624 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



pelzelni of Berlepsch, which latter is the Ecuador race. This 

 may be called E. nigricollis intermedia. It should be men- 

 tioned, however, that the Guiana form occurs also in Peru. 



[Another of our rare birds which I have met with only 

 during April, May, and June. — W. F.~] 



199. PlPRIDEA MELANONOTA. 



Pico de punzon azul y canela Azara, Apunt. i. p. 413. 

 no. civ. (1802). 



Tanagra melanonota Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxii. 

 p. 407 (1819: Brazil). 



Pipridea melanonota Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xi. p. 92 ; 

 Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 114 (Paraguay) ; Ihering, 

 Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 320 (Paraguay). 



a, b. S ? ad. Sapucay, April 1903-04. 



<$ . Bill black above, slate-coloured below ; tarsi and feet 

 black ; iris brown. 



c, d, e. <$ ; f,g. ? ad. Sapucay, June 1904. 



h,i. S; M- ? ad. „ July 1904. 



m, n, o. d ; p. $ ad. „ August 1904. 



There are specimens in the British Museum from Ecuador 

 which are darker on the upper back than P. melanonota, and 

 pale buff or cream-coloured on the under surface, instead 

 of cinnamon rufous as in that species. Total length 5"0 

 inches, culmen 0*5, wing 3*2, tail 2 0, tarsus 0'7. This form 

 appears to be P. melanonota venezuelensis, Sclater, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xi. p. 92 part. (Hellmayr in litt.). 



[This species is resident, and owing to its quick flight and 

 loud chiriping can generally be secured, as it so foolishly 

 makes its presence known to all the world. The female is 

 more shy, apparently much scarcer. This bird is only met 

 with in the large forests and never near the edge. — W. F.~\ 



200. Calospiza pretiosa. 



Lindo precioso Azara, Apunt. i. p. 381. no. xcv., <$ 

 (1802). 



Lindo verde f rente de canela Azara, torn. cit. p. 388. no. 

 xcvii., ? . 



