590 BIRDS FKOM CARIBBEAN SEA AND HONDURAS. 



55. PicJolaptes compressus (Car.)- 

 One specimen, August 8. 



56. Dendrocincla anabatina SCL. 

 One specimen, June 13. 



57. Dendrocincla olivacea Lawr. 

 One specimen, June IG. 



58. Glyphorhynchus cuneatus (Liciit.). 

 Two specimens, June 13 and 23. 



59. Xenops genibarbis III. 



One specimen (August 10) agreeing with the Central American form 

 and not with the Mexican and Guatemekm X. g. mexicanus (Sol.). 



60. Synallaxis pudica Scl. 

 Two specimens, July 1. 



61. Thanmophilusnaevius(GM.). 

 One female, August 13. 



62. Myrmotherula fulviventris Lawr. 

 Two females, June 13 and 19. 



63. Thalurania townsendi, sp. nov. 



Sp. CHAR. — Similar to T. columhiea (BouRC. & IMuls.), but much 

 smaller, and male with lower breast emerald-green, the sides, flanks and 

 belly bluish green, instead of rich j)urplish blue, 



Hahitat. — Honduras (Segovia River). 



Adult male (type, 11219, Segovia Iliver, Honduras, August 13, 1887 ; 

 Charles H. Townsend) : Forehead rich metallic royal-purple ; rest of 

 pileum dull blackish green, only slightly metallic ; hind-neck and upper 

 back opaque black ; scapulars rich metallic royal-purple ; lower back, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts metallic grass-green ; tail uniform purplish 

 blue-black ; remiges purplish dusky ; wing-coverts metallic bluish vio- 

 let, the larger tipped with metallic green. Chin, throat, and chest rich 

 metallic Paris-green; median portion of breast metallic emerald-green, 

 changing gradually to more bluish green on belly ; sides of breast 

 metallic blue ; sides and tianks greenish blue ; under tail-coverts blue- 

 black, edged with grayish white. Bill entirely black ; feet dusky 

 brownish. Length (skin) 3.95, wing 2.10, tail 1.55 (forked for .30), cul- 

 mcn .75. 



Adult female (No. 112101, Segovia River, Honduras, June 18, 1887; 

 Charles H. Townsend): Above metallic green, more yellowish for an- 

 terior haW, tinged with bluish on ui)per tailco verts and lesser wing- 

 coverts; middle tail-feathers bluish green ; next pair similar, but ter- 

 minal portion blue-black ; next pair with the blue-black more extended 

 and the extreme tip pale grayish or grayish white; each succeeding 

 feather with the wliite tip and subterminal blue-black space gradually 

 more extended, until ou the exterior feather the basal green is indis- 



