576 



BIRDS OF THE (iALJPAdOS ABCHIPELAGO—RIDGWAY. vol.xix. 



Towusend. Above dark grayish brown, the feathers of the back, 

 the scapulars, and the k'sser wing-coverts narrowly and ratiier indis- 

 tinctly margined with paler; tho.se of the rump and upper tail-coverts 

 much more broadly margined with brownish buff, which constitutes 

 the prevailing color; top of head broadly streaked with dusky on a 

 whitish and pale'buflfy ground, the forehead chiefly pale butty; mi(blle 

 and greater wing coverts broadly tipped with pale brownish buffy, 

 producing two wing-bauds; tail feathers also broadly tipped with pale 

 dull butty: remiges rather broadly maigined at tips with whitish. 

 Supraloral region, malar region, chin, and throat whitish, tinged with 

 dull yellowish; rest of under parts light naples yellow, the chest, 

 sides, and flanks longitudinally flecked with grayish brown. 



An adult male in Dr. Baur's collection from .Vlbemarle Island (Xo. 

 383, July HO) is quite identical in coloration with tiuit described from 

 Indefatigable Island. Wing, 2,51; tail, 2.07; exposed culmen, 0.43: 

 tarsus, 0.70; middle toe, 0.40. 



An adult male from North Albemarle (Xo. 490, August 10) is similar 

 as to color of back, etc., but has the red of the pileum and chest more 

 intense. Wing, 2.5S; tail, 215; exposed culmen, 0.45; tarsus, 0.72; 

 middle toe, 0.40. 



Measurements of Pyrocephalwi interccdens. 



PYROCEPHALUS CAROLENSIS, Ridgway. 



rtirocephahis nanus (uec Gould), Sharpk, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 66 (Charles 

 Island).— Salvlx, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1883, p. 424 (Charles Ishind).— Sclater, 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, p. 214 (part: Charles Island).— Ridgwav, 

 Proc U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 1889 (1890), p. 112 (Charles Island). 



riirorephalus caroleusis, Ridgway, Proc, U. S. Nat, Mus., XVII, No. 1007, Nov. 

 15, 1894, p. 365 (Charles Island, Galapagos Archipelago; collection U. S.Nat. 

 Mus.). 



Specific characters. — Similar to P. nanus, Gould (from James Lsland), 

 but female deep butt' beneath, instead of clear light naples yellow, 

 and upper parts browner. 



Banqe. — Galai)agos Archipelago: Charles Island (Darwin, Cookson, 

 Townsend, Baur and Adams). 



