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to differentiate another of these beautiful Pigeons. In so 
doing I am glad to have the opportunity of still further as¬ 
sociating Mr. Lawrence's name with a genus in which he has 
described several notable species. 
Geotrygon lawrencii, sp. n. 
Geotrygon veraguensis, Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 159 (nec 
Lawr.). 
Fronte genis et gula albis,lineis duabus una suboculari, altera 
mysticali utrinque nigris : pileo antico et pectore late plumbeis, 
hoc obscuriore et seneo tincto, pileo postico, cervice postica et 
dorso antico viridescentibus, interscapuliis et humeris purpu- 
rascentibus, dorso reliquo, uropygio et alarum tectricibus 
obscure fuscis: remigibus primariis fusco-nigris: rectrici- 
bus lateralibus griseo-fuscis, fascia indistincta subapicali ni¬ 
gra, apicibus pallidioribus, duabus mediis dorso concoloribus: 
abdomine medio et crisso albis ; hypochondriis fusco-cinnamo- 
meis: rostro nigro; pedibus rubris : long. tot. circ. 10 poll., 
alse 5*6, caudse 3*1, rostri a rictu 1*0, tarsi 1*7. 
Hah. Calobre, Yeragua (Arce). 
Ohs. G. costaricensi similis sed fronte albo et coloribus 
corporis supra obscure fuscis dignoscendus. 
The young bird referred by me (P. Z. S. 1867, p. 159) to 
G. veraguensis , I think, belongs to this species. Its whole 
colour is dark brown; but there are greenish reflections on the 
hind neck, and a purplish patch on the interscapular region, 
which seem to show its parentage. This specimen came 
from near Santiago de Yeraguas. The adult bird we have 
since obtained from Calobre, and also another specimen, ap¬ 
parently from the same source. 
Besides Geotrygon veraguensis , Dr. Merritt had other inter¬ 
esting birds in his collection, several of which were undescribed 
at the time he brought them from Yeragua. Amongst these 
I noticed Caica hcematotis , Scl. & Salv., Trogon clathratus , 
Salv., Cassicus microrhynchus , Scl. & Salv., Pteroglossus 
frantzii , Cab., Tinamus robustus } Scl., Euphonia anna , Cassin, 
and others. 
