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SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 cf , Caicara, December 22, 1945; gonads not enlarged; iris brown; somewhat 

 worn feathering. 



This antbird was encountered in the deciduous seasonal woods and 

 in the lowland seasonal forest, where it was rather common. It was 

 recorded in January, March, April, May, June, July, August, Novem- 

 ber, and December. 



It had a scolding call, somewhat similar to that of the red-eyed vireo 

 (Vireo v. virescens), and it also uttered a soft, but clear, descending trill, 

 sometimes followed by several clear, spaced notes at a slightly higher 

 pitch. 



Local name, "pavita." 



MYRMECIZA LONGIPES LONGIPES (Swainson) 



Drymophila longipes Swainson, Zool. Journ., vol. 2, No. 6, 1825, p. 152 ("from 

 some part of Brazil . . . ," error = Trinidad; suggested by Hellmayr, 

 Nov. Zool., vol. 13, 1906, p. 33). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 cT, Caicara, December 18, 1945; gonads not enlarged; iris red brown; tarsi 

 and toes bluish. 



The specimen, which is in fairly fresh plumage, agrees with a small 

 series of others examined. It shows no approach to griseipectus 

 Berlepsch and Hartert. 



This bird was fairly common locally in December 1945, in the wet 

 woods around Caicara; it was never observed again. The collector 

 heard the bird utter a short song, composed of six hollow, whistled 

 notes followed by a short trill. It might be written too-too-too-too 

 tee-tee trrrr, with all notes at the same, rather low pitch, except for 

 the fifth and sixth ones, which are slightly higher. It also uttered a 

 series of short notes on a descending scale. 



This species appeared to be much more a bird of ground than the 

 preceding ant-thrushes, which were usually observed in dense bushes. 



Family COTINGIDAE: Chatterers 



TITYRA INQUISITOR ERYTHROGENYS (Selby) 



Psaris erythrogenys Selby, Zool. Journ., vol. 2, 1826, p. 483 ("Pernambuco," 

 error; Cayenne suggested by Hellmayr, Catalogue of birds of the Americas, 

 pt. 6, 1929, p. 220). 



SPECIMENS collected 



1 cf, 1 9 , Cantaura, January 5, 1945, and March 24, 1948; gonads not enlarged; 

 iris brown, maxilla black, mandible dull blue, feet black. 



The female specimen is one of those individuals that are heavily 

 marked with blackish on the upper back, but, as Hellmayr has indi- 



