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Show 1867.] THE BIRDS OF THE LOWER AMAZONS. 569 Fam. MOTACILLIDA. 7. ANTHUS CHII, Vieill. Mexiana, Dec. 1848. "Tolerably plentiful in the open dry plains of Mexiana."-A. W. Fam. MNIOTILTIDAE. 8. GEOTHLYPIS AQUINOCTIALIS (Gm.). Mexiana, Dec. 1848 and Jan. 1849. Represented in the Brazilian fauna by the closely allied G. velata. Fam. HIRUNDINIDA. 9. PROGNE LEUCOGASTRA, Baird, Rev. A. B. i. p. 280. Mexiana and Para, three examples. These specimens do not differ from the Central American P. leucogastra, which Prof. Baird has correctly separated from the Antil-lean P. dominicensis. 10. PROGNE TAPERA (Linn.). Rio Tocantins. 11. HIRUNDO ERYTHROGASTRA, Bodd. Mexiana, one example, juv. 12. HIRUNDO ALBIVENTRIS, Bodd. Para. 13. ATTICORA FASCIATA (Gm.). Rio Negro. " Common on the banks of the lower and middle Rio Negro."- A.W. Fam. VIREONIDA. 14. VIREOSYLVIA AGILIS (Licht.). Para. 15. CYCLORHIS GUIANENSIS (Gm.). Para, March and June 1849. Agrees with Cayenne examples; represented by C. ochrocephala in the Brazilian fauna. 16. HYLOPHILUS RUBRIFRONS, sp. nov. (Pl. XXX. fig. 1.) Cinerascenti-olivaceus, dorso imo virescentiore: fronte angusta, distincte rubra : secundariis extus flavescente rufo tinctis : cauda rufa unicolore: subtus ochraceus, abdomine cinerascen-tiore, lateribus virescente perfusis : subalaribus pallide flavis rostro superiore corylino, inferiore cum pedibus pallidis. |
