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more greenish and the terminal portion of primaries blackish; tail 

 greenish blue, like wings, with black shafts; maxilla black, mandible 

 more grayish (bluish gray or grayish blue in life?); legs and feet black- 

 ish or blackish gray (bluish gray in life?); length (skins), 146.1-161.3 

 (163.7); wing, 83.6-91.9 (89.4); tail, 59.2-67.1 (65); exposed culmen, 

 11.7-13 (12.4); depth of bill at base, 6.6-8.1 (7.1); tarsus, 19.1-20.3 

 (19.8); middle toe, 14.2-16.5 (14. 7).^ 



Adult female. — Similar to adult male and not always distinguishable, 

 but usually duller in color, more decidedly greenish, with lesser wing- 

 coverts less purplish blue (cerulean or light cobalt instead of cam- 

 panula); length (skins), 142.2-165.1 (162.1); wing, 82.3-88.1(83.8); tail, 

 58.2-63.8 (61.5); exposed culmen, 11.2-13.2 (12.4); depth of bill at 

 base, 6.6-7.6 (6.9); tarsus, 18.8-20.8 (19.8); middle toe, 13.2-16 (14.7).' 



ImmatMre. — Similar to adults, but colors much duller; upper parts 

 (except wings and tail) gi*eenish gray, brighter ot more decidedly 

 greenish posteriorly ; wings and tail bluish green, or glaucous-green, 

 the lesser wing-coverts cerulean blue; under parts pale grayish green, 

 tinged with yellowish. 



Young (first plumage). — Plain greenish gray, paler beneath; wings 

 and tail dull green (bice green or chromium green), the edges of pri- 

 maries more bluish; lesser wing-coverts greenish gray or grayish 

 green. 



Southern Mexico, in State of Vera Cruz (Jalapa; Orizaba; Cordova), 

 and southward through Central America to Venezuela, western Ecua- 

 dor, and northern Peru. 



T \anagra\ cana Swainson, Ornith. Drawings [Birds of Brazil], part iii, 1834, 

 pi. 37. (Locality not given.) 



^ Twelve specimens. 



'' Twelve specimens. Specimens froiii different localities average as follows: 



Locality. 



MALES. 



One adult male from Mexico (State of Vera Cruz) 



Two adult males from Honduras 



One adult male from Nicaragua 



Three adult males from Costa Rica 



One adult male from Panama 



Four adult males from Colombia 



FEMALES. 



Three adult females from Mexico 



Two adult females from Honduras 



One adult female from Nicaragua 



Two adult females from Costa Rica 



One adult female from Panama 



Three adult females from Colombia 



