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upper tail-coverts and tail feathers, blackish, the former 

 edged with brown, the latter broadU' with ashy ; wings, 

 blackish, lesser and median coverts edged with ashy 

 and tipped with ochre, primaries and quills edged with 

 ashy, secondaries edged with hoary -grey, middle 

 primaries white at the base of outer webs, forming a 

 large oblong patch ; eye region and ear-coverts, black ; 

 loral spot, patch under eye, cheeks and throat, pale 

 bufl&sh-ochre ; sides of necks, bright ochre; abroad 

 black band crosses the fore-neck ; remainder of under 

 surface, tawny buff, darker on the under tail-coverts ; 

 beak, pale horn, darker at the base ; legs and feet, 

 brown. Total length 5 in., tail 2 in. 



Adult female : Differs from the male, being mostly 

 brown on the upper surface, tinged with olive on the 

 head and back; wing coverts and quills edged with 

 dusky ; tail, dark brown, with paler edges ; under 

 parts, pale tawny buff, lighter on the abdomen and 

 darker on the under tail-coverts. 



Habitat : Brazil and Guiana. 



Sub sp. A. 5. polionota. 



" Adult male : Similar to 5". cucullata, but wants the 

 " ochreous buff on the underparts, rump, and sides of neck, all 

 "of wliich are whitish; lower back and thighs, ashy-grey. 

 " Total length 4^ in., tail ij in." (B. M. C, Vol. XII.) 



Adult female : According to the Mus. Cat. she is 

 similar to aicullata, but more sandy on the upper 

 surface ; ear-coverts, pale olive-brown ; sides of neck 

 and under surface, pale yellowish buff, more tawny on 

 the abdomen, flanks, thighs and under tail-coverts. 



Habitat : Brazil. 



