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Show 100 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE BIRDS OF LIMA. [Feb. 13, Myiobius, to which I propose to append its discoverer's name specific appellation. It is most nearly allied to M. cinnamomeus and M. vieillotides, and must follow them in the arrangement which I have given of this group in these 'Proceedings' (1860, p. 466). It may be characterized as follows :- M. Murino-brunneus, uropygio fulvicante : pilei plumis intus : alis cauda que obscure nigris, illarum fasciis tectricum apices occupantibus, cum toto corpore subtus dare fulvis ; rostro superiore nigro, inferiore pallescente: pedibus nigris. Long, tota 4*5, alae 2*3, caudae 2. Obs. Aff. M. vieillotidi et ejusdem forrnae, sed statura minore, et corpore supra fusco subtus fulvo, nee rufo, distinguendus. As a companion to the present bird, I figure (PI. X L f. 2) my Myiobius pulcher, of Ecuador, which was described in P. Z. S. 1860, p. 464. 19. COCCYZUS MELANOCORYPHUS, Vieill. " Migratory, somewhat rare. I have procured eight or nine examples in thirteen years. Arrives in March, and stops with us a few months. Feeds on grasshoppers, caterpillers, &c. Resorts to low bushes and such as have thick foliage. Irides dark blue."-W.N. 20. CONURUS AURIFRONS (Less.). " Abundant in the fields about Lima; always found in flocks of ten or twelve. Feeds on Indian corn. When they alight on a tree or bush they always select one of a light-green foliage. Makes its nest in the rocks, where they roost by night."-W. N. 21. CHAM^EPELIA ANAIS (Less.). Metriopelia anais, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 76. " Feeds on the plains, roofs of houses, and farmyards. Builds in holes in walls, &c, about Lima. When alive the naked space around the eye is of a beautiful yellow."-W. N. 22. CHAM^EPELIA AMAZILIA, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 78. " Makes its nest on the ground among the alfalfa (Lucerne), and lays two eggs of a milky white. Feeds in meadows. Irides reddish."- W.1 N. 23. CHAM^EPELIA CRUZIANA (D'Orb.). Columbula cruziana, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 80. " Feeds on the ground, in places where there is little herbage. Makes its nest in a bush, a few feet from the ground. The female lays two eggs, of a milky white."-W. N. |
