350 
Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the Genus Todus. 
B. M. p. 35 (1848); Bp. Consp. i. p. 182 (1850); Scl. 
P.Z. S. 1861, p. 77; id. Cat. Am. B. p. 263 (1862); Gray, 
Hand-1. B. i. p. 79 (1869); Murie, Ibis, 1872, p. 390; Sundev. 
Meth. Ay. Tent. p. 61 (1872); Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Ay. 
Neotr. p. 103 (1873). 
Adult. Entire upper surface bright grass-green, more vivid 
on the forehead, eyebrow, and sides of the face; quills blackish, 
margined with the same green as the back; tail greenish, 
duller than the back, but rather brighter on the margins of 
the quills; chin and a narrow moustachial streak white; 
throat crimson, inclining to greyish on the sides of the lower 
part; below the throat a small whitish space ; rest of under¬ 
surface whitish washed with yellow, especially on the abdo¬ 
men, flanks, and under tail-coverts; sides of breast green; 
on the lower flanks a tuft of pink feathers; under wing-coverts 
yellowish, inclining to white on the margin of the wing ; 
“ bill above horny red, below pale crimson; legs and feet 
reddish brown, sometimes flesh-coloured or purplish horn; 
iris very pale grey ” (Gosse ). Total length 3*7 inches, cul- 
men O’75, wing 1*85, tail 1*5, tarsus 0*55. 
Female. “ Sexes exactly alike ” (Gosse). 
Young. Some young birds examined by Dr. Bryant (l. c.) 
appeared to want the brilliant colours of the adult. 
A specimen from Jamaica, presented to the Museum by 
Captain Hamilton, differs from other examples from the 
same island in having rather a longer beak, in having the 
breast suffused with bright yellowish green right across, and 
in having a decidedly bluish shade at the terminal end of the 
moustache. Another example, received from Mr. Gould, 
agrees with this; and as the white margins to the throat-spot 
are nearly obsolete in the former examples, the differences in 
the plumage may be due to the breeding-season. 
Specimens examined. 
E. Mus. Brit. — a , ad. Jamaica. h } c } ad. Moneague, 
Jamaica (Dr. Henry Bryant), d, ad. Jamaica (Capt. Ha¬ 
milton) . 
E. Mus. P. L. Sclater. — a, ad. Jamaica (Bryant) . b, <$. 
