23. PHACELODOMUS. 81 



Hub. Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, and Northern Ar- 

 gentina. 



The Venezuelan form {P, inornatus) has not quite so much 

 rufous on the front, which is also duller in colour. 



a. 2 jr. sk. Salta, rep. Arg. H. Durnford [C.]. 



b. Ad. sk. Bolivia (Bridges). Eyton Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. Bolivia. Sclater Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Matto Grosso i^H. H. Smith). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Bahia, Brazil. Sudbury Mas, 

 /. Ad. St. Brazil. Purchased. 



g, h. Ad. ; Bahia, Brazil. Sclater Coll. 



i. Jr. sk. 



j, k. Ad. sk. Bahia, Brazil ( Wucherer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



I. Ad. sk. Pernambuco, Brazil (Forbes). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



m. c? jr. sk. Guajango, Peru (Stohmann). Sclater CoU. 



w. Ad. sk. Venezuela (6-V?7H^). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



o. Ad. sk. Venezuela. Sclater Coll. 



3. Phacelodomus sibilatrix. 



Phacellodomus sibilatrix, Doerimj MS., Scl. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 461 ; 

 Scl. et Salv. P. Z.S. 1879, p. 621 (Bohvia) ; W/nfe, P. Z. S. 1882, 

 p. 612; Barrows, Btdl. Nutt. Orn. CI. viii. p. 209; Scl. et Huds. 

 Arg. Orn. i. p. 192. 



Above earthy brown ; front and lesser wing-covcrts rufous ; tail 

 with three lateral pairs of rectrices wholly rufous, next pair brown 

 with the outer webs rufous ; two central pairs brown : beneath dirty 

 white, flanks and crissum tinged with rufous : whole length 5"5 

 inches, wing 2*2, tail 2-4. 



Hah. Northern Argentina. 



The rufous lesser wing-coverts and lateral rectrices distinguish 

 this species from P. frontalis. 



a. (S ad. sk. Cordova, rep. Arg. (Schtdz). Sclater Coll. 



(Authentic specimen.) 



4. Phacelodomus striaticeps. 



Anumbius striaticeps, d'Orb.et Lufr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 19; d'Orb, Voy., 

 Ois. p. 2.54 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 18^4, p. 678 (Peru). 



Phacellodomus striaticeps, Scl. et Sah. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 599, et 1876, 

 p. 16 (Peru) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 65 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 144, 



Above earthy brown ; rump and lesser wing-coverts rufous ; front 

 striated with rufous ; lores and slight superciliaries white : beneath 

 dirty white ; breast-feathers marked with narrow bright white 

 shaft-stripes ; flanks, crissum, and under wing-coverts cinna- 

 momeous ; tail rufous ; central rectrices blackish brown : whole 

 length 7 inches, wing 3, tail 3. 



Hab. Bolivia and Peru. 



I have compared AVhitely's skins of this species with one of 

 d'Orbigny's types. The front in this bird is like that of P. rujlfrons, 

 but not quite so bright. 



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