Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London 1868

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1 868.] MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON NEW BIRDS. 55 punctatis : rostro pallide corneo, mandibula magis albicante : pedibus nigris: long, tota 10*5, alee 5*0, caudce 4*5, rostri a rictu 1*7. Hab. Guatemala, prov. Veree Pacis. Sim. D. picumno, sed rostro longiore angustiore et colore pallidiore, collo nigro punctato et tectricibus subalaribus ochraceis dignoscen-dus. Fig. A. Dendrocolaptes puncticollis. W e have hitherto referred this bird to D. multostrigatus of Eyton (Contr. Orn. 1851, p. 75), but, having recently, through Mr. Thomas Moore's kindness, had an opportunity of examining the type specijnen of Mr. Eyton's species in the Derby Museum, find that we have been in error. Mr. Eyton's bird is identical with a Peruvian and New- Granadian species which we consider to be D. validus of Tschudi, although, from the badness of the plate and description in the ' Fauna Peruviana,' this identification is open to some doubt.