MYIADESTES. 



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Of this species there are three specimens in the museum of the 

 Philadelphia Academy ; the best and that descriljcd labelled " Trini- 

 dad," another much duller in coloration marked "Bresil," and the 

 third without any locality. Both indications are doubtless incorrect, 

 the species belonging more probably to some one of the larger, more 

 mountainous of the Windward islands of the Lesser Antilles. "*^ 



JJIyiadestes elisatoetli. 



Muscicapa elisabeth, Lembeye, Aves de la Cuba, 1850, 39, pi. v, fig. 3 

 ("Riusenor," Cuba). — Mi/iadesfes elisabeth, Cab. .Jour. IV, 185(3, 2 

 (rocky ruountaiiis of western Cuba). — Gundlach, Ann. N. Y. Lye. 

 VI, 1858.— Ib. Cab. Jour. ISGl, 328. 



Hab. Cuba. 



(No. 25,911.) Tail rather longer than wing, slightly emarginateil ; quite 

 graduated. Wing moderately pointed; 1st quill broad to tip, very slightly 



Myiadestes elisabeth, Lembeye. (Cuba.) 



falcate, not pointed ; nearly half the 2d quill, which is also broad, and shorter 

 than 7th, about equal to 8th ; the 4th longest ; then 5th, 6th, 3d. Bill narrow 

 and deep for the genus, differing from the rest of species ; rictal bristles 

 lengtliened. 



Above uniform brownish-olive, more ashy on rump ; beneath dull white ; 

 the sides of neck ashy ; the breast, sides, axillars, and perhaps orissum tinged 

 with the same. Eyelids fulvous yellow ; cheeks below eye dusky, and a 

 narrow dark line each side the chin ; ear coverts more fulvous. The inner 

 wing coverts and tips of longer axillars fulvous. The usual light patch at 



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• Since writing the preceding article I have had the opportunity of ex- 

 amining three specimens of the species in the Lafresnaye Collection (4,433, 

 4,434, 4,435), recently purchased by Dr. Bryant, and presented to the Boston 

 Society of Natural History. These have a general resemblance to the bird 

 just described, excepting that in one there is a trace of rufous in the tibial 

 feathers. They are labelled " Martinique or South America," and are evi- 

 dently not authenticated as to locality. A young bird among them (No. 4,335) 

 has the entire under parts brownish-red, with blackish edges to the feathers, 

 the upper parts similarly spotted. 



