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Tho range of flie three forms is as follows : 



a. P. h. hremrostris (Spix). 



Forest region of Soutli-Eastern Brazil : Rio fie Janeiro (Spix, Wied, Natterer), 

 Cantagallo (Enlcr), Nen Freiburg (Beske), Registo do Sai, Sapitiba (Natterer), 

 Porto Real (Hardy). S. Paulo : Ypanema, S. Luiz (Natterer), Igiiape' (Krone), 

 S. Sebastiao (Hempel), Piqnete (Robert), Ubatuba (Garbe). Parana : Morretes, 

 Serra do Mar (Robert). Santa Catharina : Blnmenan (coll. mea). Rio Grande do 

 Snl : Taqnara (Ihcring). 

 Measurements : 



1 S ad., Rio de Janeiro. — AVing CA ; tail 57 mm. 



2 ? ? ad., Rio.— Wing 57 ; tail, 50, 52 mm. 



9 (?(? ad., S. Paulo.— Wing 59—62 ; tail 52^-55 mm. 

 9 ? ¥ ad., S. Paulo.— Wing 56—60 ; tail 50—50 mm. 

 1 (? ad., Parana.— Wing 59 J ; tall 52 mm. 

 1 c? ad., Taqnara. — Wing 64 ; tail 55 mm. 

 One adult, Blnmenan. — Wing 60 ; tail 54 mm. 



b. P. b. rirescens (Allen). 



Campos district of the interior of Brazil. Mattogrosso : ( 'hapada (Smith) ; 

 Goj-az (Baer). 



1 S ad. from Chapada (type).— Wing 58i ; tail 52 mm. 

 1 S ad. from Goyaz. — Wing 57 ; tail 53 mm. 



c. P. b. incanescens (Wicd). 



Only known from Bahia, Eastern Brazil. 



Ten adults (not sexed) from Bahia.— Wing 51—55; tail 45i— 50 mm. 



66. Phaeomyias muriua murina (Spix). 



Philijrhijnchus murimis Spix, Av. Brcti:. ii. p. 14. tab. xvi. fig. 2 (1825.— Brazil). 



Myiopatis iiicitnesrens (nee iFvsripeta in('<nie:<reus'W\&i\) Pelzeln, Zur Orn. Bras. ii. 18G8. p. lOG 

 (Cidade de Goiaz, Serrado). 



Nos. 2199, 2277. 3 ? ad., Rio Araguaya, June, July, 1900.— Wing 57, 50 ; 

 tail 50, 48 ; bill 10 mm. 



About the nomenclature and the geographic races of this species cf. Berlepsch 

 & Helhnayr, Join-n. f. Oniith. 1905. pp. 2-3. 



67. Ornitliion obsoletum cinerascens (Wied). 



[Musampa ohsolela (Natterer M.S.) Teaimiiiok, PI. ml. livr. 4(1. tab. 275. fig. 1 (Itfay 1824.— Brazil ; 



coll. Natterer.— According to tUe registers of tlie Vienna Museum, the specimen forwarded to 



Temminck was obtained at Cunjiibn, Parana).] 

 Iluhphilus cineraiii-eiix Wied, Beitr. Naliifg. Brax. 3. ii. p. 723 (1831.— Barra do Jucii on the Rio 



Espiritu Santo, southern portion of Esp. Sauto). 

 ililiopalis nhsohia (aec Musc'icapa ohsoh'la Temm.) Pelzeln, /.'•. p. lOi'i (part. : Goi.iz). 

 Oniithion imherbe (nee Caniptonlnimi imhcrhc Scl.) Sclater, Cat. Birih Bril. Mns. xiv. 1888. p. 12G 



(part. : specimens o, p, ex Bahia (VVucherer coll.).) 

 0. nneruscem Allen, Hull. Amer. Miis. N.Y. ii. IHS'J. p. 1 18 (crit. ; synon. part.) ; idem, /..'. iii. 1802. 



p. 334 (Chapada, Mattogro.sso). 



No. 2171. ? ad., Rio Thesouras, May 1900.— Wing 53 ; tail 43 ; bill 8 mm. 

 Pr. Allen first pointed out (J.c.) that //. cinerascens of Wied was a typical 



