. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. . Head and wing of Elainea fallax. (P. Z. S. 1870, p. 833.) Above dark olive-brown; head darker, slightly crested, with a large white basal spot; wings and tail blackish; tips of wing- coverts forming two white cross bands, and outer margins of external secondaries whitish ; rest of wing- and tail-feathers slightly margined with olivaceous: below pale yellowish, rather lighter ou the middle of the throat; under wing-coverts pale yellowish; bill dark brown, lower mandible pale at the base; feet blackish: whole length 5*2 inches, wing 2-7, tail 2-5
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. . Head and wing of Elainea fallax. (P. Z. S. 1870, p. 833.) Above dark olive-brown; head darker, slightly crested, with a large white basal spot; wings and tail blackish; tips of wing- coverts forming two white cross bands, and outer margins of external secondaries whitish ; rest of wing- and tail-feathers slightly margined with olivaceous: below pale yellowish, rather lighter ou the middle of the throat; under wing-coverts pale yellowish; bill dark brown, lower mandible pale at the base; feet blackish: whole length 5*2 inches, wing 2-7, tail 2-5. Female similar. Hah. Jamaica. E. fallax is closely allied to the three preceding species, but may be distinguished by its smaller size and shorter bill. a, b. Ad. sk. Jamaica ( Ward). Sclater Coll. (Types of E. fallax.) c, d. Jamaica (Newton). Salviu-Godman Coll. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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