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Specimens examined. — Venezuela: Tocuyo, 5; Guarico, 1; Rio 

 Aurare, 4. Colombia: Rio Hacha, 6. Dutch West Indies: 

 Savonet, Curasao, 6; Curasao, 7. Total, 29. 



Eupsychortyx cristatus horvathi von Madarasz. 



Eupsychortyx horvathi von Madarasz, Ann. Mus. Hungarici, III, 1904, 

 116, pi. 12 (Pedregosa, Venezuela; orig. descr.; type in coll. Budapest 

 Mus.). — Brabourne and Chubb, Birds S. Am., I, 1912, 13 (ref. orig. 

 descr.; range). 

 Subspecific characters. — Similar to Eupsychortyx cristatus cristatus, but 



back and wings with much less rufescent tinge, and shaft-stripes on sides 



and flanks darker and less uniform. Female differing conspicuously in 



having a streaked or spotted throat. 



Measurements. — Male (one specimen): wing, 98; tail, 62; bill, 12 • 



tarsus, 31. Female (two specimens): wing, 98-101; tail, 63-66; bill. 



11-13; tarsus, 30-31. 



Range. — Andes of Merida, Venezuela. 



Remarks. — This form was described and figured by Dr. von 

 Madarasz from two male examples forwarded to the Hungarian 

 National Museum by the well-known collectors, S. Bricefio Gabal- 

 don e hijos. It was said to differ in its thicker and larger bill, 

 and also in having the forehead, crown, and throat pure white, 

 without any tinge of fawn color, while the lower throat and the 

 sides are more sharply outlined and brightly colored. It is true 

 that in the single male before me the crest and throat are rather 

 purer white than in typical cristatus, but I doubt if this distinction 

 would hold in a series. The other characters assigned are cer- 

 tainly of no value, notwithstanding which the general coloration 

 of the upper parts is decidedly more grayish, less rufescent, and 

 the female is so different in the markings of the throat that there 

 can be little question as to the propriety of recognizing the form 

 as subspecifically distinct. It appears to be restricted to the 

 Subtropical Zone of the Andes of Merida. 



Specimens examined. — Venezuela: Valle (2000 m.), 1; Pedregosa 

 (2000 in.), 1; Milla (1630 m.), 1. Total, 3. 



Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



