28. LEPTOPTILA. 555 



Plata); Barrows, Auk, 1884, p. 275 (Entrerios) ; Berl. § Jher. 



Zeitschr. </. aes. Orn. 1886, p. 177 (Rio Grande do Sid). 

 Leptoptihi chliii'oauchenia *, Giijl. § Salvad. Atti R. Ac. Sc. Tor. v. 



p. 274 (Jan. 2, 1870); wtf. ZMs, April 1870, p. 186; Salv. Sf Sclat. 



Ibis, 1871, p. 435. 

 Peristera rutaxilla, Reinh. (nee Tetnm.) Bidr. til KttnsJc. etc. in Vid. 



Meddel. 1870, p. 57, sp. 71, and p. 4-54; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. (17 



(part.) (1877). 

 ? Leptoptila megalura, White (nee Scl. $ Salv.), P. Z. S. 1882, p. (520 



(Salta). 

 Engyptila chalcauchenia, Berl. J.f. O. 1887, p. 124 ; Sclat. Argent. 



Orn. ii. p. 144 (\mj); Irenz. J.f O. 1891, p. 123. 



Adult male. Above greyish brown ; vertex, occiput, and hind 

 neck plumbeous, with the feathers edged with iridescent bronzy 

 green ; forehead and chin whitish : tore neck and breast pale 

 vinaceous, changing into white on the abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts ; quills brown, with narrow light outer edges, cinnamon 

 towards the base of the inner webs ; under wing-coverts cinnamon ; 

 central tail-feathers brown-grey, the remainder grey at the base, 

 blackish towards the tip, which is white, the outer feathers have a 

 narrow white edge on the outer webs : " iris orange ; beak black : 

 legs and feet pink" (Durnford). Total length about 11 inches, 

 wing 6-2, tail 4'3, bill 0-75, tarsus 1*2. 



Hob. S. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentine Republic. 



a. cf ad. sk. Conchitas, Buenos Ayres, Oct. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



(W. II. Hudson). 



b. S ad. sk. Cosquin, Cordova, Arg. Re- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



public, June (S. W. White). 



c. d ad. sk. Punta Lara. Arg. Republic, H. Durnford, Esq. [C.]. 



Oct. 



d. Ad. sk. Salta, Arg. Republic, June. II. Durnford, Esq. [C.]. 



S. Leptoptila ochroptera. 



Peristera brasdiensis. G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mm. Columbse, p. 54 

 (1856) (Brazil) (descr. nulla): lip. Compt. Rend, xliii.p.945 (1856). 

 Peristera bn-\ ipennis, part.. G. li. Gr. op. cit. p. 54, specim. a, b (1856). 

 Columba ochroptera, Natter. Cat. MS. 



* This species was named by Dr. Giglioli and myself L. chloroavchenia, 

 and the type, which waa collected by the former in the Estancia Trinidad, 

 near Montevideo, waa Benl for inspection to Dr. Sclater, who declared that it 

 was new to him ; accordingly we described our species in the Atti 1!. Ao. 8e. 

 Tor. v. p. 274. at the meeting of January 2. 1670. and later in the ' [bis,' April 

 1870, p. 186. 



In the meanwhile Sciater and Salvia received the same bird from the 

 Argentine Republic, and on the 9th Dee., L869, read a short account of it under 

 the name of LeptopU a in. Salvad., changing, perhaps inadvertently, 



the name given by us. 



As there is no doubt that our original name and description were practically 

 published before those of Sclater and Salvin (,as the -1th part of the Proceedings 

 of the Z. S. never appears before the months of April or Ma] of the following 

 year), I think 1 am justified in retaining the original name of L. chloroauclu nia. 



