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tinct. It appears, however, to be closely related to that genus, and to 

 Aphanotriccus. Goldman secured two specimens both from the type 

 locality, one in March and the other the last of May. 



CARYOTHRAUSTES CANADENSIS SIMULANS, subsp. nov. 

 Black-masked Finch 



Type. — No. 238535, adult male, U. S. National Museum, Biologi- 

 cal Survey Collection, from Cana (at 3,000 feet altitude), eastern 

 Panama; collected June 10, 1912, by E. A. Goldman (collector's 

 number 15876). 



Distribution. — Known from type locality only. 



Subspecific characters. — Much like typical canadensis from Cay- 

 enne but black area on chin and throat larger and upper parts paler ; 

 more golden yellow on forehead and crown shading back into lighter 

 more yellowish olive green on back ; front of head including band 

 across forehead, lores, sides of head back to include eyes, and down 

 over chin and throat black ; auricular region and under parts of body 

 bright golden yellow as in brasiiiensis; size of canadensis but bill 

 larger and heavier. 



Measurements of type. — Wing, 86 ; tail, 66 ; culmen, 18 ; tarsus, 22. 



Remarks. — In the black frontal band this form resembles P. c. 

 frontalis Hellmayr (Nov. Zool. 1895, p. 277) from N. E. Brazil 

 but differs otherwise. Two specimens examined. 



TANAGRA XANTHOGASTRA QUITENSIS, subsp. nov. 

 Quito Manakin 



Type. — No. 30929, adult male, U. S. National Museum, from 

 Quito, Ecuador, collected by C. R. Buckalew. 



Distribution. — Peru (except southeastern part) and Ecuador. 



General characters. — Largest of the known subspecies with dis- 

 tinctly paler yellow crown and less orange yellow on under parts ; 

 entire upper parts black suffused with violet iridescence strongest 

 on back of neck and gradually lessening to top of tail; black of chin 

 and throat faintly tinged with violet; under parts of body and under 

 tail coverts chrome \ellow becoming more orange along median line. 



Measurments of type. — Wing, 66; tail, 40; culmen, 10; tarsus, 17. 



Remarks. — This form is distinguished from typical xanthogastra 

 as well as from brevirostris and brunneifrons by its large size and 

 pale yellow crown; from cJwcoensis by its larger size and much 

 stronger vi< lei iridescence on upper parts and richer and more orange 

 yellow under parts. 



