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Range. Central America, from Western Mexico to Southern 

 Brazil. 



Key to the Species, 



a. Under surface uniform, not spotted or barred. 

 «'. Under tail-coverts uniform. 



a". Bars on tail not more than twelve or 

 thirteen in nimiber ; eyebrove tolerably 



well pronomiced 



a'". Throat alone white; the rest of the 

 under smface rufescent or fawn- 

 colour. 

 a*. £ar-c(5verts very distinctly streaked 

 with blackish, the feathers being 

 edfjed with this colour, 

 a'. Bill 1 inch. Sides of neck reddish 



brown longirostris, p. 206. 



h^. Bill 0'75 inch. Sides of neck ashy j leucotis, p. 207. 



greyish j minor, p. 207. 



6*. Ear-coverts white, with scarcely any 



trace of dusky edging's or streaks . . galbraithi, p. 208. 

 b'". Throat white, as well as the breast, 

 the latter somewhat washed with 

 ashy. 

 c*. Bars on wings obsolete or only faintly 

 indicated, 

 c'. Upper surface more rufescent 



brown ; bands on tail narrower. . modestus, p. 209. 

 #. Upper surface more greyish ; bands 



on tail broader zeledoni, p. 210. 



d*. Bars on wings and tail distinct. 

 e\ Eyebrow, sides of face, and vmder 

 surface pm-e white ; lower flanks 

 and under tail-coverts pale fawn- 



colom- super ciliaris, p. 210. 



y. Eyebrow indistinct ; under surface 

 washed with ashy ; ear-coverts 



ashy white with dusky streaks . . rufalhus juv., p. 212. 

 h" . Bars on tail very numerous, about 27 

 in number; eyebrow veiy broad and 



distinct guarayariKS, p. 211. 



h'. Under tail-coverts white, broadly barred 

 with black. 

 c". Larger ; wing 2'65 inches : general colour 

 above bright rufous ; lesser wing-coverts 



not spotted with white rufalhus ad., p. 212. 



d". Smaller ; wing 2-1.5 inches : general coloiu- 

 above brown, somewhat olivaceous in 

 tint; lesser wing-coverts with minute 

 spots of while along the shaft sinaloa ad., p. 213. 



b. Under surface parti-coloured, either spotted or 



barred, 

 c'. Head brown, like the back. 



e". Throat and breast white, not streaked ; 

 Hanks wliite, barred with black, as also 

 the under tail-coverts. 



