229 



mterestmg species, obtained at Santecomapam in January 1857. 



n^n-l?T .""-^ ?' '^*.*'' ^''^ ""'' °^ « ""if«™ chocolate-brown, 

 CĮUite different in tmge from those of the other species of the genus! 

 1 have m my collection a malė of G. conereta from Orizaba. 



19. EuPHONiA GouLDi, mihi, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 66. pi. cxxiv. 

 ist7°'^lf- ""i ^^^i^eaiti^'^l Euphonia from Santecomapam in January 

 collert^n 5 """^T' ^"^ ™P[ession that the bird iu Salle"s original 

 collection, descnbea as a probable female (P. Z. S. 1856, p. 303. 



t/p /• ^f «V^tMosquito Coast, is a„ accurate fepresentation of 



rZJf i S'' T"''' ^^'^'^^ ^"'i^'^^t^s the extension of its 



range further sonthwards. 



20. Lanio aurantitjs, Lafr. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 303, sp. 158. 



The present collection contains several malęs of this splendid bird 

 trom santecomapam, obtained in March 1857. The former colleo 

 tions contamed only a single female. 



n nn ^^m'^^ badioides (Less.) j Cent. Zool. pi. 14 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. ISO.—Meifflyptes badiosus, Reichb. ! ^ ' i' i' 



" Very rare at Cuesalapa and Santecomapam, in the forest. Mi- 

 gratory. January 1857." 



22. Centurus pucherani (Mahl.) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 120. 



Santecomapam, March 1857. 



My collection contains an example of this species from Orizaba. 



J<^f<.yPl^''T'T^'''''i^^^''':^''^'^' Hartl. -Z)ryoco/,u. regius, 

 Reichb. Haudb. d. Sp. Oru. pi. 649. fig. 4331-32. p. 393. 



Santecomapam, March 1857. 



This šame bird was in M. Sall^'s first collection, and was wrondy 

 mser ted in my hst (P. Z. S. 1856, p. 306. sp. 197) as D. erytS. 

 The true D. eryfhrops is from Brazil. The other Mexican species D 

 scapularis of my hst, has also been figured by Reichenbach as'l)" 

 leucorhamphus, pi. 648. p. 393. " «» ^. 



24. DiPLOPTERUS EXCELLENS, Sp. nOV. 



SimilisB. naeyio ex Amer. Merid. sedmajor, supra magia rufescens 

 caudą tectricihus supenoribus cinnamomescenti-rufis niaro 

 longttudinaliter striatis : subtus purius albus, pectore 7ion 

 ctnerascente, sed paululum rufo tincto : crisso rufescente • 

 rostro breviore, altiore ; tarsis longioribus. 

 Long. totą 11-7, alae 4-5, caudze 6-3, tarsi 1-4. 

 M. Julės Verreaux, whose experienced eye is ever active in distin- 

 guishmg new species, called my attention to this bird of M Sall^'s 

 lašt collection, after I had somewhat doubtfully referred it to D 

 mevms Upon a close re-examination it certainly appears distinct 

 from the South American species, and I have set forth abo^■e the 

 grounds of difference, though I have some doubts whether the pre-. 



