Species of Birds from America. 491 



f Hab. in provinciis S. Paulo et Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilia 

 merid. 



[Typical specimens in mus. H. v. B. no. 793.2; S. Paulo 

 [Josef Duschanek coll.), et mus. Salv.-Godm., ^ and ? from 

 PelotaSj Rio Grande do Sul [coll. Foyner), and ^ from S. 

 Paulo [coll. Foyner).'] 



The species above described is certainly a near ally of T. 

 erythrophthalma (Pr. Wied) . It is of the same form and 

 general style of coloration^ but is nevertheless quite dis- 

 tinct ; and I think it will not be difficult to recognize it 

 from the above diagnosis. 



I had always looked upon the typical specimen of Thr. 

 sclateri, belonging to my collection, which I got in 1881, as 

 a " new bird ;" but it was only lately that I sent it over to 

 my friend Mr, Sclater in order to get his opinion on it. 



Messrs. Sclater and Salvin having both examined the bird, 

 agree with me that it belongs to an undescribed species ; 

 and Mr. Salvin most kindly sent me three specimens of 

 the same species belonging to the mus. Salv.-Godm. This 

 has enabled me to get a better idea of this excellent species, 

 which I name after my respected friend Mr. P. L. Sclater, 

 to whom I owe many thanks for his kind services. 



^ 3. Thryothorus RUFicAUDATus, sp. nov. 



T. pileo cum nucha rufescenti griseo-brunneo, dorso toto 

 cum alls extus et cauda rufo-brunneis; remigibus extus 

 et rectricibus vix fasciis obsoletissimis prseditis; striga 

 superciliari supra nigro marginata, altera ad latera man- 

 dibulse lata, svipra et infra striga nigra marginata, et 

 gula isabellino-albis ; plumis auricularibus nigrescenti- 

 bus isabellino striatis ; pectore cum colli lateribus sordide 

 isabellino-griseis j abdomine reliquo sordide cervino, 

 lateribus brunnescentioribus ; subcaudalibus rufis non 

 fasciatis; subalaribus cervino-albis. Long. tot. 150, 

 al. 65, caud. 67, rostr. culm. 20, tars. 24 millim. 

 Obs. A T. mystacali, Scl., cui proximus est, differt cauda 



fere unicolori rufa et tectricibus subcaudalibus non fasciatis ; 



primariis extus et pileo rufescentioribus ; superciliis et gula 



magis isabellinis; pectore magis cervino tincto; pedibus et 



mandibula pallidioribus et cauda longiore. 



