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67. EMPIDOCHANES*. _ 



Type. 

 Empidocliones, Sol. Cat. A. B. p. 228 (1862) E. Mngillarist. 



Empidochanes is also not far removed from Myiohius, but the bill 

 is larger and longer, and the rictal bristles aro not so much deve- 

 loped. The species aro found in South America from Colombia to 

 South Brazil. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Under wing-coverts whitish. 



a, Upper surface umber-brown; wing-bands ferru- 



ginous : 

 I base of lower mandible light-coloured . . 1. fuscatus, p. 216. 

 | lower mandible wholly dark 2. fringillaris, p. 216. 



b. Upper surface greyish brown ; wing-bands 



greyish buff 3. arenaceus, p. 217. 



B. Under wing-coverts deep ochraceous red : 



j belly deep ochraceous 4. pwcilurus, p. 217. 



| belly whitish 5. salvini, p. 218. 



1. Empidochanes fuscatus. 



Muscipeta fuscata, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 902 ; Barm. Syst. Ueb. ii. p. 487. 

 Myiohius fuscatus, Bp. Consp. i. p. 188. 



Empidochanes fuscatus, Ridgic. Ibis, 1886, p. 461 ; Scl. Ibis, 1887, 

 p. 65. 



Similar to E. fringillaris, but lower mandible with basal half 

 light-coloured (Bidgivay). 



Hah. South-east Brazil. 



If this species is distinct from E. fringillaris, I am not acquainted 

 with it. 



2. Empidochanes fringillaris. 



Empidochanes olivus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 228 (part.) f. 

 Empidochanes fringillaris, Pelz. Om. Bras. p. 116 ; Scl. et Salv. 



Nomencl. p. 51 ; Ridgw. Ibis, 1886, p. 461 ; Sclater, Ibis, 1887, 



p. 65. 



Above umber-brown ; lores dark ; slight superciliary line whitish ; 

 wings blackish ; tips of greater and lesser coverts, forming two 

 distinct cross bars, and outer edges of secondaries light ferruginous ; 

 tail dark ashy brown : beneath pale greyish brown, belly yellowish 

 white; under wing -coverts white; inner margins of wing-feathers 

 ochraceous ; bill dark horn-colour ; feet brown : whole length 5'5 

 inches, wing 2- 6, tail 2-5. Female similar. 



Hob. S.E. Brazil. 



a. $ ad. sk. Sapitiba, Brazil Natterer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. 2 ad. sk. Bio, Brazil {Natterer). Sclater Coll. (Typical speci- 



mens of JE. fringillaris, Pelz.) 



* The following species is unknown to me : — Empidochanes poscilocercus, 

 Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 181, from the interior of Brazil. 



t In the Cat. Am. Birds specimens of this species and Empidonax bimactc- 

 latus were united under the title Empidochanes olivus. 



