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witli sides and flanks, being broadly streaked with dusky. Immature 

 birds, of both sexes (and adult females?), much more yellowish beneath 

 (usually strongly buff-yellow), always distinctly streaked with dusky 

 on chest, sides, and flanks. 



Habitat. — Chatham Island, Galapagos. (Type, No. 125077, U.S.i^.M., 

 Chatham Island, March 30, 1891; C. H. Towusend.) 



In addition to the 11 specimens in the National Museum collection, 

 collected by Mr. C. H. Townsend, naturalist of the U. S. Fish Commis- 

 mission steamer Albatross, Dr. Baur's collection contains 7 examples 

 of this very distinct species from the same island. 



19. CAMARHYNCHUS AFFINIS, uew species. 



Specific characters. — Similar to C. psittaculus, Gould, from James and 

 Jervis islands, but smaller and with the chest rather broadly and dis- 

 tinctly streaked with dusky. 



Habitat. — Albemarle Island, Galapagos. 



Adult f (type. No. 598, Dr. Baur's collection, Cowly Bay, on mount- 

 ains, August 10, 1891). — Above light brownish olive, lighter on rump, 

 rather grayer on top of head, where indistinctly streaked with dusky; 

 superciliary stripe (passing to a little behind eye), malar region, and 

 under parts light grayish buff, tinged with brownish on sides (almost 

 Isabella-color on flanks), and nearly white on abdomen, the chest and 

 sides of breast broadly and rather distinctly streaked with dusky. 

 Bill light brown, paler and yellower on under mandible; legs and feet 

 dusky horn-color. Length (skin), 4.15; wing, 2.75; tail, 1.70; culmeu, 

 0.55; depth of bill at base, 0.40; width of under mandible at base, 0.35; 

 tarsus, 0.90; middle toe, 0.55, 



Two other specimens in Dr. Baur's collection measure as follows: 

 Wing, 2.50-2.60; tail, 1.50-1.70; culmen, 0.50-0.55; depth of bill at 

 base, 0,40; width of under mandible at base, 0.30; tarsus, 0.82-0.85. 



20. PYROCEPHALUS CAROLENSIS, new species. 



Specific characters. — Similar to P. nanus, Gould (from James Island), 

 but female deep buff beneath, instead of clear, light Naples yellow, 

 and upper parts browner. 



Habitat. — Charles Island, Galapagos. 



Adult male (No. 115920, U.S.N.M., Charles Island, April 8; C. 

 H. Townsend). — Lores, ear-coverts, occiput, hind neck, and remain- 

 ing upper parts uniform blackish brown,* becoming lighter, more gray- 

 ish, brown on lower rump, upper tail-coverts, and tips of wing-coverts, 

 the edges of the secondaries still paler, and tips of secondaries, inner 

 primaries and tail-feathers pale grayish brown, passing on terminal 

 margins into brownish white; outermost tail-feathers pale grayish 

 brown, its outer web slightly paler and faintly tinged with pink. 

 Entire pileuin glossy dark vermilion; lower parts scarlet- vermilion, 



'A little darker and warmer than "clove-brown." 



