160 DENBROCOLAPTIDiE. 



3. Xiphorhynchus lafresnayanus. 



Dendrocolaptes procurvus, Lafr. et d'Orh. Syn. Av. ii. p. 12 ; Bridges, 



P. Z. S. 1847, p. 30 (Bolivia). 

 Dendrocolaptes lafresnayanus, d'Oi-b. Voy. Ois. p. 308, pi. /i-S. fig. '2. 

 Xiphorhvnchus lafresnavanus, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1850, p. .377 ; Bp. 



ConsjKi. p. 207; IJyton, Confr.Orn. 1852, p. 2.3; Pelz. Oni. Bras. 



p. 44 (Cuvaba) ; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 108 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, 



p. 623 (BbHvia). 



Similar to X» trochilirostris., but rather larger, bill longer ; gene- 

 rally lighter and more reddish in colour. 



Bah. Bolivia and interior of Brazil. 



I am by no means satisfied as to this form being really disbiu- 

 guishable from X. trochilirostris. 



a. Ad. sk, Bolivia. Sclater Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Bolivia. Eyton Coll. 



c. Ad. St. Bolivia. 1". Bridges [C.]. 



4. Xiphorhynchus pusillus. 



Xiphorhvnchus pusillus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 18G0, p. 278 (Bogota) ; id. 

 Cat. A. B. p. 168; Salvi7i, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 193 (Veragna); »SW. 

 €t Salv. Numencl. p. 69; iid. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 524 (Antloquia) ; 

 Boncard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 60 (Costa Rica). 



Above dark brown, with narrow shaft-stripes of pale fulvoUs on 

 the head, neck, and upper back ; wings, rump, and tail ferruginous : 

 beneath similar, dark brown, with numerous narrow elongated 

 shaffc-stripea of pale fulvous, which are not so distinct on the 

 lower belJy ; throat clear fulvous ; under wing-coverts and inner 

 margins of wing-feathers rich ochraceous ; bill horn -colour, not 



