500 niliJ'S OF Tin-: (lALAl'taOS AUCHIPELAGO—niLxnVAy. vol.xix. 



CERTHIDEA SALVINI, Ridgway. 



Certhideaoliracea (nee GoiLn), ScLATEKaiid Sai.vin, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870, p. 323 

 (Indetiitigable Island, Galapagos Archipelago). — Salvin, Trans. Zool. .Sou., 

 IX, Pt. IX, 1876, p. 476(excl. s.\ ii part: Indefatigable Island).— Sclater, ("at. 

 Birds Brit. Mas., XI, 1886, p. 28 (Iji(lelatigal)le Island ).--Ru)(iWAY, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 1889, pp. lift, 122 (Indefatigable Island). 



Certhidea mli-ini, Ridgway, Proc V. S. Nat. Mus , XVII, No. 1007, Nov. l.">, 1894, 

 p. 358 (Indefatigable Island; collection of Dr. G. Banr). 



Specific characters. — Similar to C. olivacea, Gould, of James Ishmd. 

 but much yellower below, the upper parts more decidedly and uniformls 

 olivaceous, and tlie bill larger; adult male with throat, etc., ochraceous 

 buit" instead of tawiiy. 



Range. — Galapagos Archipelago: Indefatigable Island (Habel, Baui 

 aud Adams). 



Adult male. — Type, No. l.JS, collection of Dr. (1. Baur, Indefatigable 

 Island, August C, ISDl. Above brownish olive (decidedly brownei 

 than C. oliracca), tlie pilcum and hind neck quite uniform with the back, 

 etc., but the rump and ui)per tail-coverts brighter, move tinged with 

 tawny olive: wings and tail dusky, the feathers edged broadly with 

 the colov of the back, inclining on greater wing-coverts to wood brown. 

 Supraloral streak, orbits, chin, and throat, soft ochraceous bulf, tin 

 latter slightly mottled with buffy whitish; rest of under parts pale buff 

 yellow, deepening on sides and Hanks into a more brownish tint. 

 Upi)er mandible dark brown, lower brownish white; "iris dark 

 brown;" legs dark horn brown; feet dusky. Length (skin), 3.00; wing. 

 2.10; tail, 1.38; exposed culmen, 0.40; tarsus, 0.81; middle toe, 0.48. 



Ad Kit female.— l^o. 77757, II.S.N.M., Indefatigable Island, August 30, 

 1808; Dr. A. Ilabel. Similar to the adult male, as described above, 

 but supraloral streak, orbits, chin, and throat pale dull grayish butfy, 

 like general color of under parts, only paler and duller. Wing, 2.10: 

 tail, 1.40; tarsus, 0.79; middle toe, O.oO (bill broken). 



Females and immature males are much more olivaceous above than 

 those of C. olivacea, aud the under parts are conspicuously more yel 

 h)wish. 



All of the seven examples, two of which are in the Tnited States 

 National Museum collection, have the under mandihle pale brown or 

 whitish. 



CERTHIDEA ALBEMARLEI, Ridgway. 



Cerlhidea albcmm-lii, KiixiWAV, Proc. V. S. Nat. Mns., X\ll. No. 1007, Nov. 1."), 



1894, p. 3(iO (^Mbcmarie Island, (;aIa])ago8 Archipelago; collection of Dr. (i. 



Banr). 



Specific characters. — Similar to (\ <diracca, Gould, of James and 



Jervis islands, but under part.•^ nearly clear pale buff, and tips of mid 



die and greater wing coverts deeper rusty. 



Range. — Galapagos Archipelago: Albemarle Island (Baur aud 

 Adams). 



