40 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the Genus Glaucidium, 



description tlie following characters, which, to my mind, 

 identify tlie bird intended : — " Pileus, dorsum, tergum, tec- 

 trices alarum superiores ac plumse scapulares cinereo-fusces- 

 centia, albo punctato-(juttata : macvdaj luce yidtiformes in 

 capite pone obscuraj marginatse ; rectrices cinereo-nigri- 

 cantes, subtus pallidiores, fasciolis 7 candidis ; colhtre nuchce 

 obsoletum rvfescens." The italics are mine ; but I maintain 

 that the nature of the spots, which are stated to be rounded 

 and margined with dusky, the seven spots on the tail, and the 

 rufous collar sufficiently point to the bird which INIr. Ridg- 

 way calls G. californicum. There is no mention of a striped 

 head to bring the bii'd within the second section of ]VIr. Ridg- 

 way's synopsis; but its position is distinctly indicated b}'^ the 

 nature of the crown-spots, which are said to be " gutti- 

 formes." 



Glaucidium pumilum. 



Characters of the species. — I have not seen any specimens 

 in which the sex has been determined ; but there seems to be 

 very little difference in the sexes. Back uniform, with no 

 wdiitish mottlings. Upper tail-coverts uniform with the back. 

 Tail not banded, but having fovir or five rows of rounded 

 white spots, including the terminal one. Head minutely 

 dotted with white. Sides of uptper breast clear rufous, with a 

 few whitish dots. Rufous collar round hind neck. 



Young. Similar to the adult, but more cAoco/a/e-brown, 

 the dots on the head nearly obsolete, the crown being there- 

 fore more uniform. 



Total 

 length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



a,jm. Brazil {Mus. Brit.) 5-8 3-5 215 075 



6, ud. S. America {Mus. Brit.) 6-0 3-5 2-2 07 



c,ad. „ „ 0-3 3-3 2-2 07 



d, ad. Bahia ( Wticherer) 5-5 3-5 2-2 07 



e,ad. „ „ 5-8 3-5 22 07 



fjuv. „ „ 5-5 3-55 2-25 075 



I believe this species to be confined to Brazil, and not to 

 range, as Mr. Ridgway supposes, into Central America, where 

 its place is taken by the next bird. Consequently the two 



