98 Bangs On Some Birds from Santa Maria, Colombia. 



belt has been pretty thoroughly worked by Mr. Brown at many different 

 points, and I feel sure he would have taken Myiopatls if it occurred there. 



Tyranniscus nigricapillus (Lafr.). 



Two females, one from La Concepcion Mar. 11, 1899, the other from 

 Chinia Feb. 13, 1899. 



Nuttallornis borealis (Swains.). 

 One female from La Concepcion Mar. 8, 1899. 



Pipreola aureipectus decora* subsp. nov. 



Two specimens, male and female, from Chirua. 



Type, from Chirua, Colombia; altitude, 7,000 feet. No. 6173, J* adult, coll. 

 of E. A. and O. Bangs. Collected Feb. 12. 1899, by W. W. Brown, Jr. 



Subspecific characters. Much smaller than true P. aureipectus, with much 

 shorter tail. Similar in color and markings to true P. aureipectus, except 

 that the cT. has a broad band of yellow on each side, extending from the 

 yellow throat across side of neck behind auriculars; in the 9 this band 

 shows as a row of yellow spots. 



Measurements. Type, adult ^: Wing, 88; tail, 64; tarsus, 23 ; exposed 

 cnlmen, 12. Adult 9, topotype No. 6L47: Wing, 84; tail 64; tarsus, 

 21.4; exposed culmen, 11.8. 



Remarks. I have examined Lafresnaye's types, consisting of three 

 specimens, two males and one female, in splendid condition. They are, 

 all three, much larger than the Chirua bird, their wing measurements 

 being as follows: No. 2166,* J adult, 92; No. 2167,* cT adult, 94; No. 

 2168, f 9 adult, 92. The tail and tarsus also give larger measurements. 

 In the two Lafresnaye males there are a few concealed yellow spots on 

 the sides of the neck, where in the new form there is a broad yellow 

 band. In the female there is no trace of yellow spots on the sides of the 

 neck. Otherwise the colors and markings are about the same in P. aurei 

 pectus decora and in true P. aureipectus. 



Heliochera rubrocristata (D'Orb. and Lafr.). 



Ten specimens, all from Paramo de Chiruqua and Paramo de Maco- 

 tama, at altitudes ranging from 11,000 to 15,000 feet. 



Cinclodes fuse us albidiventris (Scl.). 



Two males from Paramo de Chiruqua, 15,000 feet. These two speci 

 mens, without doubt, belong to the form called albidiventris by Sclater, 

 which is a valid subspecies, quite different in color from the more south- 



*Decorus, adorned, ornamented. 



f Specimens in Lafresnaye collection in Boston Society of Natural 

 History. 



