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 91. Celeus grammicus (Malh.) 



Ptcus grammicm Mallierbe, Mim. Soc. Roy. Liigi 1845, p. 69 (" Br&il."— coll. Natterer iu Miu. 

 Vindob.—ae. Rio Madeira and Rio Negro ; cfr. Pelzeln. Urn. Srasil. iii. 1869. p. 252). 



No. 703. ? ad., 24. v. 06. "Iris dark red, feet black, bill whitish grey."— 

 Wing 120; tail 80; bill 22$ mm. 



Differs from Orinoco examples by having the feathers of the crown centred 

 with black, and the throat narrowly, but distinctly striped or banded with the 

 same colour. 



92. Croconiorphus flavus (P. L. S. Mull.) subsp. 

 Cfr. supra, p. 25. 



No. 802. ? fere ad. 12. vi. 06. "Iris dark red, feet greyish green, bill 

 yellowish green." 



In the coloration of the wings this specimen agrees perfectly with the one 

 from Santarem, mentioned in my former paper, except that the inner webs of the 

 remiges are paler, more isabelline. The birds from the Brazilian Amazons most 

 likely constitute a geographical form of < '. jhtnix, but I should like to see more 

 specimens before separating it. 



93. * Picunmus flavifrons Harg. 

 Picumnus Jlavifrom Hargitt, Ibis 1889. p. 22'.i (Sarayacu, East Peru). 



No. 683. <J ad., 21. v. 06. "Iris brown, feet bluish grey, bill black, base of 

 lower mandible whitish." — Wing 50£ ; tail 25 ; bill 11 mm. 



Mus. Brit. <? ad., Sarayacu, East Peru, July IT, 1865. Bartlett coll. Type 

 of the species.— Wing 50 ; tail 23 ; bill 11 mm. 



The Tefte bird differs from the type, the only known specimen, by having the 

 tips to the sinciput feathers of a rather darker golden yellow; the ear-coverts not 

 quite so dark, more sepia brown ; and the blackish bars on the chest somewhat 

 broader. These slight differences, however, are quite within the range of individual 

 variation in allied species. 



P.Jhn/rons Harg. is a very near ally of P. awifrons Pelz. (from Mattogrosso 

 and the Upper Rio Madeira), but can easily be distinguished by having rounded 

 spots on the belly (instead of narrow longitudinal stripes). The back is perhaps 

 somewhat more greenish. 



I am very doubtful whether P. wallacii Harg. is really distinct from P. auri- 

 frons. The type and only known specimen is a young bird, as is proved by the 

 fluffy texture of the feathers on the uuder-surface. In the tinge of the golden yellow 

 tips to the feathers of the sinciput it agrees perfectly with the S from Tefte, and it 

 does not differ from the type of P '. Jtamfrbns, except by having the ground-colour 

 of the head of a paler and dnller brown, and the ear-coverts buff (instead of blackish 

 brown). Both these variations may be merely signs of immaturity. Anyhow, 

 further specimens are required to establish the validity of /'. wallacii. 



J' /In ri fronts is new to the Brazilian avifauna. 



04. Coccyzus melanocoryphus Vieill. 

 /, melanocoryphus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. viii. p. 271 (1817.— ex Azara, No. 267. — Paraguay). 

 Nos. 782, 70(5. $$ ad., in rather worn plumage : 8, 10. vi. 00. " Iris brown, 

 feet bluish grey, bill black." 



