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Show 574 DR. O. FINSCH ON THE BIRDS OF TRINIDAD. [June 23, allied C. gutturosa, Desm. The latter we possess from Brazil and New Granada. The females of the two species are closely allied ; but the female of C. manacus may be distinguished by being paler olive-green beneath, the underpart of the breast and vent especially are pale yellowish white. 56. CHIROXIPHIA LANCEOLATA (Wagl.); Scl. Cat. p. 251. Chiroxiphia melanocephala (Vieill.?); Bp. Consp. i. p. 172. Pipra pareola, Hahn, Vog. aus Asien, Afr. &c. Liefer, xvi. f. 4 (opt.). A n old male and a young male. The latter is dull olive-green; wings and tail dull olive-brown, with greenish edgings externally; the head capped bright scarlet as in the old male ; the two middle tail-feathers already prolonged and lanceolated as in the old male, out green. Specimens from N e w Granada (Baranquilla) are in every respect like. "Le Manakin a, longue queue de l'ile de la Trinite" (Pipra melanocephala, Vieillot, Enc. M . p. 389) has nothing whatever to do with this species, and remains doubtful. Dr. Leotaud has omitted this species. COTINGIN,E. 57. C H A S M O R H Y N C H U S VARIEGATUS (Gmel.); Scl. Cat. p. 257. Procnias variegatus, Leot. p. 259. One specimen in change of plumage; upper and under parts like the female (green) ; rump and upper tail-coverts white; surface of head brown like the male; some of the remiges already deep black. Long. al. caud. rostr. rict. lat. ad bas. tars. 5" 10'" 3" 3'" 8'" 16'" 61" 121" 6 0 3 1 8 14 6 13 (o" ad., Venezuela.) 58. CHASMORHYNCHUS NIVEUS (Bodd.); Scl. Cat. p. 258, Ibis, 1867, p. 108; Taylor, I. c. p. 88. Procnias nivea, Leot. p. 261. One young bird in obscure green plumage, without a frontal horn, agreeing with a specimen from Guiana (Demerara) in the Bremen Museum. Long. al. caud. rostr. rict. lat. ad bas. tars. 5" 1'" 2" 11'" 8'" 13'" 5'" 12'" (Trinidad.) 5 5 3 0 7& 14 5| 12 (Guiana.) The occurrence of this species in the Island of Trinidad, as stated by Dr. Leotaud, has been doubted by Dr. Sclater, who believed that Dr. Le'otaud might have been wrong in his determination. As the specimen belonging to this collection proves, there cannot remain any doubt that Dr. Leotaud was right in identifying the species. |