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scription docs not agree with the present bird. First, he states 

 that it is a three-toed species; secondly, that the ' lower part of 

 the body and vent are ivhite. 1 Now here we have four toes and a 

 black vent. Cabanis, in the third volume of Schomburgk's 

 Reiseti in British Guiana, identifies the present bird with Swain- 

 son's ; but the examples in the Berlin Museum do not appear to 

 have been of Sir R. Schomburgk's collecting, but to have been 

 received from Venezuela. I cannot help fancying that Swain- 

 son's bird is different from the present, and remains still to be 

 re-discovered" 



The bird now before me seems to verify Mr. Sclater's conclu- 

 sion that Swainson's bird was to be re-discovered. It has the 

 essential requisite of a white vent, and agrees so well with 

 Swainson's description in all other particulars, that I think their 

 identity hardly admits of a doubt. The only discrepancy to 

 reconcile is that of its having four toes, instead of three; the 

 hind toe is quite small, and in a hasty examination might be 

 overlooked, or possibly^kave been wanting in Swainson's speci- 

 men from some organic cause. 



The specimen before me has the head, upper part of the back, 

 the breast, and sides of a rather light brown ; the lower part of 

 the back, the wings, and central tail feathers are of a glossy light 

 green, with a purplish tinge ; the throat, middle of breast and 

 abdomen, vent, bend of the wing, and bases of quills are white ; 

 the abdomen is blotched w 7 ith deep bright rufous ; there is a 

 postocular stripe of pale ashy rufous, which connects with an 

 imperfect collar of the same color over the hind neck ; bill black. 



It measures, length 6J in. ; wing 2f ; tail 2i-; bill If. 



This specimen is now in the Museum of Vassar College. 



Its lighter brown coloring, the decided green of the back from 

 the junction of the wings downwards, as well as of the wings 

 and tail, the white under tail coverts, and its longer and narrower 

 bill, show its distinctness from inornata. 



I have specimens of inornata from the Xapo, and it was also 

 brought by Dr. Stevens from Venezuela. 



