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paler on center of belly, and darker on breast and sides, the throat and 

 sides of the head are dull gray. 



Henicorhina leucophrys (Tschudi). 



Four adults, males and females, from San Francisco, Palomina, and 

 San Miguel. 



Catharus aurantiirostris (Hartl.). 

 Four adult males from Palomina. 



Merula pheeopyga minuscula subsp. nov. 



One adult, sex undetermined, from Palomina, June 1, 1898. 



Type from Pueblo Viejo, Colombia. No. 5605, tf adult, coll. of E. A. 

 and O. Bangs. Collected March 23, 1898, by W. W. Brown, Jr. Alti 

 tude, 8000 ft. 



Subspecific characters. Smaller than true M. phseopyga of British Guiana ; 

 wing shorter ; color of back and crown darker (olive in M. phseopyga 

 minuscula, bistre in M. ph&opyga ph&opyga). 



Size. Type, $ adult: Length, skin, 183; wing, 102.4; tail, 81.2; ex 

 posed culmen, 17 ; tarsus, 29. 



Topotype, No. 5604, <? adult, Length, skin, 185; wing, 103; tail, 82; 

 exposed culmen, 16 ; tarsus, 27.6. 



Remarks. Although very like true M. phteopyga, the bird of the Santa 

 Marta Mountains is slightly smaller and a darker more olive brown above. 

 I no longer have any hesitation in regarding it as a fairly well marked 

 subspecies. It is much more closely related to true M. phseopyga than to 

 any of the other races of that thrush. 



Mr. Brown, though in the mountains during the breeding season, took 

 but three examples of M. phteopyga minuscula, and reports it a rare bird. 

 As it is a remarkable singer, it is not likely that he passed many males 

 unnoticed, at that season. 



Merula gigas cacozela subsp. nov. 



Two adults, male and female, from Macotama, June. 



Type from Macotama, Colombia. No. 5685, 9 adult, coll of E. A. and 

 O. Bangs. Collected June 21, 1898, by W. W. Brown, Jr. Altitude 8000 ft. 



Subspecific characters. Size of true M. gigas ; tail much shorter ; colors 

 paler, the tail in particular much lighter in color. 



Color. Upper parts, between olive and hair brown ; primaries and tail 

 the same color, but a shade darker ; under parts varying from dull broc 

 coli brown to hair brown, slightly shaded with cinnamon on abdomen ; 

 axillars, bend of wing and under primary coverts olive brown ; under 

 wing-coverts hazel, shading towards olive brown on the centers of the 

 feathers ; tarsus, foot and bill bright yellow. 



Size. Adult cT : Length, skin, 277; wing, 144.6; tail, 135 ; exposed 



