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Show 38 ON N E W SPECIES O F SOTJTH-AMERICAN BIRDS. [Jan. 19, its clearly striated head and neck. M. Taczanowski thought might be the Anabates melanorhynchus of Tschudi (F. P. Aves, p. 241, pl. xxi. fig. 1); but we believe that that name is a mere synonym of A. subulatus, Spix. Fig.l. Head of Tigrisoma fasciatum, half natural size. a. Feather-patch on base of lower mandible. Fig. 2. Head of Tigrisoma salmoni (half natural size), showing bare space on lower mandible. 3. TIGRISOMA SALMONI, sp. n. Mas ad. Supra viridescenti-ceneo-nigricans, pallido cervino (pileo) crebre transfasciatum : alis caudaque schistaceo-nigris, Mis et alula spuria albo terminatis; campterio et margine atari albis: mandibula, sicut in T. brasiliensi nuda; gula media alba,plumosa, lateraliter nuda albo circumcincta: cervice media alba rufescente intermixto : abdomine rufescente : hypochondriis fusco-nigris; subalaribus albo nigroque variolatis rostro fusco-nigro, mandibula margine inferiore fiavido : long. tot. 26 poll., alee 10*50, caudee 4, rostri a rictu 4*5. Avis hornot. Supra nigra cinnamomeo punctata, dorsi maculis minoribus: uropygio fusco-nigro albo transfasciato : alis et schist aceo-nigris, hac fasciis tribus angustis notata, illis terminatis ; secundariis albo transfasciatis: gulee parte alba: pectore et abdomine albis, maculis fuscis cervino marginatis punctatis; hypochondriis albo nigroque transfasciatis : campterio et margine atari albis : long, tarsi 3*5, dig. med. cum ungue 3*1. Hab. Columbia ad ripas fluv. Cauca (T. K. Salmon). |