On the Avifauna of Bucaramanga. 53 



X. — On some interesting Additions to the Avifauna of Buca- 

 ramanga, U.S. of Colombia. By Hans von Berlepsch. 



(Plate IV.) 



In the ' Journal fur Ornithologie ' for 188i, pp. 273-320, 

 I have spoken of a large collection of bird-skins from Buca- 

 ramanga sent to the Liibeck Museum by Mr. Emilio INIinlos, 

 a German resident of that city. Lately I have had the pleasure 

 of examining another collection from the same source, which 

 was most obligingly placed in my hands for determination 

 by my friend Dr. H. Lenz, of Liibeck. In general this 

 second collection contained but little additional material 

 worthy of notice; indeed, it furnished but three species which 

 were not represented in the first consignment. However, 

 two of these are of no small interest : one being quite new 

 to science, the other not yet knoAvn as a denizen of New 

 Granada. To begin first with the interesting novelty, of 

 which there are two specimens in the collection. I feel much 

 satisfaction in naming it "Xenerpestes minlosi/' in honour 

 of Mr. Emilio Minlos, by whose generosity this collection 

 was brought together in the neighbourhood of the city of 

 Bucaramanga, and afterwards presented to the Museum of 

 the city of Liibeck. The new generic title was kindly sug- 

 gested to me by Mr. Sclater, who, as well as Mr. Salvin, 

 agrees with me in considering this bird to be new to science, 

 and a very important discovery. 



In appearance Xenerpestes minlosi is quite unlike any 

 other species. At first sight its colouring reminds one some- 

 what of the curious Odontorhynchus branickii, being cine- 

 reous above, white below, and showing white striations on 

 the nape &c. In form, however, it is altogether different; 

 moreover it has an unbarred tail, white wing- bands &c., and 

 the similarity appears very superficial when the two species 

 are compared more closely together. 



The correct position of the new bird is, no doubt, among 

 the Deudrocolaptidce ; and I am inclined to adopt the view of 

 my friend Mr. Sclater, who believes that it ought to be placed 

 in the neighbourhood of Synallaxis, Nevertheless its com- 



