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upper parts, the same tint suflfuses the under surface ; 

 the white wing -bands are less distinct and have a 

 slightly ruddy tinge, the margins of the scapular 

 plumes are also slightly ruddy. 

 Habitat : Peru. 



7. 5. obscura. 

 Adult male : General colour of upper surface, 

 brown with a slightl}' olive tinge, and washed on the 

 top of the head with ash)', wing-coverts, dusky-brown 

 edged with lighter ; quills, duskj'-brown with ruddy 

 margins ; sides of face, greyish-brown with a whitish 

 loral streak ; cheeks, throat and under surface of 

 body ashy-grey, whitish on the centre of breast and 

 abdomen ; flanks, lightly washed with olive ; beak, the 

 upper mandible is blackish, the lower much paler 

 (pale horn) ; legs and feet, pale brown. Total length, 

 3| in., tail i^-. 



" Adult female : Similar to the male, but a little brovvuer 

 " grey; bill, brown, the upper mandible darker; legs and feet 

 " flesh-colour; iris, wood-brown." (H. Duriiford). " Habitat: 

 " from Peru to the Western Argentine Republic." (B. M. C, 

 Vol. XII.) 



8. .S. pauper. 

 Very similar to preceding btit darker generally, 

 the eye region being lighter. 



" Adult male : General colour, above brown with an olive 

 "tinge; lesser and median coverts, like the backs; greater 

 " coverts, bastard wing, primar3'-coverts, and quills, dusky 

 " brown edged with the same colour as the back ; the greater 

 " coverts and inner secondaries rather more reddish on the 

 " margins ; upper tail coverts, like the back ; tail feathers, 



