Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 583 



hh. Crown brownish-black or tipped with crimson; 

 back and lower parts uniform golden- 

 brown. 

 *. Crown feathers tipped with crimson. 



Veniliornis caboti, $ . 

 it. Crown dull blackish-brown. 



Veniliornis caboti, 9 • 

 bb. Back and wings barred with black, or white, or else black with a white 

 median stripe. 

 C. Back and wings mostly black, with a whitish streak down centre of 

 back. 

 d. Lower parts mainly brownish-buff. 

 e. Middle of crown and nape scarlet. 



Dryobates villosus extimus, $ . 

 ee. Entire crown and nape black. 



Dryobates villosus extimus, 9 • 

 dd. Under parts mainly golden-olive; middle of belly scarlet; flanks 

 barred with black; forehead and nape orange. 

 e. Crown scarlet. Melanerpes chrysauihen, $ . 



ee. Crown black. Melanerpes chrysauchen, 9 • 



cc Back and wings barred with white, or with black. 

 d. Upper parts cinnamon or chestnut-brown. 



e. Bill pale ivory; elongated nuchal crest, together with crown, 

 buff-ochraceous; lower parts deep chestnut, barred 

 with black. 

 /. Malar region crimson. Celeus castaneus, $ . 



ff. Malar region concolorous with head. 



Celeus castaneus, 9 • 

 ee. Bill blackish above, olive-white below; crest and crown con- 

 colorous with back; lower parts cinnamon-buff, with 

 black markings. 

 /. Throat crimson. Celeus loricatus, $ . 



ff. Throat brown. Celeus loricatus, 9 • 



dd. Upper parts black, barred with white. 

 e. Centre of abdomen scarlet. 



/. Flanks heavily barred with black; forehead deep orange; 

 white bars on back very narrow. 

 g. Whole crown and nape crimson. 



Melanerpes pucherani, $ . 

 gg. Only nape crimson, crown black. 



Melanerpes pucherani, 9 • 

 ff. Flanks scarcely barred; white bars of back and wings 

 wider. 

 g. Crown and nape crimson. 



Melanerpes wagleri wagleri, $ . 

 gg. Crown and nape dirty buff-white. 



Melanerpes wagleri wagleri, 9 • 



