13. LEPTASTHENTJEA. 35 



Key to the Species. 



A. Tail not rufous. 



a. Breast uniform 1. (Pyithaloules, p. 35. 



b. Brea&t striped. 



1 Cap black, with rufous sliaft-stripes 2. andicola, p. 36. 



I Cap rufous 3. inleata, p. 36. 



B. Tail rufous 4. fidiyiniceps, p. 37. 



1. Leptasthenura segithaloides. 



Synallaxis segithaloides, Kittl. Vog. Chili, p. 15, pi. 7 ; Bunn. La- 

 Plata Eeise, ii. p. 4(J9 ; Banc. Zool. Voi/. ' Beagle,' iii. p. 79 ; d'Orb. 

 Vol/. Ois. p. 243; Fmser, P. Z. S. 1843, p. 112; Bp. Consp. i. 

 p. 212 ; Gay, Faun. ChiL, Aves, p. 289 ; Philippi, An, Univ. Chil. 

 xxxi. p. 2-52 ; Scl. P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 193 (Chili ) ; Burm. J. f. O. 

 1860, p. 250 (rep. Arg.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 985 (Peru) ; • 

 Jfuds. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 113 (Buenos Ayres), et 1872, p. 544 

 (Patagonia). 



Synallaxis thelotii, Less. Eev. Zool. 1840, p. 99. 



Leptasthenura jegithaloides, Reichb. Handb. p. 160 ; Cab. et Hein. 

 Mus. Hein. ii. p. 27 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 324 (Chili), 1872, 

 p. 548 (Patagonia), et 1886, p. 398 (N. Chili) ; id. Cat. A. B. 

 p. 150 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 6.32 (rep. Arg.), et 1879, p. 620 

 (Bolivia) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 63 ; Dunif. Ibis, 1877, p. 180 (Buenos 

 Avres), et 1878, p. 396 (C. Patagonia) ; Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 30 

 (fiuenos Ayres), et 1885, p. 280 (Uruguay) ; JFhite, P. Z. S. 1882, 

 p. 611 (rep. Arg.) ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 424 (Peru) ; Tacz. Orn. 

 Per. ii. p. 120 ; Scl. et Minis. Ary. Orn. i. p. 177. 



Leptasthenura platensis, Beichenb. Handb. p. 160 ; Berl. J. f. O. 

 1887, p. 119 (Paraguay). 



Above pale earthy brown : crown black, striped with clear brown ; 

 lores, sides of head, and throat white, with minute black spots ; 

 wings blackish, the edges of the outer webs of the primaries and 

 the basal part of the secondaries light rufescent brown ; tail black, 

 lateral rectrices tipped and margined with pale grey : beneath pale 

 grey ; throat white : bill and feet horn-colour : whole length 6-2 

 inches, wing 2-4, tail 3'5. Female similar. 



Hah. Uruguay, Argentina, Chili, Patagonia, and S. Peru. 



a. Ad. sk. Paysandu, Uruguay. H. Durnford [C], 



h, c. 2 ad. sk. Uruguay. Alan Peel [C.]. 



d. 5 ad. sk. Conchitas, Buenos Ayres Sclater Coll. 



(Hudson). 



e. Ad. sk. Parana, rep. Arg. (Bur- Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



meister). 



f. S ad. sk. Cosquin, Cordova, rep. Arg. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



( miite). 



g. S ad. ; h, i. Chupat, Patagonia. H. Dm'nford [C.J. 

 Ad. sk. 



;. cJ ad. sk. Eio Negro, Patagonia (^wf?- Sclater Coll. 



son). 

 k. Ad. sk. Santa Cruz, Patagonia. C Darwin [C.]. 



I, m. S $ ad. sk. Coquimbo, Chili (Markham). Salvin-Godniau Coll. 



d2 



