46. I'ICUAKNUS. 547 



28. Picumnus borbae. 



ricumiuis borbaj, Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. 241, 334, 442 (1870); Grat/, 

 Hand-l. B. ii. p. 179, no. 8512 (1870) ; Pelz. ^- Loreiiz, Ann. k.-k. 

 Naturhist. Hoffm. Wien, p. 42 (1888). 



Adult male. " Similar to P. aufifrons, but having the top of the 

 head spotted anteiioiij- with red instead of yellow " (Pehehi). " Iris 

 dark brown ; hinder half of lower mandible blue-grey ; upper man- 

 dible deep black ; feet and claws dark blue-grey. Total length 

 4-2 inches, expanse 6-9 ; the tail reaches 5 beyond the tip of the 

 wing " (Xutttrer). 



Adith female. " Wants the red on the top of the head." (Pelzeln.) 

 Hah. Ijorba, Miranha, Krazil, and extending to the UcayaU 

 liiver in Peru *. 



29. Picumnus flavifrons. (Plate XIV.) 



Picumnus buffoni {non Lafr.), Sclcit. ^- Sah: P. Z. S. 18G6, p. 106, 



1873, p. 290. 

 Picumnus flavifrons, Sarg. Ibis, 1889, p. 229. 



Adult male. Resembles P. aurifronn in having the top of the head, 

 occiput, and nape black, the sincipital feathers tipped with golden 

 yellow, the remainder spotted with white ; but differs in having the 

 under surface of the body yellower, the chest barred with black, and 

 the parts below spotted (not striped) with black. Total length 3-5 

 inches, culmen 0'45, wing 2*05, tail 0-95, tarsus 0-45; toes (without 

 claws) — outer anterior 0"3, outer posterior 03, inner anterior 0-2, 

 inner posterior 0'15. 



Youmj female. Has the top of the head, occiput, and nape dusky 

 brown striped with white ; the underparts are very yellow, and the 

 chest is barred as in the adult, but the breast and abdomen, instead 

 of being spotted, are striped with dusky brownish olive. 



Hah. Sarayacu, Peru. 



a, b. (S ad. et $ juv. sk. Sarayacu, E. Peru, July. E. Bartlett [C], 



(Types of the species.) 



The young specimen was obtained by ilr. E, Bartlett at Sara- 

 yacu, Peru, upon the same day as the adult male above described, 

 and is evidently the young of the same species. It very much re- 

 sembles the young of P. aurifrons. 



30, Picumnus wallacii. (Plate XIV.) 

 Picumnus waUacii, Har(/. Ibis, 1889, p. 230. 



Adult male. Resembles P. jlavifrons from Sarayacu, Peru, but 

 may be distinguished by the umber-brown ground-colour of the 

 feathers on the top of the head, these, however, anteriorly being 



* An example iu iny own collection from the latter locality corresponds in every 

 way with Dr. Pelzeln's description of P. borhce, and is without doubt that 

 sMeies. 



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