OCR Text |
Show 1870.] ON N E W COLUMBIAN BIRDS. 843 Tyranniscus chrysops, Sclater, Cat. Am. B. p. 216. Tyrannulus flavidifrons, Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 69. Tyranniscus flavifrons, Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 216; Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 56 (1859). Hab. Ecuador and Bogota (P. L. S.) ; Sierra Ocaiia (TVyatt). (4) TYRANNISCUS VILISSIMUS. Elainea vilissima, Sclat. et Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 122, pl. 4. f. 1 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1860, p. 194. Tyranniscus vilissimus, Scl. Cat. A m . B. p. 216. Hab. Guatemala. (5) TYRANNISCUS IMPROBUS. Hab. Venezuela. Merida (Goering); Sierra Ocana (Wyatt). (6) TYRANNISCUS PARVUS. Tyranniscus parvus, Lawr. Ibis, 1862, p. 12; Ann. N. Y. Lye. vii. p. 473 ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 359 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 147. Hab. Panama (M'Lennan) ; Veragua et Costa Rica (Arcef. (7) TYRANNISCUS LEUCOGONYS. Hab. Bogota (P. L. Si). (8) TYRANNISCUS GRACILIPES. Tyranniscus, sp. 1317, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 216. Tyranniscus gracilipes, Sclater, MS.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867 p. 981. Myiopatis pusilla, Pelz. Orn. Bras, p 106. Hab. Eastern Peru, Pebas (Hauxwell). (9) TYRANNISCUS GRISEICEPS. Hab. Ecuador; Babahoyo and Pallatanga (Fraser). 6. TROGON CHIONURUS, sp. nov. Trogon viridis, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 364 ; Lawr. Ann. L. N. Y. vii. p. 290. Similis T. viridi, sed maris rectricibus externis fere omnino albis, ita ut cauda clausa omnino alba esse videtur. Femina etiam rectricum externarum apices late albos ostendit. Hab. Panama (M'Leannan). Mus. S.-G. et G. N. Lawrence. W e have examined numerous specimens of this Trogon from Panama, and have hitherto referred it to T. viridis. W e convinced ourselves some time ago, on examining an example from Mr. Lawrence's collection, that it was not really T. viridis, but were then doubtful whether it might not be T. venustus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 194. On going into tbe question again, aided by additional skins of T. viridis from various localities, we feel convinced that |