. Ornithological miscellany . emarks. There are four specimens of this species in the collection, allagreeing in plumage. It differs from C vinacea in being generally lighter incolour, the back and rump being cinnamon-brown instead of dull darkvinous ; the wings of C. vinacea are of an olivaceous cast, and the inner websof the quills are not of a cinnamon-colour as in the present species. C nigrirostris, Scl., is either this or C vinacea, and has the back andwings dark olive-brown. Mr. Boucard states to me that the specimen from which the Plate istaken, now in my collection, was killed at an a
. Ornithological miscellany . emarks. There are four specimens of this species in the collection, allagreeing in plumage. It differs from C vinacea in being generally lighter incolour, the back and rump being cinnamon-brown instead of dull darkvinous ; the wings of C. vinacea are of an olivaceous cast, and the inner websof the quills are not of a cinnamon-colour as in the present species. C nigrirostris, Scl., is either this or C vinacea, and has the back andwings dark olive-brown. Mr. Boucard states to me that the specimen from which the Plate istaken, now in my collection, was killed at an altitude of 7000 feet, on theVolcan de Irazu, among a small flock of ten birds distributed on severaltrees ; usually about tw^o or four individuals rest on each tree. The specieskeeps to the mountains, and feeds on seeds. When acorns appear, as theydo in May, this Pigeon is frequently seen in the oak forest; and, Mr. Boucardadds, here it lives. The date on this skin, which is that of a male, is July 5th, 1877. w o rl) o O o C). ID GEOTRYGON RUFIVENTRIS, Lmcrence. By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY. The following appeared in a reprint from the Annals of the Lyceumof Natural History in New York, vol. xi. February 1875 :— IX.—Description of Four New Species of Birds from Costa George N. Lawrence. (Read December 21, 1874.) At p. 90 :— 3. Geotrygon rufiventris. Front and a line under the eye, extending as far as the occiput, lightsalmon-colour; crown, hind neck, upper part of back, throat, and upperpart of breast of a rather dull violet-purple, on the lower part of the breastmerging into brownish ash ; lower part of back, rump, and upper tail-covertsof a dull bronzy olive-green ; tail-feathers brownish black, the ends lighteror ashy brown; abdomen, vent, and sides dull brownish rufous, on themiddle of the abdomen is a patch of white feathers just tinged with rufous;under tail-coverts dark brown, largely ending with rufous; wing-coverts,secondaries, and tertiaries olive-brown, primarie
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