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R&niarks. — The late Count von Berlepsch remarked the peculiari- 

 ties of Ecuador examples of Basileutey^s coronativs in 1884, and the 

 following year Sharpe also called attention to their characters as 

 compared with specimens from other parts. The present form differs 

 more from the Colombian and Peruvian races, respectiveh', than these 

 do from each other. From the former it differs in its more deeplj' 

 colored (darker) coronal spot, the more brownish olive tone of the 

 upper parts in general, and the more buffy, less greenish wash on 

 the flanks and crissum. From the latter it differs in respect to the 

 color of the upper parts and posterior lower parts, as already said, 

 and also in its paler, more whitish throat. From both it differs in 

 its relatively much narrower black lateral crown-stripes and corre- 

 spondingly wider and more prominent coronal spot, which reaches 

 the base of the bill in front and very nearly covers the crown. All 

 these characters are well developed in specimens from Ecuador, 

 while skdns from northern Peru (Provinces of Piura and Amazonas) 

 are more or less intermediate. 



jSpechiens examined. — Ecuador: Cayandeled, 2; Huigra (4,800- 

 5,000 feet), Chimbo, 3; Pagma forest, Hacienda Jalancay, near Chun- 

 chi (6,200-7,400 feet), 6; Gualea, 1; road to Nanegal, 1; Pallatanga, 

 2; Verdacocha, Pichincha, 1; Chaguarpata, 1; Tribulpata, 1; Tam- 

 billo (3 leagues south of Quito), 1. Peru: Ray-urmana, 2; Chacha- 

 poyas, 3; Cococho, 1; Tamiapampa, 1; Levanto (9,000 feet), 1; 

 Molinopampa, 1; La Lejia (about 9,000 feet), north of Chachapoyas, 

 3. Total, 31. 



BASILEUTERUS CORONATUS REGULUS, new subspecies 



Baslleuterus coronalus (not Myiodioctes coronatus vou Tschudi) Sclateb, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1855, p. 144 ("Bogota," Colombia). — Baibd, 

 Rev. Amer. Birds, 1865, p. 244, part ("Bogotd," Colombia, in range). — 

 Sclateb. Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudon, 1865. p. 284, part (New Granada, in 

 range). — Sclatek and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875, p. 234 

 (Merida, Venezuela); 1879, p. 494 (Santa Elena, Antioquia, Colombia; 

 descr. nest and eggs).— Shakpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. 10, 1885, p. 390, 

 part ("Bogota," Medellin, Santa Elena, and Antioquia, Colombia; descr.; 

 refs.). — Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 36, 1917, p. 552, excl. 

 Peruvian refs. and records (Colombian localitios and range). 



Type. — No. 37,177, Collection Carnegie Museum, adult male; 

 Paramo de Rosas, Venezuela, March 7, 1911; M. A. Carriker, jr. 



Siibspeclfic characters. — Similar to BasileuteniB coroiiatus corona- 

 tus, but median crown-spot paler. Mars yellow rather than orange 

 rufous, and upper partg purer olive green (near citrine) , less brown- 

 ish in tone. 



Measurements.— Male: Wing, 69-76 (average, 74); tail, 61-66 

 (63.5) ; bill, 10.5-11.5 (11) ; tareus, 22-24 (23). Female: Wing, 66- 



