. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. Smith- CoUec- 8«x' When Collected. Honiaa tor's No. , No. and Lorallty. Received frcm Collected by 7,108 ., PhilHdelpliia. Phila. ' N. 8o. 1,036 , . 'i Washington, D. C. May 26. '43. W. M. ,aird. 1, , , i, June 12, ' • t"*';.!! .:;v;.j,. ,.-il.'. 3S237 Virto carmioli, Baibd. (Costa Rtca.) (No. .35,237, % .) Wings lengthened, considerably longer than the slightly rounded tail; the lat quill about two-fifths the 2d, which equals the 7th 7 ' , (much longer than 10th); 4th and 5th nearl
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. Smith- CoUec- 8«x' When Collected. Honiaa tor's No. , No. and Lorallty. Received frcm Collected by 7,108 ., PhilHdelpliia. Phila. ' N. 8o. 1,036 , . 'i Washington, D. C. May 26. '43. W. M. ,aird. 1, , , i, June 12, ' • t"*';.!! .:;v;.j,. ,.-il.'. 3S237 Virto carmioli, Baibd. (Costa Rtca.) (No. .35,237, % .) Wings lengthened, considerably longer than the slightly rounded tail; the lat quill about two-fifths the 2d, which equals the 7th 7 ' , (much longer than 10th); 4th and 5th nearly equal, and longest; 3il little shorter. Feet short, about two-thirds tarsus. Bill small, slen- der and attenuated ; the lateral out- lines decidedly concave. (No. 35,i;36.) Above bright olive green ; beneath clear greenish-yel- low, palest (almost whitish) on throat; tinged with olive green on sides and breast; purer yellow inside the wings, the quills and tail-feathers edged internally with palti sulphur yellow. Wings with two broad bars, and broad outer edges of inner secondaries greenish-yellow, contrasting very strongly with the almost black of the wing-feathers; rest of quill- and the tail-feathers edged! externally with olive-green, paler towards the extremity; the edges ot the outermost feather of wing and tail much paler. A conspica- ous yellowish line from nostrils over the eye, and extending nearly as far behind it as in front of it, though not re^iching the nape, and not interrupted above ; lower eyelids similar. A dusky loral spot from corner of eye to angle of mouth; rest of cheeks olivaceous. Bill quit« dusky; lower mandible paler ; legs pluLibeous. " Iris ; (No. 35,237, % .) Total length, ; wing, ; tail, difference be- tween 10th quill and longest, .45 ; exposed portion of 1st priuiary, .70, of 2(1, , of longest, 3d, measured from exposed base of 1st primary), ; lenfjtb of bill irom tomhead, .f 0, from nostril, .25, alo
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