76. EMPIDONOMTJS. 265 



76. EMPIDONOMUS. . 



Type. 

 Empidonomus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 76 (1859) . . E. varius. 



end of Empidonomus varius. 



Emjridonomus varius is a form remarkable for its small bill and 

 striated plumage, 'which somewhat reminds one of Myiodynastes. 

 It has, however, long wings with pointed ends to the primaries, and a 

 long tail, and is more nearly allied to Tyrannus. Tyrannus aurantio- 

 atro-cristatus may be added to this genus as a second species, 

 though its structure is not quite identical and its plumage is more 

 uniform. It has a similar small bill, but the outer primaries are 

 sharply excised. The range of this genus is from Colombia to South 

 Brazil and Bolivia. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Beneath yellowish : breast striated. 1. varius, p. 265. 



B. Beneath uniform cinereous 2. aurantio-atro-cristatus, p. 266. 



1. Empidonomus varius. 



Suiriri chorreado debaxo, Azara, Apunt. ii. p. 125. 



Muscicapa varia, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xxi. p. 459 ; id. Enc. Meth. p. 832 ; 



Ilartl. Ind. Az. p. 12. 

 Muscicapa rufina, Spi.i; Av. Bras. ii. p. 22, pi. 31. 

 Tyrannus rufinus, Cab. in Sc/tomb. Guian. iii. p. 700 ; Burin. Syst. 



Ueb. ii. p. 406 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 150 (Bogota). 

 Muscipeta ruficauda, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 920. 

 Tvrannus leucotis, Sic. Quart. Journ. Sc. xx. p. 276. 

 Tyrannula tschudii. Hart/. Iter. Zool. 1844, p. 369. 

 Empidonomus varius, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 76 ; Pelz. Orn. 



Bras. p. 117; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 234 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, 



p. 189 (Ucayali), 1873, p. 281 (E. Peru), et 1879, p. 615 (Bolivia); 



iid. Nomencl. p. 53; Lai/ard, Ibis, 1873, p. 383 (Para) ; Tacz. Orn. 



Per. ii. p. 326; Salv. Ibis, 1885, p. 298 (Br. f4uian.); Berl. et Jher. 



Zeitschr. yes. Orn. 1885, p. 137 (lUo Grande do Sul). 



