HOLLAND'S ANTSHRIKE 



Female. Similarly barred with buff and 

 black instead of white and black; the crest 

 rufous and chestnut. 



It is not difficult to identify this bird as it is 

 so decidedly marked; the eye is bright red and 

 conspicuous. It frequents the low underbrush 

 and thickets. The male of Thamnophilus dolia- 

 tus nigricristatus is more coarsely barred. 



2. Taraba transandeana transandeana 

 (Sclater) 



Holland's Antshrike 



Length 192 mm. (7.60 in.); tail 71 mm. (2.80 

 in.). 



Male. Black above with a conspicuous crest; 

 under parts immaculate white. 



Female. Chestnut above, crest darker; under 

 parts white. 



In May, 1925, from a dense thicket by the 

 side of the Cruces trail, near Clayton, came 

 repeatedly a rather soft and tranquil call con- 

 sisting of a series of rising and falling notes. 

 One bird seemed to be answering another. On 

 following it up I found a male and female of 

 this species sitting very quietly not far from 

 each other. Their large size combined with the 

 marked contrast in the coloring of upper and 

 lower parts, made them easily identified. 

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