554 BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
six middle rectrices abruptly tipped with deep brownish gray; 
remiges dark brownish slate or dusky, faintly glossed with violaceous; 
under parts bright metallic golden green (varying much in relative 
yellowness of the green, the hue sometimes decidedly golden, some- 
times nearly pure green); femoral tufts white; maxilla with terminal 
half (more or less) dusky, the basal portion pale brownish (carmine red 
in life) ;> mandible pale brownish (carmine red in life),® dusky at tip; 
iris dark brown; feet dusky; length (skins), 78-93 (81); wing, 41-48 
(45.1); tail, 30.5-37.5 (34.6); middle rectrices, 15.5-21.5 (18.1); cul- 
men, 13-15 (14.4).¢ 
Adult female.—Above bright metallic green or bronze-green, usually 
duller or more bronzy on pileum; middle rectrices metallic green or 
bluish green; second, third, and fourth pairs of rectrices metallic 
green or bluish green for basal two-thirds or more, abruptly black 
terminally or subterminally (the fourth usually narrowly tipped with 
gray), the outermost pair broadly tipped with pale brownish gray, and 
with a broad median area or band of the same between the broad sub- 
terminal black band and the dusky basal area; remiges dusky, faintly 
glossed with purplish; a dusky auricular area margined above and 
behind by a postocular streak of grayish white; under parts light 
brownish gray, somewhat paler posteriorly, the sides and flanks 
glossed or overlaid with metallic green or bronze-green; maxilla dull 
black, mandible pale brownish (pinkish in life?) basally, dusky ter- 
minally; length (skins), 75-86 (81); wing, 42.5-46.5 (44.6); tail, 
27-31.5 (29.4), middle rectrices. 19.5-23.5 (21.7); culmen, 15-16 
(15.3).4 
Southeastern Mexico, in States of Tampico (Alta Mira; Tampico), 
Vera Cruz (WJalapa; Cérdova; Tospan; Codtepec; Atoydc; Orizaba; 
a When present on the third rectrix, the gray is usually in form of a broad edging to 
the terminal portion of the outer web. 
b According to Sumichrast. 
¢ Highteen specimens. 
@Nine specimens. 
: Middle| Ex- 
Locality. Wing. | Tail. rec- | posed 
trices. |culmen. 
MALES. 
Ten adult males from Veracruz (9) and Tamauiipas (1)................. 45.2 35.2 18.3 14.6 
Four adult males from Y woastans <5 ccovevceecewenss sted 1s oncennemenncees 46.5 34.1 17.6 14.4 
Two adult males from Chiapas..............0.2. 002.02 cee eee cece nee 42,2 34 17.7 14 
Two adult males from British Honduras..........-.......2-.....000055 44.7 33.2 18 13.5 
FEMALES. 
Seven adult females from Veracruz...........--. 0020s ee gece eee eee eee 44.4 29.9 22.1 15.4 
One adult female from Yucatan............2...0 022-0 e eee cee cece eee 46 28 19.5 15 
One adult female from British Honduras...............-..2-22.2200200- 45 27 21 - 15 
