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Not common; Gaumer (Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 452) 

 gives it as "very rare" in Yucatan. In the specimen taken by nie the 

 under side of the wings is unspotted, a condition which Mr. Nelson thinks 

 is due to immaturity. 



68. *Ceophloeus scapularis (Vigors). 



Delattre's "Woodpecker. 



Maya name, ko-lon-te'. Means "master carpenter"; so called because the 

 largest. 



One specimen : ^, March 23, 1904. 

 Not uncommon. Iris white. 



FORMICARIIDAE. 



59. * Thamnophilus doliatus mexicstnus Allen. 



Mexican Ant-thnish. 



Maya name, ta-ta-fsel. This name appears to be applied only to the female ; 

 the same name is given to Sittasomus and Dendrornis. 

 Three specimens : 



a. $, March 11, 1904. 



b. 9, March 12, 1904. 



c. sex ?, Yucatan (Xbac ?), 1901, G. F. Gaumer. 



Like Chapman I found this bird not common. Iris of male yellowish', not 

 noted in the female. 



DBNDROCOLAPTIDAE. 

 60. Synallaxis erythrothorax Sclater. 

 One specimen : Chichen-Itza, 189 -, E. H. Thompson. 



Gaumer (Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 449) gives the Maya 

 name of this bird as " Tzapatan " (oa-pa-tari). 



61. *Dendrocincla anabatina typhla Oberholser 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1904, p. 452. 

 Wood Hewer. 



One specimen : Chichen-Itza, 189- B. H. Thompson. 



The marked paleness of this specimen was noticed before it was compared 

 with Oberholser's description of the subspecies. It would appear to be a 

 characteristic condition of the Yucatan birds. 



62. *Dendrocincla homochroa (Sclater). Wood Hewer. 



63. Sittasomus sylvoides Lafresnaye. 

 Maya name, toAa-tsel. Refers to its working about wood; the torta is in 

 imitation of the tapping sound made with the bill. 



