8. ARAMIDES. 59 



Rallus maximum, I'irlll. N. Diet. d'J/i.s/. Xaf. xxviii. p. r);", (1810K 



Oalliniila riificoUi-', vur. {nee Gm.), !iw(tim. Zml. lllustr. iii. pi. ]7;5 

 (lsi'i'-2:J). 



(iallinula niticops, Spiv, Av. Bras. ii. p. 74, tab. xovi. (18:^o). 



Gallinula caveimonsi.s (nee Gm.), Nemcied, lieitr. Oni. Brax. iv. 

 p. 708 (]8:52). 



Araniide.s cliiiicutc, Ilarfl. Ind. Aznrn, p. 23 (1847). 



Araniides cayeniu'iisis (7iec Gm.), Bnnn. Th. Bras. iii. p. 384 (1856; 

 Laifoa Santa, Novo Fribourgo, llio de Janeiro) : Sd. P. Z. S. 

 ]85(i, p. 14;! (Panama) ; Salv. P. Z. 8. 1867. p. 10] ; Scl. ^'- Salt: 

 P. Z. S. 1874, p. ;508 (Lower Ucavali) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874,' p. 508 

 (Ainable Maria, C. Peru) ; Forbes', Ibis, 1881, p. 358 (Pernambuco); 

 7aez. Orn. Perou, iii. p. 318 (188t5) ; Berl. J. f. O. 1887, p. 31 

 ( IMlcomayo) ; Hiker ^- Chapm. Auk, viii. )>. 10.". (1891: Sau- 

 tai-eni). 



Araniides, sp., Scl. S)- Sab). P. Z. S. 1866, p. 200. 



Aramides cayanea, ■pt.,Grmj,Hand-l. B. iii. p. 60, no. 1042.') (1871). 



Adult male. Similar to A. catfanea, but differing in the brown 

 or rufous brown on tlie hinder part of the crown and nape, which 

 separates the grey forehead from the grey of the hind neck ; there 

 is also a little brown shade on the ear- coverts : " iris bright carmine, 

 as also the eyelid ; bill yellow from the base to the end of the 

 nasal groove, the tip bright green; feet light sealing-wax red" 

 (XeuwieiJ). Total length i;3 o inches, culmen 2-Uo, wing 7-3, tail 

 2-7, tarsus 2-8, middle toe and claw 2-45. 



JIuh. Brazil, through Amazonia to Central Peru and northward 

 to New Granada and Panama. 



a-r. Ad. st. Soutli .Vniorica. Purchased, 



rf. Ad. .'^k. Soutli Anieri-a.« IJiocour Coll. 



v.f. Ad. Ai. Pahia, Prazil (l>r. Wveherer). Salviu-Godiiian Coll. 



>/. Ad. .<k. Para, Lower Amazon. K. Graham, Esq. 



[P.1. 



/i. 2 ad. sk. Upp^sr Amazons. June I80O Salviu-Goiman Coll. 



[A.R. Walluee). 



i. 2 ad. sk. Chapada, Matto Grosso, Pra- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



zil, Nov. 22 (D. ir. Smith). 



k. 2 a-l- sk. Yquitos, Peru, Oct. 11 (//. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Wliitchj). 



I. .Vd. .-^k. Interior of New Granada. Salvia-Godman Coll. 



m. Ad.sk. Panama. Capt. Kellett ,■(: 



Li.'ut. Wood 'P.J. 



>'. 2 ad. sk. Lion Hill Station, Panama Salvin-Godman^Coll. 



(J. McLfaiimni). 



o. Ad. sk. Veragua (E. Arci). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Subsj). /J. Aramides albiventris. 



Ar.uiiides cayeniieusis {nee Gm.), Scl. P. Z. S. 18.'J7,p. 206 (S. Andres 

 Tuxtla); Moore, P. Z. S. iS-'iO, p. 64 (Omoa) ; Scl. t.c. p 30.$ 

 (Uaxaca); id. ^- Sal v. Ibis, 1859, p. 230; iid. P. Z. S. 1867, 

 1). 280 (?) ; Bidgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 5'J4 (1887 : Segovia 

 Iviver, Houduras). 



* Ideulided by Vieillot as liis BuI/ks viaximius. 



