274: JOURNAL OF THE TRINIDAD 



Synallaxis carri, sp. nov. 



Synullaxis cinerascens Leotaud, nee Temm. 



Char. Sp. — Similar to Synallaxis tcrrestris Jard., but upper parts, 

 wings, and tail darker, throat blacker, rest of underparts darker and 

 more olivaceous. 



Description of Type (Coll. Am. Mus., No. 60,614, male, Caparo, 

 Trinidad, March 27, 1894 ; Frank M. Chapman). — Upper parts mummy- 

 brown ;1 exposed portion of the wing-quills and wing-coverts deep 

 chestnut-rufous, tail decidedly darker ; central third of the feathers of the 

 upper throat white, lateral third black ; feathers of the lower throat 

 centrally buffy ; rest of the underparts bistre with a slight cinnamon 

 tinge, the breast faintly streaked with cinnamon. Wing, 288 ; tail, 2 52 ; 

 exposed culmen, -53 inch. 



The differences between this bird and a specimen of S. 

 terrestris from Tobago are found in its darker coloration 

 throughout, and especially in the restriction of the white of the 

 throat. In this character it resembles the Colombian S. Icemosticta, 

 from which species it may, however, be distinguished at a glance 

 by its more olivaceous and less rufous color. 



The only specimen secured was killed on the ground in the 

 forests at Caparo. 



It gives me pleasure to dedicate this species to Mr. Albert 

 B. Carr, of Trinidad, not only as a token of my gratitude for 

 his assistance, but also in recognition of his knowledge of the 

 Trinidad fauna. 



Choctura cinereicauda (Cass.). — A common species at 

 Caparo, where four species of this genus were more or less 

 abundant — the present, C. cinereiventris lawrencei, C. spinicauda. 

 and C. poliov/ra. Frequently all four would be circling above us 

 at the same time. C. cinereicauda has not been before recorded 

 from Trinidad, and this capture extends its known range from 

 Southern Brazil. I have no other specimens of C. cinereicauda, 

 for comparison, but my eight specimens differ from six Yucatan 

 examples of C. gaumeri as stated by Mr. Hartert (Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., XVI, p. 482). 



Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gm.). — Two birds of this species 

 were procured at Caparo. They were observed more or less 

 regularly feeding at dusk near the border of the forest, flying 

 swiftly back and forth over a short circuit and within ten feet 

 of the ground. They thus resembled both a Nighthawk and 

 Whip-poor-will in their feeding habits. A single low, insignifi- 

 cant note uttered in flight, was the only one heard. 



Celeus elegans (Mull.). Yellow-headed Woodpecker. — 

 One of two birds seen at Caparo was secured. 



Falco rufigularis Daud. Red-throated Falcon. — A speci- 

 men was taken by Mr. Brewster. 



Cf. Ridgway's Nomenclature of Colors. 



