67. poospiza. 639 



a. 2 ad. sk. Tucunian, June 1, 1878. H. Durnford, Esq. 



b. 2 ad. sk. Salta^ Nov. 18, 1880 (E. W. Sckter Coll. 



unite), 

 c 2 ad. sk. Cosquin, Cordova, Argentine Sclater Coll 



Republic, July 3, 1882 (E. 



W. White). ^ 



d, S ad. sk. Cosquin, Aug. 15, 1882 (E. Sclater Cod. 



W. White). 

 e,f. d Simm. sk. Cosquin^ Aug. 17, 1882 (E. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



W. White). 

 [I. 2ad.sk. Fuerte de Andulgala, Cata- Salvin-Godman Coll 



marca, Argentine Republic, 

 Aug. 29, 1880 (.E. W. White). 



7. Poospiza cinerea. 

 Pyrgita cinerea, Guv. in Mus. Paris 



P rfionsro?'^ °T p -h P- m t ( 185 °); Scl. Cat. Anier.B. 

 p. 110 (1802); Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 439 (1871); Scl. & Salv No- 



0882)' ' P - 3 ° (18?3); Salv - Cat &tn ' ck l ColLv.227 



Poospiza schistacea, Cab. Mm. Hem, Th. i. p. 137 (1850) • Zicht 



Nomencl.Av. Neotr p. 43 (1854) ; Pelz. 0,1 Bras.3'(Wl) 

 Poospiza schistacea, Burm. Th, Bras. iii. p. 218 (1856) 

 Poospiza cinerea, Burm. Th. Bras. iii. p. 218, note (1856) 

 Passernia cinerea, Gray, Hand-/, B. ii. p. 99, no. 7471 (1870) 

 Passenna schistacea, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 99, no. 7473 (1870). 



AduU male. General colour above light ashy grey • lesser and 

 median coverts like the back; greater coverts blackish, externally 

 like the back ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills black ex- 

 ternally edged with ashy grey, lighter on the primaries, broader on 

 the secondaries ; at the base of the primaries a slight shade of white 

 scarcely forming a speculum ; upper tail-coverts like the back • fcaill 

 feathers blackish edged with ashy grey ; the outer feathers white 

 excepting the black base to the inner web, the penultimate feather 

 with a larger wedge-shaped mark at the end of the inner web re- 

 duced on the third feather to a small spot; crown of head like the 

 back : lores, feathers below the eye, eyelid, and ear-coverts blackish • 

 cheeks and under surface of body white, with a yellowish tinge on 

 the throat and fore neck and chest ; the sides of the breast ashv 

 grey ; sides of body and flanks pale ashy brown; thighs ashv erev • 

 under tad-coverts pale fawn-buff; under wing-coverts dull whitish 

 with dusky bases, those near the outside edge of the wino- duskv •' 

 axdlaries ashy grey like the sides of the breast ; quids below duskv' 

 ashy whitish along the inner edge: « bid greyish brown, whitish at 

 he extreme base ; feet greyish fleshy brown " (Burmtister). Total 

 length 5-3 inches, culmen 0-5, wing 2-5, tad 2-5, tarsus 0-8 



Adult female. Simdar to the male, but rather duder ashy erev 

 total length 5 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-4, tad 2-2, tarsus 0-75 



Hal. Interior of Erazd. 



