762 FRLNGILLIDiE. 



with the same colour as the back ; bastard-wing and primary- 

 coverts dusky brown, rather more yellow on the edges ; quills dusky 

 brown, externally like the back, a little more olive-yellow on the 

 primaries ; upper tail-coverts like the back ; tail-feathers brown, 

 olive-yellow on the margins ; crown of head pearly grey in the 

 centre, with a broad lateral band of dark chestnut edged with black 

 above the eyebrow, which is very broad, pearly grey, inclining to 

 whitish above the lores ; the latter dark chestnut, as also a band 

 along the upper edge of the ear-coverts ; upper and under edge of 

 the eyelid whitish ; ear-coverts and cheeks pale isabelline brown, 

 becoming whiter on the throat ; sides of neck like the back, but a 

 little more ashy ; fore neck and breast isabelline brown, the abdomen 

 whiter ; sides of body and flanks darker brown, slightly washed 

 with olive ; thighs olive-brown ; under tail-coverts isabelline buff; 

 under wing- coverts and axillaries olive-yellow, the lower series 

 whitish ; edge of wing bright yellow ; quills below dusky, ashy 

 fulvous alojg the inner edge. Total length 5 inches, culmen - 5, 

 wing 2*4, tail 1-9, tarsus 0-85. 



The specimen from Tehuantepec is not quite the same as the 

 Costa-Eica birds. The ash-colour of the crown is darker and the 

 lateral streaks are lighter rufous and not such deep chestnut. If 

 subsequent specimens confirm these characters for the Mexican 

 form, it may be called E. sumichrasti. 



Hah. Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico ; Costa Eica. 



a. Ad. sk. Bebedero, Nicoya, Costa Eica Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(F. Arce). (Type of species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Costa Eica (J. Carmiol). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. Costa Eica (J. Carmiol). Sclater Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Huameln, Tehuantepec, Mexico Sclater Coll. 



(F. Sumichrast). 



6. Embernagra striaticeps. 



Embernagra striaticeps, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1852, p. 61 ; Scl. fy Salv. 



P. Z. S. 1864, p. 352 ; Cass. Proc. Philad. Acad. 1865, p. 170 ; 



Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 181 (1866) ; Salv. P. Z. 8. 1867, 



p. 142 ; Later. Ami. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 103 (1868) ; Frantz. J. f. O. 



1869, p. 301 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 190 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. 



p. 91, no. 7340 (1870) ; Scl. Sr Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 32 



(1873) ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 56 ; Salvia, P. Z. S. 1883, 



p. 422 ; Nutting §■ Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mas. vi. p. 401 (1884); 



Salvin fy Godman, Biol. Cent.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 414 (1886). 

 Embernagra conirostris (nee Bp.), Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 143 ; Lawr. 



Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 332 (1861) ; Scl. Cat. Amer. B. p. 117 



(1862, pt.). 



Adult male. General colour above dull olive-yellowish ; wing- 

 cvoerts clearer olive-yellow, especially near the edge of the wing ; 

 bastard-wing, primary- coverts, and quills dusky brown, edged 

 with olive-yellow, the inner secondaries rather browner exter- 

 nally ; upper tail-coverts like the back, but very slightly browner ; 

 tail-feathers olive-brown, rather clearer brown externally ; crown 



