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29. LANio. 203 



■wings and tail black ; lesser upper -wing-coverts and under wing- 

 coverts -white ; breast stained -with orange ; thighs black ; bill black; 

 feet brown : whole length 7"5 inches, wing 4-2, tail 3'8. Female. 

 Above dark olive-brown ; rump j-ellowish brown ; head greyish 

 olive : beneath greenish yellow, throat grey ; crissum stained with 

 orange ; under wing-coverts whitish. 



Hab. Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. 



S. Comapan, South Mexico Sclater Coll. 



(Salle). 



British Honduras (Blan- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



caneau.i'). 



CJuatemala (Salvin). Sclater CoU. 



Cohan, Vera Paz (Constancid). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Choctum, Vera Paz (Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Chisec, Vera Paz (Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



I\amkhal,Guatema]a('S'afcwi). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Honduras (Dyson). , Purchased. 



2. Lanio leucothorax. 



Lanio leucothorax, Sali\ P. Z. S. 1864, p. 581 (Veragua) ; id. Ibis, 

 1873, p. 317 (Niearao-ua) ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1865, p. 171 

 (Costa Eica) ; Frantz. J. f. O. 1869, p. 299 (Costa Rica) ; Scl. et 

 Salv. Ex. Orn. p. 63 (part.), t. 32 ( 2 ) ; iid. Nommcl. p. 22. 



Above and below bright yeUow ; head, wings, and tail black ; 

 lesser upper wing-coverts, i;nder wing-coverts, and middle of throat 

 white ; thighs black ; bill black ; feet brown : whole length 7'S 

 inches, wing 4-1, tail 3"S. Female. Above olive-brown, head greyish: 

 beneath orange-brown; throat greyish; middle of belly yellow. 



Hah. Nicaragua and Costa Eica. 



The white throat at once distinguishes this species from L. 

 aurantius, which it otherwise closely resembles. 



a, b. S ad. sk. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Angostura, Costa Rica Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Canniol). 



d,e. (5 2 ad.sk. Tucurriqui, Costa Rica (^rce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Lanio melanopygius. 



Lanio leucothorax, Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 139, et 1870, p. 188 

 (Veragua); Scl. et Salv. F.v. Orn. p. 63 (part.), t. 32 (6); Hd. 

 Komencl. p. 22. 



Lanio melanopygius, Pidc/w. Pr. U. S. N. M. 1883, p. 412 (Costa 

 Rica) ; Salv. ei Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, i. p. 305. 



Above bright yellow ; head, wings and tail, and lower half of 

 back black ; lesser upper wing-coverts, under wing-coverts, and 

 throat white ; thighs and crissum black, the latter sometimes slightly 

 tipped with yellow ; bill black : feet brown : whole length 7'S inches, 

 wing 4-1, tail 3-8. Female. Above olive-brown , head greyish; be- 

 neath orange-brown ; throat greyish, middle of belly yellow. 



Hab. Costa llica and Veragua. 



