424 BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Rather stoutly built CcBrebidte, with elongate-conical, slightlj^ de- 

 curved bill, rather long tarsus (much longer than commissure, about 

 one-fourth as long as wing) and plain coloration, the latter with neither 

 bright blue, green, yellow, nor black (except on lores, etc.). 



Bill much shorter than head, elongate-conoid, with upper outline 

 distinctly' convex, but lower outline nearlj' straight; culmen straight 

 and leather elevated basally, but decidedly and regularly decurved from 

 in front of nostrils; commissure slightly concave, though nearly 

 straight in middle portion; tip of maxilla acute; gonj's straight, 

 slightl3' ascending terminally, its base forming a slight angle; depth 

 of bill at base equal to about half length of exposed culmen, the basal 

 width decidedly less; nostril mostly exposed, obliquely longitudinal 

 (posterior end higher than anterior) in median portion of nasal fossse, 

 with rather broad membrane both above and below. Rictal bristles 

 minute, ver}' weak. W ing rather long, rather pointed (eighth, seventh, 

 and sixth primaries longest, ninth about equal to fifth); wing-tip about 

 equal to commissure, decidedly shorter than tarsus. Tail much shorter 

 than wing (decidedly shorter than distance from bend of wing to tip 

 of secondaries), even or ver};' slightly emarginated. Tarsus much 

 longer than commissure, about one-fourth as long as wing, its scutella 

 rather distinct; middle toe with claw slightly shorter than tarsus; basal 

 phalanx of middle toe with at least halt its length free from inner toe. 



Ciihiratidn. — Adult male uniform dull grayish blue, with rufou8 

 throat-patch; adult females and young olive-brownish above (the 

 wings and tail more decidedl}' brown), under parts paler. 



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



GLOSSIPTILA RUFICOLLIS (Gmelin). 

 OEANGEaUIT. 



AdvJt male. — Throat deep cinnamon-rufous; lores and anterior por- 

 tion of malar region and chin, black; rest of plumage, including lower 

 part of chin and extreme upper part of throat, plain dull grayish blue; 

 bill black; legs and feet horn brownish (in dried skins); length (skins), 

 127-139.7(132.8); wing, 70.6-71.9 (71.1); tail, 48.8-51.1 (50.5); exposed 

 culmen, 13.2-14 (13.7); tarsus, 17-18.3 (17.5); middle toe, 11.9-13.2 

 (12.4).' 



Adult female. — Pileum and hindneck plain olivaceous slate-gray or 

 graj'ish olive; rest of upper parts plain olive, becoming browner on 

 wings and tail; under parts pale buff}"^ grayish or olive-gray, very 

 faintly streaked on throat and abdomen with pale buffj^; bilj brownish 

 black or dusky; legs and feet horn brownish (in dried skins); length 

 (skins), 124.5-128 (126.2); wing, 65.5-67.1 (66.3); tail, 46.5-46.7; 

 exposed culmen, 13-13.2; tarsus, 18.3; middle toe, 13.2." 



' Pour Kpei'iniens. ' Two specimens. 



