23. HTPOCNEMIS. 293 



16. Hypocnemis nsevioides. 



Conopophaga nsevioides, Lafr. Bev. Zool. 1847, p. G9 ; Bp. Consp. 



i. p. 203. 

 Hj-pocnemis npovioides, Sclater, B. Z. S. 1858, p. 254, et 1860, p. 294 



(Ecuador) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 189 ; Lmvr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. 



p. 326 (Panama), et ix. p. 109 (Costa Rica) ; Scl. k Sah. B. Z. S. 



1864, p. 357 (Panama) ; ml. Nomencl. p. 74 ; Frantz. J. f. 0. 1S69, 



p. 306 (Costa Rica) ; Bci-l. et Tacz. B. Z. -S'. 188:;, pi 566 (W. 



Ecuador). 



Above chestnut ; concealed dorsal spot white ; head dark cine- 

 reous ; wings black ; lesser wing-coverts with small round white 

 terminal spots ; greater coverts and outer secondaries with large 

 terminal spots of pale reddish brown : tail brown, with a broad 

 subapical black band and pale fulvous end : beneath white ; throat 

 black ; breast-band formed of rounded black spots ; bill black ; feet 

 brown : whole length 4*2 inches, wing 2*0, tail 1 . Female. Above 

 brownish, interscapulium tinged with chestnut; wings and tail as 

 in male : beneath whitish ; breast pale fulvous with indistinct 

 blackish striations. 



Hab. Costa Rica, Panama, and Western Ecuador. 



Easily distinguishable from the two preceding species by its 

 chestnut back. 



a, I/, c? ad. ; c. Tucurriqui, Costa Rica (^rce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



? ad. sk. 



d, e. (S 2 ^^- ^^^- Costa Rica (Carmiol). 0. Salvin, Esq. [P.], 



/. cJ iid. sk. Angostura, Costa Rica {Car- Salvin-Godmaii Coll. 



miol). 



(J. (5ad.sk. Costa Rica (C«/'m2o/). Sclater Coll. 



h. (S ad. sk. Paraiso Station, Panama Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Huf/hes), 



i,j. (S $ ficl. sk. Chepo, Panama [Aree). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



k. S fid. sk. Panama {McLeannan). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. S ad. sk. Panama (^McLeannan). Sclater Coll. 



m. c? ad. sk. Panama. Tweeddale Coll. 



w, 0. c? 5 ad. sk. Esmeraldas, Ecuador (Fraser). Sclater Coll. 



17. Hypocnemis stellata. 



Hypocnemis stellata, ScL et Snh: B. Z. S. 1880, p. 160 (Ecuador). 



Above chestnut-brown ; concealed dorsal spot white : rump black, 

 with a cinuamomeous cross-bar ; wings black, remiges edged with 

 chestnut; wing-coverts terminated by cinnamomeous spots : beneath 

 white ; breast with a few black spots ; bill horn-colour, beneath 

 whitish; feet pale hazel : whole length 3*8 inches, wing 2-4, tail 1-2. 



Hah. Eastern Ecuador. 



This si)ecies has a long narrow bill and but few spots on the 

 breast. 



a,b. Ad.sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Z?Mc/i%). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Types of the species.) 



