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metallic, more or less bronzy, green, the rump similar but purer or 
more bluish green, the upper tail-coverts metallic bluish green; 
remiges dusky, faintly glossed with purplish; tail entirely blue- 
black (slightly metallic); chin and throat (more or less extensively) 
brilliant metallic orange-red or scarlet centrally, passing into a more 
orange or golden hue exteriorly, this passing gradually into the golden 
or bronzy green color of sides of neck and chest; a spot of metallic 
violet, passing into blue exteriorly (or of the two colors intermixed) 
on center of chest; rest of under parts less golden or more bluish 
metallic green, the anal tufts grayish white; bill black, the basal 
half (more or less) of mandible flesh color (in life); iris dark brown; 
legs and feet dusky brown. 
Adult male-—Length (skins), 102-119 (106.2); wing, 62-69 (66.6); 
tail, 39-48 (43.7); culmen, 18-22 (20.2).¢ 
Adult female.—Length (skins), 100-113 (105); wing, 58-65 (61.1); 
tail, 37-43 (40.3); culmen, 19.5-23 (20.7).° 
Young.—Essentially like adults in coloration but the colors duller 
(crown more greenish, throat more coppery) and texture of plumage 
different (more blended or fluffy). 
Highlands of Costa Rica (Volcén de Irazi; Voleén de Turrialba; 
Volcan de Barba; Volcén de Pods; Cerro de la Candelaria; La Palma 
de San José; Rancho Redondo; Escazti; Ojuras de Térraba; Coli- 
blanco; Las Vueltas, Santa Maria de Dota) and western Panamé 
(Boquete; Volcan de Chiriqui; Verdgua). 
Panterpe insignis CABANIS and Heine, Mus. Hein., iii, March, 1860, 43 (‘‘San 
José,’? i. e. Vole4n de Irazu?, Costa Rica; coll. Berlin Mus.).—Gov.p, Mon. 
Troch., v, pt. xxi, 1861, pl. 336; Introd. Troch., oct. ed., 1861, 167.—CaBAnis, 
Journ. fiir Orn., 1862, 164 (‘‘San Jose”).—Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. N. Y., ix, 
1868, 124 (La Candeléria and ‘‘Volcan Yrazei”=Irazi, Costa Rica).— 
Frantzius, Journ. fiir Orn., 1869, 316 (La Candeldria)——Muusant and 
VerReEAUX, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouch., ii, livr. 1, 1875, 25 (Costa Rica; Volcan 
@ Twenty-nine specimens. 6 Eighteen specimens. 
i Ex- 
Locality. Wing. | Tail. | posed 
culmen. 
MALES. 
Ten adult males from Voledn de Turrialba..............2.....0..0e eee ee eee eee 67.1] 44.9 21 
Ten adult males from Voledn de Irazt........ 2.2.2.2... eee eee ccc eee ee eee 66.1 | 43.2 20.4 
One adult male from Voledn de Barba........... 2222... cece eee cece eee 66 42.5 20 
Oneadult male from Voleén de Pods. .........6ccccciscccceeancaseesseceseueeus 67 44.5 19.5 
Six adult males from Las Vueltas, Santa Maria de Dota.................. Roe 66. 4 43.8 18.7 
One adult male from Verdégua......-......-- 220 e eee cee ee cece cee eee eees 64 39.5 19.5 
FEMALES, 
Ten adult females from Voledn de Turrlalba............ 2.2.0.0... eee eee 61 40.4 20.6 
Six adult females from Voledin de Traz.............. 0.00. ec eeeec eee te seen teens 61.2 40.3 21.2 
One adult female from Las Vueltas............-.0. 22.0 cece ene eee eee ee eee 61.5 39 20 
One adult female from Boquete, Panamé.......-..-...-..- 222.2 cee eee eee cece 60 39.5 19 
