Vol. XVIII, pp. 151-156 June 9, 1905 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVEN NEW SUBSPECIES OF 

 AMERICAN BIRDS. 



BY OUTRAM BANGS. 



The seven l)irds herein described as new subspecies are from 

 material that has accumulated in the Bangs collection, from 

 various sources, during the past few years. The descriptions 

 have l)een prepared from time to time and are now published 

 together to avoid the inct)nvenience of a number of short 

 articles. 



Crypturus soui mustelinus snbsp. nov. 



SANTA MARTA TINAMOU. 



Tiii>i^ from mountains near Santa Marta, Colombia, 3,000 feet altitude, 

 9 adult. No. 5002, coll. of E. A. and O. Bangs. Collected February 4, 1898, 

 by W. W. Brown, .Jr. 



Cltaracters. — Similar to true C. so/// of Guiana and Venezuela, but much 

 more brightly colored. Adult 9 : Whole upperparts, except crown which 

 is dusky, rich, bright chestnut, the wing coverts tipped with orange-rufous 

 and ferruginous (in true C. soui the upperparts are, in the adult 9 Front's 

 brown shading on rump toward burnt umber, and hazel on wing coverts) ; 

 underparts rich tawny-ochraceous or tawny, becoming darker and brighter, 

 more ochraceous-rufous on sides, under surface of neck and upper breast, 

 with a slight vinous cast overlaying this color on neck, not decidedly paler 

 in middle of belly (in true C. soui the underparts are much duller and 

 paler with a decidedly paler-bufly -patch in middle of belly) ; chin white ; 

 throat white, the feathers tipped with ochraceous. 



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