On six new Species of Birds fy-om America. 487 



kerbi is left as the only Woodpecker which can be said at 

 present to be peculiar to East Africa. 



Lastly, two Woodpeckers are common to North-east 

 Africa and Senegambia. Such species are Dendropicus 

 minutus and D. obsoletus ; but it is quite possible that, when 

 the interior of the continent has been explored, many other 

 species will be found to range across from North-eastern 

 Africa into Senegal. 



f -XXXVIII. — Descriptions of six new Species of Birds from 

 Southern and Central America. By Hans von Berlepsch. 



(Plate XIII.) 



"^ 1. Ph(enicothraupis salvini, sp. nov. 

 P. ^ corj)ore supra cum alis et cauda extus clare rubes- 

 centi-brunneo, colore griseo adumbrato ; plumis pilei 

 medii vix elongatis coccineis, colore dorsi terniinatis; 

 loris cum plumis rostrum ad latera cingentibus et mento 

 nigrescentibus ; gula usque ad pectus medium pallide 

 carminea ; corpore subtus rcliquo necnon subalaribus et 

 subcaudalibus pallide rosaceo-griseis, lateribus brun- 

 nescentioribus. 

 $ (aut ^ juv. ?) corpore supra cum alis et cauda extus in- 

 tense umbrino-brunneo, plumis in pilei margine interiore 

 vix pallidius rufescentibus ; palpebris olivaceo-brunneis ; 

 plumis anteocularibus cum mento sicut in mare ni- 

 grescentibus; pectore cum lateribus et crisso pallide 

 umbrino-brunneis, gula Isete fulvo-flava, abdomine medio 

 sordidius flavescenti-olivaceo ; subalaribus griseo- oliva- 

 ceo-brunneis. 

 Rostro in ^J et $ elongato, gracili, nigro, pedibus brun- 

 nescenti-carneis. Long. ^ ad. al. lUO-103^, caud. 91- 

 96, rostr. 18-20, tars. 25 millim. 

 Obs. P. rubicoidi, Lafr., similis, sed differt pilei plumis 

 vix elongatis et non cristam ita longam et latam formanti- 

 bus ; plumis pilei coccinei omnibus colore dorsi terminatis ; 

 linea nigra ad latera cristse quae in P. rubicoidi notabilis est, 

 prorsus deest ; necnon differt loris cum plumis ad rostri latera 

 et mento nigrescentibus, quse regio in P. rubicoidi semper ru- 

 bescet. Fern, (aut ^ juv.) colore corporis brunneo-umbrino 



