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extus anguste limbatis : cauda, fusco-nigricante, olivaceo 

 inarginata : subtus cinerascenti-alba, abdomine toto flavi- 

 cante, medialitev albescentiore, hypocbondriis olivaceo 

 tinctis : tectricibus alarum inferioribus flavis : rostro supc- 

 riore nigro, inferiore fusco : pedibus nigris : long, tola 5'0, 

 alse 2*4, caudse 2*2, tarsi 0'73, rostri a rictu 0'5. 



Tliis apparently hitherto unnoticed and obscure species belongs 

 to the section of the genus Elainia, which have the head-feathers 

 flat, and not subcrested, as in E.pagayia (the type of the genus), 

 E. placens, and others. Mr. Skinner has transmitted several 

 examples of it, which are in Mr. Gould^s and Sclater's collections. 



159. Elainia placens, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859 (Jan. 25th) : 

 Elania ?, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 297. (Plate IV. fig. 2.) 



Suprk olivacea, pileo cineraceo, crista interne flava : alis cau- 

 daque obscuris, olivaceo extiis limbatis : capitis lateribus cum 

 gutture albesceuti-cincreis, ciliis oculorum albis : abdomine 

 et tectricibus subalaribus tlavis : rostro nigro, maudibulse 

 inferioris basi albida : pedibus obscure carneis : long, tola 

 5-5, alte 2"7, caudse 2'6, tarsi 065. 



Our figure is taken from a Mexican specimen of this pretty 

 Elainia collected by M. Salle near Cordova, in the month of 

 March. It is a female, but the sexes are probably alike. A 

 similar example is in Mr. Gould's collection received from 

 Guatemala through Mr. Skinner. 



160. Legatus variegatus, Sclater: Elainia variegata, Sclater, 

 P.Z. S. 1856, p. 297. 



Transmitted by Mr. Skinner. In Mr. GoukVs collection. 



161. Myiozetetes texensis (Giraud). Muscicapa texensis, 

 Giraud, B. Texas, pi. 1. Tyrannula cayennensis, Sw. Phil. Mag. 

 1827, p. 367. 



An abundant and resident species at Duenas. It builds in the 

 month of May a nest composed of small roots and sti'ong grass, 

 of light construction, and covered over, having a large hole in 

 the side. The eggs, generally three in number, are of a rich 

 creamy white, thinly spotted at the obtuse end with red ; they 

 measure, axis 10 [ lines, diam. 8 lines. 



