286 Deserijptions of New Species of Birds. 



diately below the black throat the red is witliout spots, and 

 connects with the collar on the hind neck ; centre of abdo- 

 men paler in color, and on the lower part becoming brown, 

 with the markings less distinct ; the under tail-coverts and 

 thighs are ochreons brown, banded with black near the ends of 

 the feathers, which have lighter terminations, these markings 

 are rather obscure on the thighs ; sides and inner covering of 

 wings dull ferruginous brown ; bill black, with the tip horn 

 color ; the tarsi and feet in the dried specimens are very pale 

 yellow, probablj'- light flesh color in the living bird ; claws 

 yellowish white. In life the bare space around the eye is light 

 blue. 



Total length 8 inches ; wing 31 ; tail 3|- ; bill from frontal 

 feathers |f ; tarsus 1|. 



Habitat. — Isthmus of Panama. 



Remarhs. — One other specimen is of rather smaller dimen- 

 sions, but they are precisely alike in plumage. They were 

 obtained at a locality about equidistant from both oceans. 



This is a larger and finer species than the two others em- 

 braced in this genus ; it somewhat resembles P. nigro-macu- 

 lata Lafr. et D'Orb. in the markings of the back and wing- 

 coverts, but in its coloration otherwise it is quite different. 



This handsome bird was obtained by James McLeannan, 

 Esq., in compliment to whom I have named it. 



Quite a considerable number of birds were collected by this 

 gentleman, mostly along the line of the Panama railroad. It 

 is my intention before long to give a catalogue of his collec- 

 tion, which contains some rare, and probably other new species, 

 besides those described above. 



