FAMILY TIERAUPIDAE 



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blue; remiges and rectrices black with outer webs edged blue; breast, 

 sides, and flanks blue, barred with black on sides and flanks; center of 

 belly through undertail coverts white; underwing coverts blue. 



Adult female, upper surface bright green, slightly lighter on rump 

 and upper tail coverts; wing coverts slightly more yellowish; remiges 

 and rectrices black, with outer webs edged green; lores, orbital region, 

 and throat finely barred gray and white, tinged green; breast bright 

 green; sides and flanks barred green and light yellow; center of belly 

 through undertail coverts light yellow; bend of wing finely barred like 

 throat; underwing coverts gray, tipped green. 



Figure 32. — Swallow-Tanager, Azulejo Golondrina, Tersina viridus occidentalis, 



male. 



Immature male, like female, with some blue feathers scattered on 

 body. 



Measurements. — Males (10 from Colombia) , wing 81.5-87.1 (83.6), 

 tail 48.6-54.6 (51.3), oilmen from base 9.6-12.1 (10.7), tarsus 12.8- 

 15.2 (14.2) mm. 



