1S90.] Elliot on the Genus Dendromis. 1§S 



' rostripallois from Lafresnaye's collection have the bufl stripes 

 on the upper part of the breast margined with black. An ex- 

 amination of the type, which is probably in the Paris Museum, is 

 necessary to decide this point. I include among the synonyms, 

 D. pardalotus given by Sclater in his 'Catalogue of American 

 Birds', as one of the specimens contained in the Lawrence Collec- 

 tion is labelled in Sclater's handwriting, ' k Dcndroruis pardalo- 

 tus, Vieill. of my Cat. P. L. S." 



The bills of the various specimens before me vary considerably, 

 not only in color,- as already noticed, but also in size, and this 

 occurs in examples from the same locality. 



Dendrornis guttata. 



Dendrocolaftes guttatus Light. Abhandl. Konigl. Akad. Wissens. Berl. 



1S1S, p. 201 ; ibid. Verz. Doubl. Zool. Mus. Berl. p. 16, no. 149 



(1823). 

 Dendrornis guttata Pelz. Ornith. Bras. p. 45 (1S6S). 



Habitat. — Brazil, Bahia. 



Upper part of head blackish brown, each feather with a small, pear- 

 shaped dark buff spot tipped with black. Back olive brown with reddish 

 tinge, with elongated dark buff stripes bordered with black, these stripes 

 becoming narrower towards the lower part of the back. Lower part of 

 back and upper tail-coverts cinnamon-red. Throat deep rusty b 11 ft". 

 Underparts rusty buff", conspicuously striped with reddish buff, all the 

 stripes margined with black. On the abdomen these stripes have a red- 

 dish tinge. Wings dark cinnamon; exposed portions of primary coverts 

 olivaceous. Tail dark chestnut. Under tail-coverts in some specimens 

 have a rufous tinge. Bill has the maxilla dark brown, paler on the cul- 

 men ; mandible yellowish. Feet brownish black. Length, gj in.; 

 wing, 44 in. ; tail, 4$ in. ; bill, if in. Specimen described. No. 43.270, 

 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Lawr. Coll. 



This species is very nearly allied to D. rostr/pa/tensLafv., and 

 a question arises in my mind if they should really be regarded as 

 distinct. The chief diffeience seems to be that the buff stripes on 

 the underpart of the body in guttata are margined with black 

 even upon the abdomen, while such margins in rostripallcns are 

 restricted to the upper part of the breast. It appears to be a 

 rather fine distinction, and can only be ascertained to be reliable 

 from the examination of a large series of specimens. Unfortu- 

 nately I have not been able to procure many examples from 



