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25. Celeus ochraceus (Spix). 

 Picut o ' Spix, Av. Bras. i. (1824), p. 59 tab. li. fig. 1 ("in \\lvis Anuaomtm'"). 



No. 600. ? imm., 2.7. iii. 06. "Iris reddish blue, bill black, below greyish 

 white." 



The blackish spots ou the mantle are distinctly heart-shaped. Some of the 

 breast tent hers are margined with rusty— evidently a sign of immaturity. 



The Triug Mnsenm possesses an adult S from S. Lourenco, state of 

 Pernambuco, collected by Mous. A. Robert. This has the same ochraceous 

 colour of the plumage as Amazonian specimens, but the black markings on the 

 back are more transverse, thus showing an approach to C. flaxteseens (Gm.), of 

 South-east Brazil. 



C. ochraceus is evidently the northern representative of C. Jlacescens, and 

 seems to be not uncommon on the Lower Amazons. Natterer* and Riker f obtained 

 it near Santarem, and Bliss Snethlage \ recently met with it in the Scrra of 

 Monte Alegre. 



26. Celeus elegans elegans (P. L. S. Mull.) 



Picut elegans P. L. S. Mutter, Natursyst. SiljppL, P- 92 (177(5. — ex D'Aubenton, PI. enl. 524.— 



Cayenne). Cfr. Xov. Zoul. xiii., p. 39. 

 Celeus cinnamomeus Pelzeln. Zur Orn. Bras. iii. (1869), p. 251 (Barra do Rio Negro). 



No. 04^. 6 ad., Obidos, 10. iv. 00. " Iris red, bill pale grey." 



Since writing my notes in j\ r or. Zool. xiii. pp. 39-40, I have examined much 

 additional material, and it seems that the distinction between ('. e. elegans of 

 Cayenne and C. e. reichenbachi auct. of British Guiana, etc., cannot be upheld. 



It is true, the specimens from Cayenne are considerably darker, more 

 chestnut, on both the upper and lower parts, than any other examples I have 

 seen ; but the amount of pale spotting ou the back and upper wing-coverts does 

 not appear to depend upon locality. 



The S from Obidos, a ? from Manaos (Natterer coll.), and four skins from 

 Forte do Bio Branco (Natterer) have the top of the head and crest ochraceous- 

 bnff as the Cayenne birds, while in the cinnamon-rufous colour of the plumage 

 they agree with those from Surinam, British Guiana and the Orinoco delta. In 

 two of the Rio Branco skins, the back and upper wing-coverts are uniform, in 

 the two others they are distinctly spotted with pale yellowish like the examples 

 from Obidos aud Manaos. Lately, we have received a S from Demerara, which 

 also has spots on the upper parts ! 



Without much larger series from the various localities it is impossible to 

 say whether there are any local races or not. 



C. e. elegans is only known from the north bank of the Amazons, and it 

 appears that the great river forms the southern limit of its range. 



ft reichenbackii apud Pelzeln (Urn. Bras. iii. p. 251), from Mattagrosso, is 

 certainly different from the present form. The single specimen, however, being 

 not quite adult, I prefer to wait for additional material before separating it. 



• ivlzdn, Zur Orn. Brazil, iii. (1SG!>), p. 260. 



t Auk, 1891. p. SI. 



t Journ. I'. Ornith. lsniG, p. 410. 



