VIREO. 365 
the brown cap and post-ocular stripe are wanting, and the light line 
from bill only goes to the eye, instead of passing broadly to the 
nape. Ihave great pleasure in dedicating it to Mr. Geo. Latimer, 
of Porto Rico, at whose expense a valuable collection of birds of the 
Island was made and presented to the Institution—the species just 
described among them. 
Smith- IColtee- Sex 
sonian| tor’s | and Locality. en Received from Remarks. 
No. No. | Age. i 
39,348 ar Se Porto Rico, N. Side. 1864-5. Geo. Latimer. Iris hazel. 
39,347 ee oe ee re Type. 
Vireo pallens. 
Vireo pallens, Satvin, P. Z. S. May, 1863, 188 (Realejo and Punta 
Arenas). 
Hab. West coast of Central America. 
(No. 33,601.) Wings short and rounded, about equal to the tail; 1st quill 
rather less than half the 2d, which is less than the secondaries ; 3d about equal 
to the 7th; 4th and 5th long- 
est. Bill large and stout; 
feet well developed, the claws 
reaching to end of tail. Tail 
rather rounded, the feathers 
narrow ; the lateral .15 shorter 
than central. 
Upper parts dull grayish- 
olive; a little brighter per- 
haps on rump and edges of 
quill- and tail-feathers. No J 
difference appreciable in color of the outer edge of lateral tail feather. Two 
bands on the wing, and outer edges of inner secondaries white. No concealed 
yellowish on rump. Beneath soiled white, with a very slight tinge of oliva- 
ceous on sides; the lining of wings and inner edges of quills pure white. 
Tibie ashy. A whitish line from bill to, and perhaps a narrow ring around 
the eye. Lores dusky. Bill horn color above, pale below; feet dusky. 
(No. 33,601.) Total length, 4.70; wing, 2.10; tail, 2.00; difference between 
10th and longest quills, .25; exposed portion of Ist primary, .70, of 2d, 1.35, 
of longest (measured from exposed base of Ist primary), 1.64; length of bill 
from forehead, .58, from nostril, .35, along gape, .68; tarsus, .80; middle toe 
and claw, .55, claw alone, .20; hind toe and claw, .50, claw alone, .24. 
Vireo pallens, Satyin. (Nicaragua.) 
This species is very similar in form and general appearance to V. 
pusillus, agreeing in the rounded tail with narrow pointed feathers, 
lengthened legs, long claws, ete., with about the same dimensions ; 
otherwise, however, the, bill and feet are much larger, measuring 
