T E T K A G O N O P S F R A N T Z I 1.
(COSTA-RICAN BARBET.)
Tctragonops frantzii . . . . (1864) Sclater, Ibis, p. 371, pi. x.
„ „ . . . . (1865) Frantzius, Ibis, p. 551 ; J. f. 0. 1869, p. 363.
„ „ (1868) Gray, Cat. Capit. Brit. Mus., p. 19.
„ , (1868) Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N.Y., p. .
Gallinita, of the natives of Turrialba, Costa-Rica (FrantziusJ.
c? T. sórdido olivaceus, capito aureo nitenti; crista occipitali nigra: gutture toto saturate ocbraceo: pectore
medio áureo : abdomine viresconti-olivaceo, macula ad utrinquo latera pectoris claró cinérea.
P Mari siniilis, sed crista occipitali nigra nulla.
Hah. In república Costa-Ricensi.
Male. Head olive, inclining to orange on the fore part, w i t h a very distinct golden
l u s t r e i n some l i g h t s ; the rest of the upper surface of t h e body greenish olive, more
distinctly green upon t h e r u m p ; quills brown, the inner web pale fulvous at t h e base, the
primaries externally edged w i t h olive brown, the secondaries with greenish olive like the
back; space between the bill and t h e eye b l a c k ; cheeks, ear-coverts, and t h e e n t i r e throat,
deep ochre with a slight golden l u s t r e ; rest of t h e under surface of t h e body g r e e n i s h olive,
washed, especially on t h e breast, with golden yellow, t h e shafts of t h e feathers on the flanks
rather distinct, sides of the upper part of the breast clear blue g r e y ; tail d a r k greenish
olive above, brown beneath; bill plumbeous, pale at the t i p ; legs and feet black. Total
length 7-4 inches, wing 3-4, tail 2-3, t a r s u s 1-0.
Female. Similar t o the male, but wants the black occipital crest, and has the grey
patches on t h e sides of t h e breast less largely developed.
Hah. Costa Rica (Frantzius, Carmiol).
Tetragonops Frantzii is comparatively a new addition to Ornithological Science. It