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Show 1867.] MR. O. SALVIN ON THE BIRDS OF VERAGUA. 135 14. TROGLODYTES TESSELLATUS, Lafr. et D'Orb. Troglodytes inquietus, Baird, Rev. Am. B. p. 143 ; Lawr. N. Y. Lye. viii. p. 174. David (Hicks). Mr. Sclater and I have recently had an opportunity of comparing the type specimen of T. tessellatus, kindly lent us by the authorities of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris, with specimens of the Panama Wren, collected by McLeannan. They present inappreciable differences. MOTACILLID^E. 15. ANTHUS PARVUS, Lawr. Anthus rufus, Lawr. Ann. N. Y. Lye. vii. p. 322; Baird, Rev. Am. B. p. 156. Anthus parvus, Lawr. Proc. Ac. Phil. 1865, p. 106. Santa Fe. I am quite unable to detect any tangible differences between a specimen, no doubt identical with the species described by Mr. Lawrence, collected by Arce, one from the Amazon Valley, by Wallace, and a third from Bahia, the former equalling in size either of the others. I prefer leaving the question open ; but I believe this Ve-raguan Anthus to be a species ranging widely over the continent of South America, and that it is identical with the bird referred by Sclater, Cat. Am. B. p. 24, to Anthus chii, Vieill., Spix, Av. Bras. i. p. 75, pl. 76. f. 2, which, being founded on a bird described by Azara, is very probably the same as the Petite Alouetle de Buenos Ayres of Buffon, Pl. Enl. p. 738, and, therefore, as Alauda rufa, Gm. SYLVICOLID.E. 16. MNIOTILTA VARIA (L.); Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 140; Lawr. Ann. N. Y. Lye. viii. p. 174. Santa Fe ; David (Bridges; Hicks). 17. HELMINTHERUS VERMIVORUS (Gm.); Baird, Rev. Am. B. p. 179. Santa Fe. Already noticed as far south as Costa Rica (Baird, I. ci) -, but not yet observed beyond the locality here given. Arce sent only one specimen. 18. HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA (L.) ; Baird, Rev. Am. B.p. 175. Santa Fe. This species ranges southward into New Granada (Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 143). 19. HELMINTHOPHAGA PEREGRINA (Wils.) ; Lawr. Ann. N. Y. Lye. viii. p. 174. David (Hicks). |
