. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 420 !. black bar-like spots ; nnderside of qiiill-shafte and of tail-shafts; golden yellow, and the feathers themselves also deeply washed with yellow. Total length 12 inches, culmen l-Go, wing 5-8, tail 4-8, tarsus 1-15 ; toes (without claws)—outer anterior 0-82, outer pos- terior 0-73, inner anterior 0-(), inner posterior 0-38. Adidt female. Differs from the male in having the malar region striped like the chin and throat. Total length 11-5 inches, culmen 1-55, wing 5-8, tail 4-G5, tarsus 1-15. Hab. Cuba. a. c? ad. sk. Cuba (W. S. Maclew
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 420 !. black bar-like spots ; nnderside of qiiill-shafte and of tail-shafts; golden yellow, and the feathers themselves also deeply washed with yellow. Total length 12 inches, culmen l-Go, wing 5-8, tail 4-8, tarsus 1-15 ; toes (without claws)—outer anterior 0-82, outer pos- terior 0-73, inner anterior 0-(), inner posterior 0-38. Adidt female. Differs from the male in having the malar region striped like the chin and throat. Total length 11-5 inches, culmen 1-55, wing 5-8, tail 4-G5, tarsus 1-15. Hab. Cuba. a. c? ad. sk. Cuba (W. S. Maclewj). Zoological Society. (Type of species.) b. $ ad. sk. Cuba. Sclater Coll. cJ ad. sk. Cuba. Salvin-Godman Coll. c. 33. CELEUS. T^p^ Celeus, Boie, Isis, 1831, p. 542 C. flavescens. Celeopicos, Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz, 1848-49, p. 332 . C. flavescens. Xanthopicus, Malh. Introd. Monogr. Picid. p. liii. (1861) C. Bill of Celeus flavescens. Ranrje. From Southern Mexico, through Central and South America into South Brazil. Key to the Species. A. Under surface of the body uniform, or with, at most, only a few almost obsolete paler markings. a'. Head and more or less of the neck yellow or buff, contrasting with the rest of the plumage. a". Back barred. a'". Back, wings and their coverts barred black and yellow ; underparts deep black. «'. With red malar patch Jlaoescens (^ &&., p. 423. h*. With no red on malar region, this being yellow striped with black. flavescens 2 ad., p. 423. h'". Back, wings and their coverts brown, barred with dull yellow or with rufous; underparts, fore neck, and part of orbital region brown c*. With red malar stripe hif/iibris(^ nd., p. 424. d''. With no red on malar region, this being brown hujubris 5 ad., 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 origi
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