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7. Cnipolegns unicolor. 



Cnipolegus unicolor, Katip, J.f. O. 1853, p. 29; Pelz. Orn. Bras. 



p. 99; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 43: Heine, J.f. 0. 1859, p. 337. 

 Sericopliila unicolor, Cab. et Heine, Mas. Hein. ii. p. 46. 



Uniform dull black : under surface of wings slaty black ; bill 

 plumbeous, feet black: whole length 6 inches, wing 3-1, tail 2*8. 

 Hub. Upper Amazonia. 



a. 3 ad. sk. Pebas, Peru. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



8. Cnipolegus pusillus. 



Cnipolegus unicolor, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 577. 

 Cnipolegus pusillus, Scl. et Sale. Nomencl. p. 158. 



Uniform dull black : under surface of wings uniform dark 

 schistaceous : three outer primaries acuminated ; bill dark plum- 

 beous ; feet brown : whole length 5 inches, wing 2 - 4, tail 2. 



Hah. Lower Amazons. 



The small size and acuminated primaries at once distinguish this 

 species. 



a. cS ad. sk. Lower Amazons (Wallace). Sclater Coll. (Type 



of the species.) 



9. Cnipolegus orenocensis. 

 Cnipolegus orenocensis, Berl. Ibis, 1584, p. 433, pi. xii. 



Dark slaty, with an olivaceous tinge ; head black ; wings and 

 tail blackish ; bill plumbeous, tip black ; feet black : whole length 

 6 - 4 inches, wing 3L, tail 2 - 9. 



Hah. Angostura, Orinoco. 



I have examined the typical specimen of this species in Graf EL 

 v. Berlepsch's collection. It is at present unique. 



10. Cnipolegus cabanisi. 



Cnipolegus cabanisi, Schuh, J.f. 0. 1882, p. 462; Set et Hacls. Arg. 

 Orn. ]. p. 128. 



Nearly uniform olivaceous slate-colour : below rather paler : 

 wings and tail black : whole length 5 - 5 inches, wing 3-, tail 2*7. 

 Female brownish olive, below paler: wings blackish, slightly edged 

 with rufous : tail black, with broad rufous margins to the inner 

 webs and narrow to the outer webs ; bill brown, feet dark brown. 



Hah. Prov. Tucuman, rep. Arg. 



a. $ ad. sk. Tucuman, rep. Arg. (Scnnlz). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. $ ad. sk. Tucuman, rep. Arg. (Schuh). Sclater Coll. 



c. Ad. st. Argentine Rep. E. "Wilson, Esq. 



11. Cnipolegus cinereus. 



Cnipolegus cinereus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1-70, p. 58, et 1870, p. 460; Scl. et 

 Sal,-. Nomencl. p. 43 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 197 ; Sale. Ibis, 

 1880, p. 357, pi. x. : Scl. d Huds. Arc/. Orn. i. p. 128. 



