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with bronzy; rump neutral gray, the upper tail-coverts similar but 

 slightly more brownish; proximal half or more of tail neutral gray, 

 the apical half (or less) decidedly paler and more brownish gray, the 

 two areas separated by a band of dull black (this sometimes obsolete 

 on middle rectrices) ; wing-coverts and proximal secondaries similar 

 in color to back but appreciably lighter, sometimes very slightly more 

 grayish; distal secondaries, primaries, primary coverts, and alulae 

 dusky (nearest chastura black or fuscous-black), the secondaries nar- 

 rowly edged distally with pale grayish, the second, or second and 

 third, primaries (from outside) edged narrowly with whitish; under 

 parts, posterior to throat, purple-drab superficially (the feathers gray 

 beneath surf ace),, the under tail-coverts dull buff y whitish shaded with 

 pale mouse gray; axillars and under wing-coverts neutral gray; bill 

 and cere entirely yellow (chrome yellow in life); a iris deep lake red 

 with a narrow outer ring of white;" eyelids lake red;° legs and feet 

 clear lemon-chrome yellow; length (skins) a 325-381 (355); wing, 

 190-213 (202.4); tail, 119.5-134 (128.2); culmen, 18-20.5 (19.2); tar- 

 sus, 25.5-28.5 (26.9); middle toe, 29-34.5 (31.4) . b 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male, but slightly duller in 

 color, white nuchal band slightly narrower (?), and tip of maxilla 

 partly dusky; length (skins), 321-370 (347); wing, 190-204 (198.6); 

 tail, 123-131 (126); culmen, 17-21.5 (19.6); tarsus, 25-26 (25.4); 

 middle toe, 28.5-31.5 (30.3) . c 



Young male. — Very much duller in coloration than the adult 

 female, the white nuchal band entirely absent, and without metallic, 

 scale-like feathers on hindneck. 



Young female. — Similar to the young male, but under parts grayish 

 drab, only slightly, if at all, tinged with vinaceous, the feathers of 

 chest with indistinct paler margins. 



Highlands of Costa Rica (San Jose; San Juan; Rancho Redondo; 

 La Estrella de Cartago; Azahar de Cartago; Volcan de Irazti; Volcan 

 de Turrialba; Volcan de Poas; El Moj6n; La Carpintera; Desam- 

 parados; Alajuela; El Berilla; El Saltrillo; Escazu; Cedral de Can- 

 delaria; Carrillo; Bagaces; Miravalles; Ujurras de Tdrraba; Dota; 



° Fresh colors of a specimen killed by the author on the Volcan de Turrialba, Costa 

 Rica. 

 & Twelve specimens. 

 Nine specimens (all from Costa Rica). 



