PIPILO MACULATA, Sivainson. 

 Spotted Pipilo. 



PLATES XXXI. and XXXII. 



Mas. Capite, gula parte superioreque pectoris nigris ; dorso uropigioque olivaceis, 

 dorsi plumis longitudinali macula alba in latere exteriore rachi ; subtus alba, 

 hypochondriis, crissoque ferrugineis. 



Fcem. Capite, gula et parte superiore pectoris, olivaceis, dorso absque maculis al- 

 bis, caeteris ut in mare sed obscurioribus. 



Pipilo maculata, Swainson's MSS. 



JLhis new species was very kindly sent to us for examination by Mr 

 Swainson, who lately received it from Real del Monte in Mexico. The 

 length of the male is about eight inches and a quarter : the head, throat, 

 and upper part of the breast, ending in a crescent form, are deep black ; 

 the back of the neck, back and rump, are oil-green, but have the feathers 

 on the back and shoulders, and also the wing-coverts, marked on the outer 

 web with an oblong white spot, bordered with a dark shade : the centre 

 of the breast and belly are pure white : the sides, hypochondrias, and un- 

 der tail-coverts, are reddish-orange, with a shade of yellow, paler towards 

 the vent : the quills, secondaries, and tail, are brownish-black : the edges 

 of the true quills are grey, which becomes oil-green as they approach 

 the secondaries : the outer web of the outer feathers of the tail is white, 

 and on the inner web of the three exterior there is an oval white spot, 

 smallest on the third from the outside : the bill is black : the legs and 

 feet are brownish-yellow ; they are strong, the hind claw is not much bent, 

 it is equal in length to the hallux, and is formed as in those birds which 

 spend a considerable part of their time on the ground. 



