BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 295 



Dendrocincla homochroa Nutting, Proc.U. S. Nat. Mua., vi, 1884, 385, (Sucuyd, 

 Nicaragua). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vi, 1884, 414 (Navarro, 

 Costa Rica). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xv, 1890, 163, part (Nicara- 

 gua; Costa Rica; Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama) .—Salvin and Godman, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1891, 172, part (Chinandega, El Volc4n, and 

 Sucuyil, Nicaragua; Navarro, Costa Rica; Volcdn de Chiriqui). — Cherrie, 

 Expl. Zool. Merid. Costa Rica, 1893, 40 (Boruca, Costa Rica). — Under- 

 wood, Ibia, 189G, 440 (Volcdn Miravalles, Costa Rica). 



[Dendrocincla] homochroa Sharpe, Hand-list, iii, 1901, 75, part (Panama). 



Dendrocincla homochroa ruficeps (not Dendrocincla ruficeps Sclater and Salvin) 

 Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, sig. 31, Jan. 6, 1888, 489, 491, excl. 

 syn. part (Sucuya, Nicaragua; Navarro, Costa Rica; Chiriquf, Panama).— 

 Zeledon, Anal. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, i, 1888, 114 (Las Trojas, Costa Rica). 



Dendrocincla homochroa acedcsta Oberholser, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., Apr., 

 1904, 462 (Chiriqui, Panamd; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.). — Carriker, Ann. 

 Carnegie Mus., vi, 1910, 650 (Nicoya peninsula, Guanacaste, and Boruca, 

 w. Cofita Rica). 



DENDROCINCLA HOMOCHROA RUFICEPS (Sclater and Salvin). 



PANAMA RUDDY DENDROCINCLA. 



Similar to D. h. acedesta but coloration sliglitly lighter throughout, 

 especially the under parts, which are also slightly less rufescent, 

 with the throat less different from the general color. 



Adult maZe.— Length (skins), 172-196 (188); wing, 97.5-107.5 

 (101.7); tail, 68.5-79 (73.4); culmen, 24-26.5 (25.2); tarsus, 24.5- 

 27.5 (25.8); middle toe, 17-19 (17.6).« 



Adult female.— Length (sldns), 188-207 (197); wing, 95-103.5 

 (99.3); tail, 68-84.5 (76.3); culmen, 25-26.5 (25.7); tarsus, 25-26 

 (25.5); middle toe, 17.5-18 (17.7).'' 



Panama (Panama; El Banco and Boquete, Chiriqui). 



Dendrocincla ruficeps Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1868, 54 

 (Panamd. City, Panama; coll. P. L. Sclater). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus., XV, 1890, 164, excl. syn. part (Panama). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1891, 173, excl. syn. part? (Panama). — Bangs, Proc. 

 New Engl. Zool. Club, iii, 1902, 46 (Boquete, Panamd,, 4,000-4,500 ft.).— 

 Oberholser, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1904, 461 (monogr.). 



[De7idrocincla] ruficeps Gray, Hand-list, i, 1869, 180, no. 2463. — Sclater and 

 Salvin, Norn. Av. Neotr., 1873, 67.— Sharpe, Hand-list, iii, 1901, 75. 



Order CORACIIFORMES. 



CORACIINE BIRDS. 



XPicse Linn.eus, Syst. Nat., cd. 10, i, 1758, 96. (Includes Cuculiformes, Bupha- 

 gidae, Corvidse, Oriolidse, Graculidaj, Paradiseidae, Sittidae, and Certhiidse; 

 excludes Striges.) 



y^Picarix Nitzsch, Deutsch. Archivfiir Physiol., vi, 1820, 255. (Includes Cuculi- 

 formes; excludes Striges); Syst. Pterylog., 1840, 121. (Includes Cuculi- 

 formes and Opisthocomus; excludes Striges.) 



" Nine specimens. b Two specimens. 



