. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. 298 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. J}^est. Unrecorded. Ji^ags. Undescribed. Range confined to British Guiana. Mount Roraima {McConnell collection); Mount Roraima, Mount Twek-quey {Whitely). Habits. Unrecorded. Genus COTINGA Briss.' Cotinga Brisson, Ornith. ii. p. 340, 1760. Type C cotinga (Linn. Fig. 117.—To show the attenuated outer primaries. The chief character in this genus is the attenuated outer primaries o£ the males. The bill is short, the width at the base being almost equal to the length o£ t
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. 298 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. J}^est. Unrecorded. Ji^ags. Undescribed. Range confined to British Guiana. Mount Roraima {McConnell collection); Mount Roraima, Mount Twek-quey {Whitely). Habits. Unrecorded. Genus COTINGA Briss.' Cotinga Brisson, Ornith. ii. p. 340, 1760. Type C cotinga (Linn. Fig. 117.—To show the attenuated outer primaries. The chief character in this genus is the attenuated outer primaries o£ the males. The bill is short, the width at the base being almost equal to the length o£ the exposed culmen. The wing is somewhat pointed, the second and third primaries longest and subequal, the first shorter than the fifth but much larger than the sixth. The tail is square at the tip and nearly three-tenths the length of the wing. The tarsus is about equal in length to the middle toe and claw. Coloration: male and female entirely different. Key to the Species. A. Head, back, vent, and under tail-coverts dark blue; thi'oat and breast purple G. cotinga, d'jp. 299. a. Upper and under surface darker; throat grey, with dark centres to the feathers ... B. Head, back, breast, abdomen, and under tail- coverts pale blue; throat only purple ... b. Upper and under surface paler; throat uniform grey, without black centres to feathers .-. G. eayHna, $ , p. 300. G. cotinga, $ , p. 299. ' C. cayana, S, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chubb, Charles; McConnell, Frederick Vavasour, d. 1914. London, B. Quaritch
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