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the second and fifth, only slightly shorter, the first and sixth about 

 equal (or the first slightly shorter), the first (outermost) strongly 

 bowed or arched. Tail slightly less than three-fifths as long as wing, 

 truncated at tip, the rectrices broad and rather rigid. Tarsus longer 

 than the middle toe (without claw) by between one-fourth and one- 

 third its length, the acrotarsium with distinct, broad, obliquely trans- 

 verse scutella, the planta tarsi smooth, the tibio-tarsal joint and 

 extreme lower end of tibia (except in front) naked; lateral toes about 

 equal in length (but the inner one somewhat stouter than the outer) ; 

 hallux incumbent, slightly longer (without claw) than basal phalanx 

 of inner toe. 



Plumage and coloration. — Feathers of pileum elongated (especially 

 on nape), but broad and blended, those of the forehead hairlike, 

 somewhat stiffened; orbital region bare; head, neck, and under parts 

 grayish, glossed with metallic gold and purple, posterior under parts 

 and primaries chestnut, back, scapulars and smaller wing-coverts 

 dark maroon-purple glossed with violet, the posterior upper parts 

 dusky glossed with bluish green or bronze; bill black. 



Range. — Island of Jamaica, Greater Antilles. (Monotypic.) 



GEOTRYGON VERSICOLOR (Lafresnaye). 



CRESTED QUAIL-DOVE. 



Adult male. — Stiffened, hairlike feathers of forehead dull black 

 or grayish black; rest of pileum, together with nape, drab, becoming 

 lighter and grayer (pale neutral gray) on lateral and anterior portions; 

 hindneck and sides of neck bright metallic bronze or bronze-green 

 (sometimes tinged with coppery bronze) , the feathers grayish beneath 

 surface; upper back and anterior scapulars semimetallic dark purple 

 with violet reflections, changing to chestnut in certain lights, the 

 lesser and middle wing-coverts similar but more or less tinged with 

 chestnut, especially toward edge of wing; greater coverts dull metallic 

 bronze, the secondaries darker and more decidedly greenish; outer- 

 most smaller coverts, outer webs of alulae, distal half (approximately) 

 of outer webs of primary coverts and greater part of primaries 

 chestnut or chestnut-rufous, the primaries with terminal portion 

 (extensively on inner webs) dusky, the extreme basal portion of outer 

 webs also sometimes dusky; rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail semi- 

 metallic dull blackish green or olivaceous black, glossed with bronze- 

 green; suborbital, malar, and auricular regions light cinnamon or 

 dull cinnamon-buff, the anterior portion of malar region and upper 

 portion of auricular region more grayish (sometimes decidedly gray) ; 

 chin and throat dull pale cinnamon suffused or intermixed with light 

 gray; sides of throat, foreneck, chest, breast, upper abdomen, and 

 sides light neutral gray, the foreneck and chest strongly glossed with 

 1957°— Bull. 50, pt 7—16 30 



