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about 5 mm. in width), pale blue separating the black of the forehead 

 from the dark blue of the crown only slightly indicated, and size some- 

 what larger. 



Wing, 56; tail, 49; bill, 9 mm. 



Schistochlamys atra grisea subsp. nov. 



Type from Rioja, Peru. Adult female, No. 49105, Field Museum of 

 Natural History. Collected by W. H. Osgood and M. P. Anderson, 

 July 8, 1912. 



Similar to 5. a. atra from Guiana, but general coloration darker and 

 more slaty gray, most pronounced on the under parts, especially on the 

 flanks and under tail coverts. 



Wing, 86; tail, 84; bill 15 mm. 



