350 Birds from Central and South America. 



dark brown, the ends lighter, with a broad snbterminal band of blackish 

 purple; primaries olive-brown with a^ greyish tinge, rather lighter than 

 the tail in color; the shafts of the primaries and of the tail feathers at 

 the base, are of a clear hazel-brown color; under wins coverts dark cin- 

 namon, primaries at base and on inner margins pale dull cinnamon ; 

 throat light brown, tinged with violet; abdomen ochreous brown, 

 becoming whitish below and on the flanks over the thighs ; sides of a 

 dull reddish brown, vent and under tail coverts lighter, more of a reddish 

 ochreous color; bill black, the under mandible a little yellowish under- 

 neath ; tarsi and toes yellow, the claws pale brown. 



Length (specimen mounted) say about 9 in. ; wing 5 ; tail 2\ ; bill \\; 

 tarsi ]J^ 



Habitat. Veragua. Collected by J. King Merritt, M.D. 



Remarks. — I noticed this bird in the collection of my friend 

 Dr. Merritt some years ago, but being mounted and in a case 

 where it could not be seen satisfactorily, I intended to examine 

 it again, but neglected doing so until quite recently, when at 

 my request, Dr. M. kindly removed it from the case, and sent 

 it to me for further investigation. 



It seems entirely unlike any species of which I can find 

 a description ; the colors are very dark and contrast strikingly 

 with the white front and stripe under the eye; the legs are 

 long and very robust. 



