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Catalogue of a Collection of Birds, 



Birds, p. S3, gives P. erythrolcema from this point ; his spe- 

 cimen was received from Yerreanx with Bonaparte as authority 

 for the name, to which Mr. Sclater says he can find no refer- 

 ence. My specimens from the Isthmus and St. Martha I con- 

 sider the same, and think it probable that the names of both 

 Bonaparte and Oabanis refer to this species ; if so, and Bona- 

 parte's name was not published prior to the date of Mr. Sclater's 

 catalogue, fuscicauda will have priority. 



The female of this species is darker in color than that of 

 rubicoides, the plumage both above and below having a green- 

 ish olive shade. 



Fam. FKINGILLID^E. 



Subfam. SPERMOPHILINJE. 



[ 395. Spermophiia seinicolEaris, sp. nov. 



" aurita, Lawv. nee Bp. Ko. 276 



of Part II. 



Male. Upper plumage black, on each side of the neck a distinct lunate 

 mark of pure white ; tail black ; quills brownish black, the middle pri- 

 maries marked at the base with a white spot which is partly concealed 

 by the wing coverts ; the under plumage is mostly black, the middle of 

 the breast and abdomen being white mottled with black ; under wing 

 coverts white; bill and feet black. 



Length 4 in.; wing 2| ; tail If ; tarsi T \. 



The female is of a dull greenish olive above, and below of a tawny 

 olive, lighter on the abdomen. 



I referred this species to aurita, Bp., with a question as to 

 its correctness ; further investigation caused me to determine 

 that it was distinct, and it not being known by Mr. Sclater, I 

 have described it as new. 



396. §i>ermopliila scliistacea, sp. nov. 



" cinerea, Lawr. nee Lafr. No. 



341 of Part ILL 



I gave a description of this species and pointed out wherein 



