3. THAMNOPHILUS. 199 



31. Thamnophilus amazonicns. 



Thamuophihis ruficoUls, Spi.v, Av.Bms. ii. p. 27, pi. 37. fig. 1 (5) : 

 Cab. in Schomb. Guicai. iii. p. 687 ; Sclater, Edinb. Phil. Journ. 

 n. s. i. p. 247 ; Salv. Ibis, 1885, p. 423 (Brit. Guiana). 



Thamnophilus amazonicus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 214, pi. 130. figs. 1 

 c?, 2$ ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 174; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 77; Scl. et 

 Salr. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 185 (R. Ucayali), 1867, p. o7o (L. Amazons), 

 et 1873, p. 273 (E. Peru) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 70 ; Layard, Ibis, 1873, 

 p. 386 (Para) ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 10. 



Above cinereous ; head, nape, and npper back black, concealed 

 blotch at base of interscapulars white ; wings black with white 

 edgings ; upper tail-coverts black, with conspicuous white terminal 

 spots ; tail black, broadly tipped with white, and with a white bar 

 across the outer web of the outer rectrix : beneath cinereous, 

 crissiim slightly varied with whitish ; nnder wing-coverts and inner 

 margins of wing-feathers white ; bill and feet blackish : whole 

 length 5-2 inches, wing 2-6, tail 2-1. Female. Above pale fulvous- 

 brown, with a white basal blotch on the interscapulars ; wings and 

 tail as in male ; whole head and body beneath down to bottom of 

 .breast clear rufous ; belly fulvous. 



Hah. Guiana and Amazonia. 



The male of this species is generally darker than Th. ncevius, and 

 the black on the head and back is more predominant. The spots on 

 the upper tail-coverts are more distinct. The females, as above 

 described, are manifestly different. 



a, b.(S 2 ^^- sk. Upper Amazons (Bates). Sclater CoU. 



(Types of the species.) 



c. c? ad.; d. c? jr. R. Amazons. Purchased. 



sk. 



e. 5 ad. sk. Rio Capim, Lower Amazons Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



[JJ'allace). 



f} 9- d 2 ^^- ■*^' Pava,LowerAmazons(Za?/«rc?). Tweeddale Coll. 



k, I. (J 2 ^^- sk. Para, Lower Amazons ( Wal- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



lace) . 



j. $ ad. sk. R. Amazons {Hauxwell). Gould Coll. 



A, I. (S ad. ; m. J Rartica Grove, British Guiana Salvin-Godman Coll. 



jr. ; n. $ ad. sk. ( Whitely). 



0, p. (S $ ad. sk. Camacusa, British Guiana Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



( Whitely). 



q. 2 fid. sk. R. Talmtii, Brit. Guiana. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



r, s. c? 2 ad. sk. Giuiana (Broiai). Sclater Coll. 



t. 2 ad. sk. Oyapoc. Purchased. 



32. Thamnophilus insignis. (Plate XIII.) 



Thamnophilus insignis, Salv. et Godm. Ibis, 1884, p. 450; Salv. Ibis, 

 1885, p. 4i^4 (Brit. CJuiaua). 



Above cinereous ; cap black ; iiiterscapulium black, with a large 

 basal blotch of white ; wings black, with conspicuous white margins; 

 r;ppor tail-coverts black, with large white terminal spot ; tail black, 

 broadly tipped with white, and with a broad white bar on the 



