208 Mr. P. L. Sclatcr's Sijoopsh of the 



migum raarginibus internis albicantibus : rostro ob- 

 scnro^ mandibubl infcriore carnea, pedibus corylinis : 

 long, tota 4 5, alee 2 4, caudal 1'9. Fern, flavicauti- 

 olivacca, alis caudaquc fuscis olivaceo limbatis : subtus 

 fuscescenti-ocliracea, ventre medio dilutiore. 

 Hab. S. Mexico and Guatemala. 

 Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. 



As already shown above, this most northern representative 

 of the Diglossce was first described by Wagler, next by Bona- 

 parte, and then by Lafresnaye, under different generic and 

 specific names. Dr. Hartlaub was the first to recognize the 

 identity of these synonyms. Figures of both sexes are given 

 by Halm in his Ornithological Atlas and by Reichenbach in 

 his Coloured Plates of Birds. 



The range of D. baritula extends over Southern Mexico 

 and Guatemala, but not further south. It is met with in 

 most Mexican collections from the interior, but does not ap- 

 pear to be found in the lower forests of the sea-coast. Salle 

 obtained it near Cordova, De Oca near Jaiapa. Sumichrast, 

 in his memoir on the distribution of the birds of Vera Cruz ^, 

 refers this species to the " Alpine Region,^'' and says : — 



" I consider the alpine region as the real centre of propa- 

 gation of this bird. I have there found it at the height even 

 of 3000 metres. It is not very rare in the more elevated parts 

 of the canton of Orizaba. Its general habits and its manner 

 of feeding are analogous to those of the Trochilidae. It is 

 known by the common names of Mielero, or Honey-eater, 

 and Pico-chueco, or Distorted-beak.^' 



In Guatemala, Mr. Salvin tells me, this bird is found on 

 all the mountains ranging above 6000 feet. He obtained it 

 himself in Vera Paz and on the slopes of the Volcan de Fuego. 

 It frequents bushes and the edges of the forests. It is very 

 restless in its movements amongst the branches in search of 

 food, and goes either singly or in small families. 



2. DiGLOSSA SITTOIDES. 



Serrirostrum sittoides, Lafr. et D'Orb. Syn. Av. ii. p. 25 ; 

 D'Orb. Voy. Ois. p. 374, t. 58. fig. 2. 



* Mem. Roslon Soc. N. H. i. p. 542 (1860). 



