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BIRDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PART 4 



Figure 34. — Spangle-cheeked Tanager, Tangaro Carirrayado, Tangara dowii. 



TANGARA DOWII DOWII (Salvin) 



Calliste dowii Salvin, 1863, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 168. (Rancho Redondo de 

 San Jose, Costa Rica.) 



Characters. — Crown spotted with reddish brown; upper tail coverts 

 tawny and light blue; edging on remiges same color as on wing coverts; 

 undersurface rich tawny. 



Measurements. — Males (10 from Chiriqui and Costa Rica), wing 

 70.5-75.0 (72.4), tail 45.2-50.0 (47.0), oilmen from base 10.2-12.0 

 (11.2), tarsus 16.1-19.1 (18.2) mm. 



Females (10 from Chiriqui and Costa Rica), wing 69.5-72.5 (71.1), 

 tail 45.1-49.1 (47.2), culmen from base 10.1-11.8 (11.1), tarsus 17.0- 

 18.9 (18.2) mm. 



