. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. PLACOSTOMUS.—CRASPEDOPKION. 147 head, supraloral streajt which extends over the eye and along the sides of the crown, a spot behind the eye and another on the lower cheeks black; lores, a narrow circle round the eye, and a line extending backwards behind the eye yellowish white ; ear- coverts, chin, and throat lemon-yellow; remainder of the under surface, including the under tail-coverts, sulphur-yellow more or less mixed with grey on the breast and sides o£ the body; outer under wing-coverts greyish
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. PLACOSTOMUS.—CRASPEDOPKION. 147 head, supraloral streajt which extends over the eye and along the sides of the crown, a spot behind the eye and another on the lower cheeks black; lores, a narrow circle round the eye, and a line extending backwards behind the eye yellowish white ; ear- coverts, chin, and throat lemon-yellow; remainder of the under surface, including the under tail-coverts, sulphur-yellow more or less mixed with grey on the breast and sides o£ the body; outer under wing-coverts greyish ; quill-lining brown with whitish edges; lower aspecj; of tail pale brown. Total length 82 mm., exposed culmen 11, width of bill 9, wing 56, tail 14, tarsus 15. The male described was collected on the Ituribisi River in February 1907. Adult female. DiflFers from the adult male in having the middle of the crown fiery chestnut, instead of yellow, and, in this par- ticular specimen, more yellow on the under surface. Wing 51 mm. The female was collected on the Bonasika River in August 1910. Breeding-season. Unknown in British Gruiana. Nest, Unrecorded in British Guiana. Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. Range in Bntish Guiana. Ituribisi River, Kamakabra River, Arawai River (McConnell collection). Extralimital Range. Surinam (Penard), Cayenne. Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. Genus CRASPEDOPKION Hartert. Craspedoprion Hartert, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 609, 1902. Type tl. wqui- noctialis (Sclater).. Fig. 59.—Craspedoprion (squinoctialis. l2. 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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