iSSS.J Beklepscu. Descriptions of Ncn' ^^'coiropital Birds. 4SI 



Messrs. Salvin & Godiiian liave alieady remarked tlie diHerence 

 in colors between specimens from Veragua and Costa Rica as 

 compared with the northern birds, but they say nothing regarding 

 the great diHerence in size which I believe is a very important 

 character. They say : ''Avis ex Costa Rica et Panama pileo 

 medio panlo magis aurantiaco et dorso olivasccntiore forsan dis- 

 tinguenda" (cf. Biolog. Centr. Am. Aves p. 171). In fact, the 

 hirger size, combined with tlie marked diflbrencc in colors, 

 induces me to tiescribe the southern l)ird as a new species, wiiich 

 I have tlie honor to call after my distinguished friend Mr. F. 

 Du Cane Godnian of London. 



The ditTerences in colors were first pointed out by the late Prof. 

 P> lird, but he regarded them as perhaps seasonal. 



4. Eucometis spodocephala pallida, subsp. nov. 



5. Eucometis spodocephala stictothorax, subsp. nov. 



6. Eucometis cristata affinis. subs. nov. 



\ careful study of specimens of Eucometis from different 

 localities has convinced me that there are several geographical 

 races of tiiese birds, hitherto overlooked, which nevertheless are 

 quite distinguishable as subspecies. Prof. Ridgway having been 

 kind enough to send me for examination four specimens of true 

 E. spodocephala Bonap. from Nicaragua, belonging to U. S. 

 Nat. Mus. I am now able to point out more properly the differ- 

 ences of the two new races, which may be described as follows: 

 Eucometis spodocephala pallida Berl. — E. spodocephalae ex Nicaragua 

 afRuis sed minor, rostro alis caudaque niulto brevioribus. Pectore et ab- 

 domine reiiquo clare et pure flavis, pectore vix saturatiore miniine aunintio 

 vel ochraceo tincto. Dorso alis caudaque extus ciaiius et purius olivaceo- 

 viridibus. Gula juguloque clarius allio-griseis. 



Habitat: Yucatan (coll. G. F. (iaumer). Type in Mus. 

 H. v. B. 



Eucovictis spodocephala stictothorax Berl. — E. ab E. spodocephala ex 

 Nicaragua dorso et alis caudaque extus olivaceo-viridibus (nee tiavo- vel 

 brunneo-olivaceis), colore gulae cinereo obscuriore magis ad jugulum vel 

 pectus producto, pectore et lateribus sordidius aurantiis. pectore distiiictc 

 olivaceo //aiinniilato. subalaribus cum margine alarum sordidius tlaves- 

 centi-olivaceis, etiam rostro paullo longiore distinguenda. 



Habitat: Veragua (e Staudinger). Type in Mus. H. v. B. 



The type of E. spodocephala Bp. having come from Nicaragua 



