65. myiobius. 207 



middle of the belly ; under wing-coverts pale yellow, inner margins 

 of wing-feathers fulvous ; bill and feet dark brown : whole length 

 4 - 7 inches, wing 2 - 6, tail 2 - 2. Female similar, but rather paler 

 and without the yellow vertical crest. 



Hah. Peru. 



I have only a single female specimen of this species before me. 

 It seems to be closely allied to M. flavimns, and I am somewhat 

 inclined to doubt its real distinctness. M. Taczanowski (Orn. Per. 

 ii. p. 307) has pointed out what appear to be the differences. 



a. Jr. sk. Cochocho, Peru (Stohmann). Sclater Coll. (Authentic 



specimen.) 



15. Myiobius pulcher. 



Mviobius pulcher, Sclater, P. Z. S. 18G0, p. 464 ; id. Cat. A. B. 

 p. 227 ; Id. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 100, pi. xi. fig. 2, et 1873, p. 780 

 Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 51 ; Ridqio. P. U. S. N. M. iv. p. 177; 

 Taez. Orn. Per. ii. p. 302. 



Above olive, with a yellow tinge ; head darker ; concealed vertical 

 crest bright orange ; wings blackish ; broad edgings of the wing- 

 coverts and outer margins of external secondaries pale fulvous ; tail 

 ashy brown : beneath yellowish, passing into fulvous yellow on the 

 breast ; under wing-coverts pale yellow ; inner margins of wing- 

 feathers pale fulvous ; upper mandible blackish, lower whitish ; 

 feet pale brown : whole length 3*5 inches, wing 2, tail 1*6. Female 

 similar, but vertical crest less developed. 



Hab. Ecuador and Peru. 



This bird may be recognized by its small size and the conspicuous 

 bands across the wing-coverts. 



a, b. Ad. sk. Vicinity of Quito, Ecuador. Sclater Coll. (Types 



of the species.) 



c. Ad. sk. Ecuador. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Intac, Ecuador (Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. Huasampilla, Peru (Whitely). Sclater Coll. 



16. Myiobius bellus. 



Myiobius bellus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1862, p. Ill ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 360 ; 



Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 51. 

 Elainea ferrugineiceps, Pelz. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxxii. 



p. 447 (Ecuador). 



Above olive-green, with a slight brownish tinge ; head cine- 

 reous, with a concealed vertical crest of deep orange ; wings 

 blackish ; broad tips of two rows of wing-coverts and external 

 margins of outer secondaries fulvous ; tail ashy brown : beneath 

 yellowish, paler on the throat, and passing into fulvous on the 

 breast ; under wing-coverts pale yellow, inner margins of wing- 

 feathers fulvous ; bill — upper mandible blackish, lower whitish : 

 feet blackish : whole length 4-2 inches, wing 2-5, tail 2-1. 



Hab. Colombia. 



