G86 



THE GENUS FORMICARIUS KIDGWAY. 



remises the suiiic color as the back 5 the uiidei' wing eovert.s varied with 

 ochraceous aud black ; tail black. 



Adult iiKilc. — The black occupies the whole of the head, including the 

 throat; the upper i)arts are brownish oli^'e, much darker ou the rump, 

 and changing- into rusty on the upper tail coverts; fore neck and breast 

 very dark nist-red; abdomen sooty olive, mucli lighter tban tlie back; 

 under tail coverts dark rusty. Wings blackish, the ui)per coverts and 

 outer webs of the remiges the same color as the back, the under wing 

 coverts bright ochraceous with two large black cross-bands, the inner 

 webs of the remiges russet at the base. Tail blackish. Bill horn-black ; 

 feet deep brownish gray; iris deep brown. 



Female. — Resembles the male in all particulars, and is only dis- 

 tinguished by the less intense rusty on the breast, extended to the 

 middle of the abdomen aud continued as a wide strij)e of russet-ocher 

 to the under tail coverts. 



i/rt/t'.— Length ot wing 89, tail 59, bill 27, tarsus 39 millimeters. 



Female. — Total length 218, spread of wing 310, wing 89, tail GO, bill 

 27, tarsus 38 millimeters. 



The above is a free translation of the original description, cited 

 above. 



Although Messrs. Salvin and Godman {I. c.) consider this bird as 

 being probably the same as F. thoracieus Salv., there are features in 

 the description which seem to indicate its distinctness. For example, 

 the following points of disagreement in the descriptions may be cited: 



It may be, however, that the two birds are really the same species, 

 and that their ap])arent difterences may disappear in a larger series; 

 but until such is i)roven to be the case 1 ])refcr to kei'p them separate. 



