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Elema variegata, Scl. P. Z. 8S. 1856, p. 297%. 
Legatus variegatus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 366°, 1864, p.175"; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 128 mys 
Cab. J. f. Orn. 1861, p. 245"; Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N.Y. vii. p. 328”, ix. p. 112"; v. Frantz. 
J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 307%; Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 557. 
Supra brunneus; capite summo saturatiore, crista celata flava ornato et linea alba undique circumcincto ; loris 
et regione parotica nigricanti-brunneis; alis et cauda nigricantibus, illarum secundariis et tectricibus 
stricte albido limbatis: subtus pallide flavis ; pectore et hypochondriis fusco maculatis; gutture albo ; 
stria utrinque rictali fusca : rostro et pedibus nigris. Long. tota 6°2, ale 3-7, caude 2°55, tarsi 0°75, rostri 
a rictu 0:6. (Descr. maris ex Cordova, Mexico. Mus. Brit.) 
Hab. Mexico, State of Vera Cruz (Sumichrast 1°), Jalapa (de Oca®), Cuesta de Misantla 
(M. Trujillo), Cordova (Sallé*), Atoyac and Teapa (H. H. Smith); GuaTEMALa 
(Skinner 11), Las Salinas, Cahabon (0. 8. & F. D. G.); Costa Rica? #15, San José 4 
(v. Frantzius, Carmiol), Tucurriqui, La Barranca (Arcé), Guaitil 4, Turrialba * ( Car- 
miol); Panama, Bugaba®, Chitra® (4rcé), Lion Hill (Jf*Leannan?*™), Paraiso 
Station (Hughes).—Sourn America’, from Colombia to Guiana and South Brazil? 
A tropical species of very wide range. Legatus albicollis occurs throughout our 
region as far north as the mountain-slopes of the State of Vera Cruz; it thence 
spreads over Eastern Guatemala and crosses to the western side of Central America in 
Nicaragua, and in Costa Rica and the State of Panama is doubtless found on both sides 
of the mountain-range. We have no record of it in Western Mexico, the isthmus of 
Tehuantepec, or any portion of the Pacific coast-region of Guatemala. 
In South America L. albicollis is found everywhere in the hotter districts as far south 
as Southern Brazil. It is the Paraguayan “Suiriri choreado siu roxo” of Azara, upon 
whose description Vieillot founded his name. 
The Mexican bird was at one time separated under the name of JZ. variegatus, 
Sclater 8, on its supposed larger size and brighter colours. It has now been proved 
that some southern examples are fully as large as Mexican. The smallest of our series 
are from the State of Panama and Costa Rica. The Mexican birds are a little brighter 
yellow on the under plumage, but the difference is very slight and moreover variable. 
This species is essentially an inhabitant of the hotter forest-region. Sumichrast 
says that it is confined to such districts in the State of Vera Cruz 1%, and the specimens 
we have received from there confirm this statement. In Guatemala we met with it in 
similar places; one shot at Cahabon was in a tree in the outskirts of the village. 
The nest and eggs are, we believe, unknown. 
MYIOZETETES. 
Myiozeta, Bonaparte, Consp. Syst. Orn. p. 30 (1854). 
Myiozetetes, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 46 ; Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 159. 
Myiozetetes is a well-marked genus, but contains several species the limits of which 
are not readily defined. Mr. Sclater recognizes seven species, but as we are unable to 
