TETRAGONOPS FRA NT ZIP 
(COSTA-RICAN BARBET.) 
Tetragonops frant%ii .... (1864) Sclater, Ibis, p. 371, pi. x. 
„ „ ... . (1865) Fran tzius,. Ibis, p. 551 ; J. f. 0. 1869, p. 363. 
„ „ (1868) Gray, Cat. Capit. Brit. Hus., p. 19. 
„ „ (1868) Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N.Y., p. . 
Gallinita, of the natives of Turrialba, Costa-Rica ( Frantzius). 
<? T. sordide olivaceus, capite aureo nitenti ; crista oceipitali nigra : gutture toto saturate ochraceo : pectore 
uiedio aureo : abdomine viresceuti-olivaceo, macula ad utrinque latera pectoris clare cinerea. 
P Mari similis, sed cristd oceipitali nigra nuM. 
Hab. In republic^. Costa-Ricensi. 
Male. Head olive, inclining to orange on tRe fore part, with a very distinct golden 
lustre in some lights; the rest of the upper surface of the body greenish olive, more 
distinctly green upon the rump ; quills brown, the inner web pale fulvous at the base, the 
primaries externally edged with olive brown, the secondaries with greenish olive like the 
back ; space between the bill and the eye black ; cheeks, ear-coverts, and the entire throat, 
deep ochre with a slight golden lustre ; rest of the under surface of the body greenish olive, 
washed, especially on the breast, with golden yellow, the shafts of the feathers on the flanks 
rather distinct, sides of the upper part of the breast clear blue grey ; tail dark greenish 
olive above, brown beneath ; bill plumbeous, pale at the tip ; legs and feet black. Total 
length 7'4 inches, wing 3'4, tail 2'3, tarsus l'O. 
Female. Similar to the male, but wants the black occipital crest, and has the grey 
patches on the sides of the breast less largely developed. 
Hab. Costa Rica ( Frantzius , Carmiol). 
Tetragonops Frantzii is comparatively a new addition to Ornithological Science. It 
