w Zoological Society. 



agumulq- j-^^g 26, 1855.— Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the ChaiH ^'^i^^b« 



afJj^SCRlPTIONS OF SOME NeW SpECIES OF BiRDS FROiM SANlJf 



,.,{, _i;|i Di Bogota. By Philip Lutley Sq^fTEjg^^j.^jkjy^. ,,,jj ^^ 



1. Nemosia albigularis. II vllxf $iiJ Tio elbbiiii 

 iV. nigra : dorso postico crissoq^te cum macula coUari iitrinque et 



lilumis narium quibusdam aurantio-Jtavis : specula alari alho : 

 siibtus alha pectoris et laterum plumis partim intits nigro vit- 

 tatis : rostro supra nigricante^ subtus cameo : pedibus nigris. 

 "'y' Xong. tota 4*2, alse 25, caudce I'S. 



This is a close ally of Nemosia JiavicoUis (Vieill.), from which, 

 however, it may be at once distinguished by its white throat, the 

 yellow colour being confined to a patch on the side of the neck. The 

 spot above the nostrils and orange tint of the yellow are other dif- 

 ferences which serve to confirm the validity of this species. There 

 are examples of it in the British Museum and in Mr. Gould's collec- 

 tion and my own. r 



2. Pyriglena Ellisiana. - ^\ 



P. fusco-castanea unicolor : facie, mento et regione auriculari 

 cum Cauda nigricantibus : rostro nigro, mandibula inferiore, 

 nisi ipsa tomia basique, alba. li y^r«j{ I 



Long, tota Z'O, alse 3'3, caudse 3-1. -■ "j'fi'? ^"«i 



The only specimen I have seen of this species was received by 

 Lady Elhs in a collection of birds from Bogota, and presented by 

 her to the British Museum. At the request of Mr. G. R. Gray, I 

 have named it after the donor. The form is nearly that of P. domi- 

 cella, but there is no sign of a white, subinterscapular spot, as is 

 general in the species of this genus. The tail-coverts are very thick. 

 The plumage is of a nearly uniform ciimamon-brown, brighter above, 

 and with a greenish gloss on the breast. The front, sides of the 

 head, throat and tail are blaek. 



3. Anthus bogotensis. 



A. pennis corporis superi medialiter nigris pallido cervino-brunneo 



late marginatis : alis intus nigris ; primariis stricte, secundariis 



autem et tectricibus pallido cervino-brunneo late marginatis : 



rectricibus nigris ; una utrinque extima, nisi pogonii interioris 



parte basali, tota pallide alba, hrunnescente tincta ; cceteris 



extus et duabus mediis utrinque cervino-brunneo anguste lim- 



batis : capitis lateribus et corpore toto subtus pallide cervino- 



brunneis, ventre crissoque albescentioribus ; pectoris lateribus et 



collo antico punctis paucis triangidaribus nigris, quasi tor quern 



formantibus, notatis : rostro nigro, mandibula inferiore basi 



flavido : pedibus validis, fiavis : ungue postico valde elongatoi 



Long, tota 5*0, alse 3*2, caudse 2-3. '^ 



This is the only bird of the nearly universally distributed family of 



Pipits I have seen from Bogota, and appears distinct from any species 



previously noticed. The bill is rather larger, and the feet stronger 



and thicker than in the ordinary members of the genus. Above, the 



plumage is of the usual pale broAvnish fawn-colour, thickly clouded 



with black, caused by the feathers being broadly margined on each 



