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two (on each side) with a similar but broader and more cuneate 
stripe, the two outer pairs (on each side) with outer web and part 
of inner web purplish black; remiges purplish dusky, the inner sec- 
ondaries glossed with bronze-green, the primary coverts similar in 
color to primaries but darker; loral and orbital regions deep cinnamon- 
rufous; chin and throat (gorget) brilliant metallic orange-red or 
orange (less scarlet than in S. rufus and 8. alleni), changing to golden 
green in position d; chest dull white, tinged with cinnamon-buff pos- 
teriorly, the feathers dusky gray beneath surface; rest of under parts 
pale cinnamon-rufous or cinnamon-buff, paler medially, the sides 
(especially sides of breast) spotted with metallic bronze-green; bill 
dull black, the mandible paler basally; iris dark brown; feet grayish 
brown or dusky; length (skins), 61-68 (66); wing, 31-34 (32.7); tail, 
22-24.5 (23.5); exposed culmen, 10-11 (10.5).¢ 
Adult female.—Above similar in color to adult male, but slightly 
duller (especially on pileum); middle rectrices metallic bronze-green 
margined with cinnamon or pale cinnamon-rufous, the remaining 
rectrices cinnamon-rufous for basal half, the terminal half crossed 
by a broad subterminal band of black and broadly tipped with pale 
cinnamon-rufous or cinnamon-buff; chin and throat varying from 
dull buffy white to pale cinnamon-rufous, more or less streaked or 
spotted with dusky grayish brown or dull bronzy; rest of under parts 
as in adult male, but sides without green spotting; bill, etc., as in 
adult male; length (skins), 65-69 (67); wing, 34-37.5 (35.7); tail, 
21-23.5 (22.5); exposed culmen, 11.5-12.5 (11.9).? 
Young male.—Similar to the adult female, but middle rectrices 
mainly cinnamon-rufous. 
Young jfemale.—Similar to the adult female, but under parts 
strongly suffused with pale cinnamon-rufous, especially on throat, 
and feathers of upper parts indistinctly margined terminally with 
rusty. 
Highlands of Costa Rica (Volcan de Irazi; Volcan de Turrialba; 
Coliblanco; Cartago; Rancho Redondo; Tucurriqui; Barranca; Cer- 
vantes; Tabacales; San José; Escazti; Cerro de la Candelaria; Las 
Cruces de Candelaria; Santa Maria de Dota; Copéy, Laguaria, and 
San Lucas, Dota) and western Panama (Volcan de Chiriqui; Boquete). 
a Thirteen specimens. b Ten specimens, from Costa Rica. 
3 Ex- 
Locality. Wing. | Tail. | posed 
culmen, 
MALES. 
Ten adult males from Costa Rica... ......-.... cece cence ee eee eee eee teen eens 32.7 23.4 10.5 
Three adult males from western Panamé.....-....22.. 2.2.2 e eee cece ee eee eee 32.7 24 10.7 
