48. ORNITHION. 127 



N. A. B. p. 346 (Texas); Coues, Key N. A. B. 1884, p. 443; 



Berl. J.f. O. 1884, p. 301 (Colombia). 

 Eupsilostoma pusillum, Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, pp. 68, 283 ; id. Cat. A. B. 



p. 215 (W. Ecuador) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 536, et 1877, p. 325 



(Peru). 

 Ornithion pusillum, Scl. $ Sab. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 278 (E. Peru) ; Tacz. 



P. Z. S. 1879, p. 234 ; Salv. Ibis, 1885, p. 294. 

 Ornithion selateri, Berl. et Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 554, et 1884, 



p. 296 (W. Ecuador), et 1885, p. 90 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 254. 

 Ornithion imberbe ridgwayi, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. CI. vii. 



p. 208 (Arizona) ; Ridgiv. Man. N. A. B. p. 340. 



Above cinereous, more or less olivaceous on the lower back 

 wings and tail blackish brown, with more or less distinct light 

 rufous tips to the coverts and edges to the outer secondaries: beneath 

 pale cinereous, with a very slight olivaceous tinge on the belly in 

 some specimens : under wing-coverts white, with a slight tinge of 

 lemon-yellow ; bill brown, lower mandible light hazel at the base ; 

 feet blackish : whole length 4 inches, wing 2, tail 1*6. Female 

 similar. 



Hub. Texas, Mexico, and Central America, and southwards to 

 Peru and S.E. Brazil. 



It has been shown by Mr. Lawrence (I. s. c.) that Muscipeta in- 

 canescens of Prince Max. of Xeuwied does not refer to this species as 

 was formerly supposed. The next name applicable seems to be 

 my " imberbe." The nearly uniform pale cinereous colour and light 

 rufous wing-bands distinguish this species, which, however, varies 

 much in different localities. 



a. Ad. sk. S. Andres Tuxtla, Mexico Sclater Coll. (Type 



(Salle). of the species.) 



b. c? ad. sk. Presidio, Mexico (Forrer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. 5 ad. sk. ; d-g. Cozumel I., Yucatan. Salvin-Gcdman Coll. 

 Ad. sk. 



h. 5 ad.sk. Eseuintla, Guatemala (Salviri). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



i. 2 ad. sk. ; /. Ad. Eealejo, Nicaragua (Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. 



k. Ak. sk. Pallatanga, Ecuador (Fraser). Sclater Coll. 



/. Ad. sk. Santa Eita, Ecuador ( Villa- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



ffomez). 



m. Ad. sk. Lima, Peru (Nation). Sclater Coll. 



ra.Ad.sk. Guajango, Peru (Stolzmanii). Sclater Coll. 



o, p. Ad. sk. Bahia, Brazil ( Wucherer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



q. 2 ad. sk. Lagoa Santa, Brazil {Land). Sclater Coll. 



r, s. Ak. sk. S.E. Brazil. Sclater Coll. 



t. Ad. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



u. Ad. st. Honduras. D. Dyson [C.]. 



4. Ornithion obsoletum. 



Muscicapa obsoleta, Temm. PI. Col. p. 275. fig. 1 ; d'Orb. et Lafr. Syn. 



Av. i. p. 53. 

 Muscicapara obsoleta, d'Orb. Voy., Ois. p. 328. 



