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Show 1870.] DR. O. FINSCH ON THE BIRDS OF TRINIDAD. 581 Long. al. 3" 11"' 3 8 3 9 3 8 3 6 3 7 3 6 3 7 caud. 2" 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9'" / 7 6 6 8 7 6 rostr. Kl'" ,5J41 6°2 6 •ll °3 5 51 tars. c. 10'" 9 9 9n H 9 H say whether they belong best to T. palmarum or T. melanoptera. One specimen from Trinidad agrees throughout with the Peruvian one, the olive edgings being nearly altogether wanting; another from Demerara shows these edgings a very little defined; a Bahia specimen narrower than that from South Brazil. Young birds have the under parts uniform dull greyish olive-green, without the purplish-blue tint. In respect of size there is no reason for any separation. (Brazil.) (Bahia.) (Trinidad.) (Trinidad.) (Trinidad.) (Guiana.) (Guiana.) (Peru.) 77. RAMPHOCELUS MAGNIROSTRIS, Lafr.; Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 129, Cat. p. 79; Taylor, I. c. p. 82. Ramphopis jacapa, Leot. p. 288. Two specimens, old and young. This species seems to differ from R. jacapa, L., in having the bill constantly stronger, especially the lower jaw is much broader and higher at the base; the coloration is quite the same in both species. (magnirostris, Trinidad.) (magnirostris, Trinidad.) (magnirostris, Trinidad.) (jacapa, Demerara.) (jacapa, Brazil.) 78. PHCENICOTHRAUPIS RUBRA (Vieill.); Scl. Mon. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 120, Cat. p. 83; Taylor, I. c. p. 82. Tachyphonus ruber, Leot. p. 297. One specimen in old plumage, agreeing with a specimen (named T. erythrolama, Bp.) from New Granada (Baranquilla) in the Bremen collection. This species resembles very much P. rubica et P. ignicapilla, Licht. (rubicoidesW, Lafr.), but is somewhat smaller, while the tail especially is shorter; the under parts are brighter and more rose-coloured ; besides it is easily distinguishable in having the inner web of the quills bordered with a clear rose, this bordering being in P. rubica dirty brownish red, in P. ignicapilla whitish. Long. al. caud. rostr. tars. 3" 6"" ' 2" 8'" 6'" 10'" (Trinidad.) 3 31 2 8 6 10 (New Granada.) 3 7 33 6| 11 (rubica; Brazil.) 3 9 3 5 7 12 (ignicapilla, Guatemala.) Long. al. 3" 0'" 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 10 caud. 2" 10'" 2 0 2 10 2* 8 2 8 rostr. a front. 7'" 6§ 6| 6 51 alt. mand. 3'" 3 2| 2 2 tars, 10" 10 - 9 9 |