RUc]l — Descriptions of Tlncc New Birch f ram Venezuela. 221 



feathers of rump iiray at the base, followed by a small white spot, then 

 broadly by lemon yellow, and narrowly tipped with black; upper tail- 

 coverts blaek with a lemon yellow or white spot near the tip and gray at 

 the base ; breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts deep lemon yellow, the 

 feathei-s gray at the base with a white spot next to the yellow ; tail l)lack, 

 the three outer feathers rather broadly ti])i)ed with white, succeeded by a 

 tiny black dot at the tip, the wlute much reduced on the third feather 

 and not reaching the outer web, the fourth feather with three tiny white 

 dots at the tij) ; wings black, the lesser coverts deep lemon yellow, the 

 greater coverts with large white spots at the tip forming a conspicuous 

 wing patch, tiie eight outer primaries white at the base, the white not 

 reaching the outer web on the outermost, forminga wing speculum ; tertials 

 and secondaries with a white spot on the outer web near the tip ; under 

 wing-coverts deep lemon yellow ; thighs black, tipped with lemon yellow; 

 upper mandible (in skin) black, lower bluish slate color; tarsi black. 

 Wing, 104.5 ; tail, 8() ; culmen, 2'2 ; tarsus, 2.^.5 ; niiddle toe, 18 mm. 



Remarks. — Though this form is described from a single specimen the dif- 

 ferences, taken in connection with the fact that the Merida region seems 

 to be faunally distinct from the country to the east and west of it, are great 

 enough to warrant its separation as a geographical race at least. 



