_Phainoptila_ Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877:367, April 17, 1877. Type _Phainoptila melanoxantha_ Salvin. _Diagnosis._--Without crest; tarsus longer than middle toe and claw, and booted or very slightly reticulate; tail shorter than wing, rounded; nostril exposed, ovate; rictal bristles distinct; first primary well developed; plumage normal, bill flared slightly at base. _Range._--Costa Rica and Panama. =Phainoptila melanoxantha melanoxantha= Salvin Phainoptila _Phainoptila melanoxantha melanoxantha_ Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877:367; April 17, 1877. _Diagnosis._--Coloration of adult males: Pileum, hindneck, back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts Black (capitalized color terms after Ridgway, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, Washington, D. C., 1912), with Bluish Gray-Green gloss; rump Lemon Yellow tinged with Olive; lower breast and abdomen Gull Gray or Slate Gray; sides and flanks clear Lemon Yellow; lower chest, upper breast, and under tail coverts Yellowish Olive-Green, extending to patch on sides and flanks of same color; bill and feet Black or Blackish Brown. Coloration of adult females: Most of upper parts Olive-Green, with Yellowish Olive on rump; thighs Olive-Gray, as are sides of head; rest of coloration as in male. Coloration of young: As in adult female, but duller throughout. _Measurements._--Wing 99.0, tail 88.5, culmen 15.2, tarsus 28.4. _Range._--Highlands of Costa Rica and extreme western Panama (Volcan de Chiriqui). =Phainoptila melanoxantha minor= Griscom Phainoptila _Phainoptila melanoxantha minor_ Griscom, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 141:7, 1924. _Diagnosis._--Coloration as in _P. m. melanoxantha_, but female with hindneck more extensively gray and of slightly darker shade; rump, upper tail coverts, and edgings to tail feathers slightly greener, less yellow; average size smaller than in _P. m. melanoxantha_. _Range._--Highlands of westeran Panama (Cerro Flores and eastern Chiriqui). Genus =Ptilogonys= Swainson _Ptilogonys_ Swainson, Cat. Bullock's Mex. Mus., App. 4, 1824. Type _Ptilogonys cinereus_ Swainson. _Diagnosis._--Tail much longer than wing, even or graduated; head with bushy crest; nostril large, rounded and fully exposed, bordered by membrane; rictal bristles well developed; tarsus shorter than middle toe with claw; plumage soft, blended. _Range._--Southwestern United States to Costa Rica. =Ptilogonys cinereus cinereus= Swainson Ashy Ptilogonys _Ptilogonys cinereus cinereus_ Swainson, Cat. Bullock's Mex. Mus., App. 4, 1824.