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Show 1867.] MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON AMAZONIAN BIRDS. 977 rust-red of the lower part of the back, rump, and upper tail-coverts) to the female of C. leucophcea, even to the rusty spot on the cheeks. Mr. Ramsay's specimen has "Springfield, Jan. I, 1865," marked on the label attached to it. An apparently immature example of this bird is in the collection at the British Museum. 4. List of Birds collected at Pebas, Upper Amazons, by Mr. John Hauxwell, with Notes and Descriptions of N e w Species. By P. L. S C L A T E R , M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., and O S B E R T SALVIN, M.A., F.Z.S. (Plate XLV.) After several years of inaction as regards zoological pursuits, Mr. Hauxwell has again transmitted to this country one of his beautifully prepared series of bird-skins from the Upper Amazons. Having been recently engaged on Mr. Bartlett's collections from the same neighbourhood, it has been of great interest to us to examine Mr. Haux-well's series, which embraces examples of 135 species. These are all from the vicinity of Pebas, a town situated on the north bank of the main Amazons, some way below the mouth of the Napo. Four of them appear to be new to science, namely Oryzoborus melas, Tyranniscus gracilipes, Percnostola fortis, and Porzana fasciata. The following is a complete list of the species, the nomenclature adopted, where no additional reference is given, being that of Sclater's ' American Catalogue,' except in the case of the Trochilidce, which have been determined by Mr. Gould, and are named according to the catalogue in the Introduction to his Monograph of that family :- TROGLODYTIDAE. 12. Euphonia melanura. 1. Microcerculus marginatus. '•"' rufiventris. 2. Thryothorus coraya. 14- Calliste yeni. 15. schranki. HIRUNDINIDA. JS. xanthogastra. 3.*j*Hirundo cequatorialis. 17. boliviana. ,, 18. Ramphoccelus jacapa. VIREONIDAE. ln r • i • 19. nigrogularis. 4. Vireosylvia agilis. 20. Tachyphonus cristatellus. COXREBIDJE. 21* Nemosia pileata. 22. Saltator magnus. 5. Dacnis cayana. 23. azarce. 6. melanotis. „ . . . 24. Cissopis media. 7. flaviventris. c- 8. Chlorophanes atricapilla. FRINGILLIDA. 9. Ccereba ceerulea. «*-.>» 7 7 10. nitida. 25.^Oryzoborus melas, sp. nov. 26. torridus. TANAGRIDAE. 27. Spermophila castaneiventris. 11. Procnias occidentalis. 28. Coturniculusperuanus. |
