380 Messrs. Salvin and Godman on Mexican Birds. 



_; XXXVII.— iVo^e^ on Mexican Birds.— Vsirt II. "^ 

 By OsBERT Salvin and F. DuCane Godman. 



Mr. W. B. Richardson has recently been exploring the 

 district between Zacatecas and Bolaiios in the State of 

 Jalisco, and the surrounding Sierras, and after leaving there 

 went to Guadalajara, and then, after joining Mr. William 

 Lloyd at Zapotlan, the two explorers made an expedition to 

 the Sierra Nevada de Colima and reached the snow-line 

 within a short distance of the summit, which attains an 

 elevation of about 15,000 feet above the sea-level. 



The birds contained in the collection sent from these high- 

 lands show great affinity to those of the vicinity of Mexico 

 city ; but there are a fcAv that are distinct and some even 

 new. Of the latter we here describe two interesting species 

 and add some others from other places. 



- Helminthophila crissalis, sp. n. 



? . Supra oleagineo-brunnea, dorso postico et uropygio clare 

 oleagineis ; capite summo crista semicelata castanea 

 ■ ornato ; alis et cauda fuscis, oculorum ambitu et loris 

 albis : subtus sordide cinerea ; hypochondriis brunne- 

 scentioribus, abdomine medio albicante, crisso Isete 

 oleagineo-castaneo ; subalaribus albis ; rostro et pedi- 

 bus obscure corylinis, illius mandibulre basi pallida : 

 long, tota 5'0, alse 2*5, caudae 2'1, rostri a rictu 0"55, 

 tarsi 0*75 poll. Augl. 



Hab. Sierra Nevada de Colima, Mexico {TV. Lloyd and 

 IV. B. Richardsoti) . 



Obs. H. virgini(B forsan pi^oxima, sed dorso oleagineo-brun- 

 neo, plaga pectorali flava nulla, crisso oleagineo, rostro 

 magis robusto &c., facile distinguenda. 



Of this pretty and very distinct species Messrs. Lloyd and 

 Richardson only obtained a single female specimen, in the 

 SieiTa Nevada of Colima, on April 6th, 1889. The elevation 

 ■where it was shot was not recorded, but on the 6th April 

 they were camped at about 8000 feet above the sea. 



Mr. Ridgway, in his ' Manual,'' records both H. viryinioi and 

 H. lucice from Mexico, the former from Guanajuato and 



* For Part I, see above, p. 232. 



