neiv species of Yiddi!^. 231 



mensions are much the same as those of C. tinnunculus, ex- 

 cepting the bill^ which is rather less powerful in the present 

 western form. The $ wants the red malar stripe. The 

 types of this species are in the British Museum, the ^ being 

 from the Upper Ucayali^ Peruvian Amazons, July 24, 1868 

 {E. Bartlett) ; the ? from Brazil {Argent), the latter 

 forming part of the Sclater Collection. 



5. Chrysocolaptes rufopunctatus, sp. n. 



$ ad. Similar to C. lucidas, but differs in the top of the 

 head and the crest being blackish brown washed with red, 

 the feathers having a triangular apical spot of rufescent buff; 

 the bases of the feathers of the back, as well as of the sca- 

 pulars and wing-coverts, and that portion of the secondaries 

 which is not red, being brown without any olive tinge; the face 

 is yellowish buff, the ear-coverts as well as the other portion 

 being varied with black stripes; malar region^ chin, and throat 

 rufous buff, the former not having a black median line ; the 

 ground of the upper tail-coverts brownish black. Total 

 length 9*8 inches; culmen 1*68; wing 5'35 ; tail 2*75; 

 tarsus 1'12, 



Hab. Panaon, Philippines, October 1877 {Everett). The 

 type is in the British Museum, and forms part of the Tweed- 

 dale Collection. 



6. Chrysophlegma humii, sp. n. 



S ad. Similar to C. mentale, but differs in having the chin 

 and throat white striped with black ; the rufous markings on 

 all the quills form distinct bars, and approach nearer to the 

 tips of these feathers ; there is considerably less rufous 

 between the ear-coverts and the occiput. Total length 

 10'75 inches ; culmen 1*4 ; wing 5'3 ; tail 3*7 ; tarsus 0*9. 



The $ adult differs from the S in having the malar region 

 rufous, the chin being also more or less of this colour. 

 Total length 10*5 inches ; culmen 1'4 ; wing 5'3 ; tail 3*7 ; 

 tarsus "95. 



This is the species to which I applied the name of C. 

 squamicolle in my recent paper in ' The Ibis,' upon the genus 

 Chrysophlegma. I was then under the impression that the 



