Mr. P. L. Sclater on new Birds from South America., 469 



There is an example of this apparently undescribed Myiadestes 

 in the collection lately sent to Paris by M. Levraud from Ca- 

 raccas. It is of the same form as M. obscurus (Lafr.) from 

 Guatimala and S. Mexico. 



The only birds likely to belong to this form hitherto known 

 as inhabitants of South America are Ptilogonys griseiventer and 

 P, leucotis described in Tschudi^s ' Fauna Peruana.' 



I may mention that the latter bird is quite distinct specifically 

 from Hypothymis leucogonys, Licht. [Cichlopsis leucogonySj Cab.), 

 with which it has been united by Prince Bonaparte in his ' Con- 

 spectus/ though they may perhaps be referable to the same 

 genus. 



7. PiPREOLA MELANOL^MA. 



P. clare viridis : capite toto cum gula et pectore saturatissime 

 nigro-viridibus, vix a nigro distinguendis ; tsenia angusta banc 

 colorem undique nisi in nucha marginante cum ventre medio 

 crissoque flavis, ventre laterali flavo variegato : alis caudaque 

 nigrisviridi extus limbatis; tectricibus alarum majoribus flavo, 

 secundariis autem dorso proximis et rectricibus albo termi- 

 natis : tectricibus subalaribus flavescenti-albidis : rostro pedi- 

 busque rubris. 



$ viridis, sicut mas, sed non cucullata, abdomine flavo variegato, 

 medialiter pure flavo : alis caudaque sicut in mari coloratis. 



Long, tota 7*8; alse 3*6; caudae 3*1 poll. Angl. 



Hah, in Venezuela, Caraccas. 



Mus. Heineano, Parisiensi, P. L. S. &c. 



This is the Venezuelan representative of P. riefferi, so com- 

 mon in Bogota collections, from which it may be distinguished 

 by its larger size, much darker head and throat, and the brighter 

 edging of the wing-coverts. 



I am now acquainted with seven species strictly referable to 

 this beautiful form of Cotingince : viz. (1) viridis (d'Orb.) — a 

 female of a species of which 1 have not yet seen the male — ex 

 Bolivia ; (2) riefferi ex Bogota ; (3) melanolmma ; (4) aurei- 

 pectus ex Bogota et Venezuela ; (5) elegans (Tschudi) ex Peruv. — 

 usually united to aureipectus, but quite distinct ; (6) formosa ex 

 Venezuela ; (7) sclateri ex rep. Equatoriana. 



8. Chiroxiphia regina. 

 Pipra regina, Natt. in Mus. Vindob. 



C, nigra, dorso cseruleo : crista in medio pileo flava. 



Hab, Borba, Rio Madeira in imp. Brasil. 



Obs, Similis C. pareola sed crista flava nee rubra. 



There are three examples of this Manakin in the Imperial 



