260 REVIEW OF AMERICAN BIRDS. [PART I. 
Sctater & Sanvin, Ibis, 1859, 12 (Guatemala).—Casanis, Jour. 
IX, 1861, 85 (Costa Rica). 
Setophaga intermedia, Hantuaus, R. Z. 1853, 3. 
Hab. Guatemala; Costa Rica (Cab.). 
It is with much hesitation that I admit this as a distinct species, and do so 
mainly because Dr. Sclater, who has seen many specimens of the two allied 
forms, considers them different. The most highly plumaged specimen before me 
differs from the S. miniata, as just described, in the red of the belly being more 
vermilion than carmine. The black on the throat and forehead is less intense ; 
on the side of the head it is mainly confined to the region below and anterior 
to the eye, the plumbeous ground color extending in quite a broad and distinct 
band from the bill over the eye. The chestnut of the feathers of the vertex 
is lighter, and of a yellowish shade at the basal portion, while in miniata it is 
unicolored ; it is more restricted in extent, being bordered on each side by 
quite a broad band of black. The white of tail is more restricted, only one- 
third the inner web of outer feather being involved instead of two-fifths, and 
rarely extending on the third feather. The bill is perhaps a little broader, 
the tail and wings shorter, the tail feathers narrower. 
A female, as marked by Mr. Salvin, differs from the male only in having a 
still greater mixture of plumbeous in the black of the forehead. 
Length of 20,400, 4, 5.10; wing, 2.45; tail, 2.70; tarsus, .72. 
The S. intermedia, of Hartlaub, was probably based upon a female 
bird—the diagnosis of plumbeous throat, concolor with the back and 
forehead, not being applicable to the male. Kaup’s diagnosis of tips 
only of the outer three tail feathers white is not very distinctive, as 
there is comparatively little difference in this respect from miniata. 
From a statement by Mr. Sclater, in the Pr. Z. 8S. 1855, 77, it 
appears that the name of Kaup, though presented to the Zool. Soe. 
in 1851, was not actually published until after that of Hartlaub, in 
1853. Itis, therefore, a question whether the latter should not have 
priority. As, however, there is no internal evidence or external in- 
dication apart from the claim of Dr. Hartlaub and the unofficial 
admission of Sclater to prove the fact, I retain the name of flammea, 
regretting at the same time that the actual date of issue of the sheet 
containing the description was not in some way noted upon it. 
Smith-|Collec-| Sex |* When 
sonian| tor’s | and Locality. Received from Collected b 
No aN ee Collected. y 
13,665 ag ve Guatemala. a, P, L. Sclater. 
18,567 Se Getic fe nett o 
8,021 ar ae ue : ae J. Gould, 
20,400 | 1,469] .. Coban, Guat. Novy. 1859. O. Salvin. 
920,589 | 1,468 | .. « “ B 
30,704 348 ain ne Os) se 
: 130 Guatemala. Cab, Lawrence. 
