23. HYPOCNEMIS. 289 



Hypocnemis melanolrema, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1854, p. 254, pi. 72. fig. 2 

 (Peru). 



Hypocuemis mviotlieriua, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 146, et 1858, 

 pp. 67, 251 ; 'id. Cat. A. B. p. 187 ; Pelz. Orn. Brm. p. 88 ; Scl. et 

 Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, pp. 757 (E. Peru), 978 (U. Aruazous), et 

 1873, p. 276 (E. Peru) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 74; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, 

 p. 5.31 (C. Peru), et 1882, p. 32 (N.E. Peru) ; id. Orn. Per. ii. 

 p. 65. 



Myrmoborus myiotherinus, Cah. et Hein. Mus. Kein. ii. p. (note). 



Hypocnemis melanosticta, Sel. P. Z. S. 1854, p. 254, pi. 73 (Peru), 

 et 1858, pp. 67 (Rio Napo), 251 (E. Peru) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 188. 



Hypocnemis, sp. ?, Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 147 (Bogota). 



Hy]3ocnemis elegans, Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 47, et 1858, p. 252 (Bogota) ; 

 'id. Cat. A. B. p. 188. 



Above slaty grey ; dorsal spot white ; lores and sides of head 

 black, bordered above by narrow white superciliaries ; wing-coverts 

 black, with slight white edgings : beneath pale slaty, throat and 

 neck black : bill black ; feet brown : whole length 5 inches, wing 2-5, 

 tail I'G. Female. Above fulvous- brown ; sides of head black ; nar- 

 row superciliaries white ; wing-coverts black, with white margins : 

 beneath wliite ; breast with a few black spots ; abdomen more or 

 less tinged with fulvous. 



Hah. Upper Amazonia, Ecuador, and Colombia. 



Here again we find local variations, especially in the females, of 

 which sex the Bogota skins show the abdomen of a deep fulvous. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



E. Bartlett [C.l. 

 Sclater Coll. (Types 

 of H. melanosticta.) 

 Gould Coll. 



Sclater Coll. 



Purchased. 



Purchased. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Purchased. 



9. Hypocnemis lugnhris. 



Myrmoborus lugubris, Cab. et Hein. Miis. Hein. ii. p. 9 (?). 

 Hypocnemis lugubris, Pe/s. Orn. B)-as. -p.SS; Scl. et Salv. A^omencl. 



"p. 74 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 68. 

 Myrmonax lugubris, Bnrm. St/.st. Ueb. iii. p. 66 (?). 

 Myiothera personata, Natt. MS. (teste Pelzehi). 



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