3. THAMNOPHILUS. 193 



19. Thamnophilus plumbeus. 



Myrmelastes plumbeus, Scl. F. Z. S. 1858, p. 274, pi. cxliii. ; id. Cat. 



A.B. p. 189 ; *S<;/. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 567 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. 



ii. p. 24. 

 Thamnophilus plumbeus, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 273 (E. 



Peru ) ; iid. Nomeytcl. p. 69. 

 Thamnophilus byperythrus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 70 ; id. Ann. 



N. H. ser. 2, xv. p". 346 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 211 (Peru) ; Scl. 



et Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 185 ( $ ) (li. Ucayali). 



Above dark plumbeous, wings and tail blackish, wing-coverts ter- 

 minated by distinct rounded white spots : beneath slightly paler; 

 under wing-coverts blackish with white spots ; bill and feet black : 

 whole length G inches, wing 3-1, tail 2-3. Female. Above plumbeous, 

 wings and tail blackish, wing-coverts with white terminal spots as 

 in male : beneath bright rufous. 



Hctb. Upper Amazonia. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Eastern Peru (i?«^es). SclaterCoU. (Type of iJ/i/r- 



melastes plumbeus.) 



b. $ ad. sk. Lower Ucayali {Bart- Sclater CoU. 



kit). 



c. d. c3" 5 ad. sk. Amazons. Purchased. 



e. 5 ad. st. Chamicuros, Ucayali Gould Coll. (Type of Th. 



{HaiLVivell) . hyperythrus.) 



f. (S ad. ; g, h. Pebas, E. Peru {Haux- Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 2 ad. sk. well). 



i. 2ad.sk. Samiria,Upp. Amazons Salvin-Godmaii Coll. 



{Hauxwell). 



20. Thamnophilus cinereo-niger. 



Thamnophilus cinereo-niger, Peh. Orn. Bras. pp. 76, 143 (1871) ; 

 Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 69. 



Above dark cinereous; cap, wings, and tail blackish; a large 

 blotch on the interscapulars white at the base, tipped with blackish ; 

 wing-coverts narrowly margined with white ; tail narrowly tipped 

 with white : beneath cinereous ; belly rather paler ; under wing- 

 coverts white ; bill and feet black : whole length 6 inches, wing 3"2, 

 tail 2-4. Female. Above brown : concealed blotch on interscapulars 

 white; cap plumbeous : beneath ferruginous brown. 



Hah. Hio Xegro district of ximazonia. 



I am a little doubtful about the distinctness of this species from 

 T. nujro-cinereva. The only appreciable differences are the absence 

 of the white bar on the outer rcctrix of the present bird, and its 

 rather paler belly. 



«. c? ad. sk. Piio Amajau (Xatterer). Sclater Coll. 1 (Autheii- 



h. 2 ad. sk. Eio Kegro [Xatterer). Sclater Coll. I tic speci- 



c. d ad. sk. Rio Negro (Xatterer). Salvin-Godman Coll. ) mens.) 



d. 2 ad. sk. Oyapoc, Cayenne. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



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