76 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



Pizorhinn choliba Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 336. 

 a, b ? ad. Sapucay, October 1902. 



Both of these specimens are of the dark phase, and in 

 full adult plumage, with rufous thighs and tarsi. 



c. <$ ad. Sapucay, March 24, 1904. 



This bird is of the red phase, whitish below with bold 

 longitudinal dark streaks; the thighs, tarsi, and feet are 

 pale rufous, becoming whitish towards the toes. 



d. Ad. Sapucay, May 3, 1904. 



Bill and toes of a greenish slate-colour ; iris yellow. This 

 example is somewhat intermediate in colour between the 

 dark and red phase. 



Two eggs collected on October 14, 1902, and three others 

 obtained on October 20, 1903, are dull white in colour and 

 measure : axis 1'3 to 1*4 inches ; diameter 1*15 to 1'25. 



33. GlSELLA IHE1UNGI. 



Gisella iheringi Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. vii. p. xl (1899 : 

 Sao Paulo, Brazil) ; id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 295 (1899). 



a. $ imm. Sapucay, September 28, 1902. 



This bird is blackish brown above, somewhat darker on 

 the head and nape, with tawny bases to the feathers of the 

 hind-neck and scapulars ; wing-coverts similar in colour to 

 the back, with white spots on the outer webs towards the 

 tips ; primary-coverts blackish, with a white spot on the 

 inner webs; primary and secondary quills blackish-brown, 

 with white spots on both webs ; upper tail-coverts like the 

 back ; tail-feathers black, with white spots on both webs, 

 the two white spots at the tips of the feathers almost 

 confluent ; forehead to the middle of the crown of a buff- 

 colour, somewhat paler and more extended on the sides of 

 the latter ; lores and eyebrows black, as also the ear-coverts, 

 this same colour extended in a line towards the sides of 

 the throat ; on the middle of the throat a black patch 

 extending in a line on to the sides of the neck ; cheeks, 

 sides of face, sides of neck, sides of body, and entire under 

 surface tawny rufous ; under wing-coverts buff ; quills 

 brown below . 



