( 99 ) 



Mr. Cherrie sent only one male, and one/emale. The male differs from a good 

 series of <^ tj G. auratus from N.B. Peru, Ecuador, and Bogota collections in Mus. 

 Brit., Mns. H. v. B., and Mus. Triiig by a much brighter forehead, more or less 

 tinged with orange, brighter and more orange throat, and a]i]>arently also by the 

 sides of the abdomen being somewliat less boldly marked with black. The wing 

 measures 88, tail about 55 mm. T\\a female differs much more from the ? of 

 typical C. auratus, as its throat is orange without black spots, that of ( '. auratus 

 being largely spotted with black, each feather having a black terminal spot. The 

 distribution of this form is very peculiar, as specimens from S.E. Pern (Marcapata, 

 Cuzco, 0. Garlepp coll.) and Bolivia iu Mus. H. v. B. are the same as our 

 Orinoco birds. 



It is evident that C. auratus must be the name for the species named punrtatus 

 iu the Cat. B. XIX. p. 112. C. punctatus Lesson is described without locality, 

 and is to be considered as a synonym of auratus ; it caunot apply to our new form, 

 as there is no mention of the orange-yellow forehead. 



330. Capito auratus aurantiicinctus (Dalmas). 



Cujutii riurantiicinctiis DaXmns, Bull. Sue. Znol. Franc I'JOO p. 178 ("Dans le bassia de la riviere 

 Caura"). 



Nicare, Caura P.: S ad. (erroneously marked ?) 22. i. lOul. " Irides red- 

 brown ; both mandibles blackish ; feet greenish grey" (E. Andre). 



This specimen agrees perfectly with Comte de Dalmas' description, though 

 the orange area on the abdomen is rather pale. The fact that this ornithologist 

 has fourteen specimens proves that the characters of his aurantiicinctus must be 

 constant on the (!aura River, but our interuiedius stands somewhat intermediate 

 by the more orange throat, and we regard tlierefore aurantiicinctus as a subspecies 

 of auratus. 



337. Ramphastos cuvieri inca (Gould). 



[Eiiiiijihasto.^ cuvieri Wagl., Syst. Ar. (18'27) gen. Rwuphastm, sp. 5 (Unit, in Brasilia versus flum. 



Amazonum — Mus. Monac. " Rostro nigro ".)] 

 liiimjihiistos Iiii'u Gould, P.Z.S. 1846, p. 118 (Bolivia: in the elevated and dense forests at 



Chimorfe, in the country of the Yuracares Indians). 



ftlnnduapo, Upper Orinoco ; 6 ad. 21. ii. "01). (No. 12052 Cherrie coll.) 



This s])ecimen has the bill black (with the exception of the yellow base and 



cnlmen) with a large dark blood-red patch near the base of the upjier mandible. 



This red lateral patch is as well marked as in any Bolivian and Peruvian specimens. 



It is, perhaps, as a rule, more dark red iu Peruvian, lighter though less red in 



Bolivian skins, but this may be due to the state of preservation. 



338. Ramphastos haematorhynchus sji. nov. 



R. 7?. cn/tlirorlnjncliu.i dicto maximc affinis et tectricibus supra-caudal ibns 

 eodem modo colorutis (vid. pure sulphureis, nee ut in R. cucicri aurantio-flavis !), 

 sed maxillae maiidibulae(iue lateribus obscure sanguineis, nee igneis vel anrantio- 

 rubris. Al. 227, 232 (pro usu), 243,caud. ca. 156, culm. 175— 11)5, tars. 55—58 mm. 



//ai. In regione flumiuis (Jaura diet., affluentis fl. Orinoco diet. 



La Pricion, Caura P. : 6 ? 10. ii. 1002 (E. Andre). 



Nicare, Caura R. : cJ ? 18. i. lliol (E. Andre). 



La Union, Caura R. : ?(f) 17. xii. 19U0 (E. Andre). 



