PANAMA ANTWREN 



whitish shading to buff on remainder of under 

 parts. 



A small antwren with a relatively short, stout 

 bill. Noted on Barro Colorado Island in 

 April, 1926. 



10. Microrhopias quixensis virgata 



(Lawrence) 

 Panama Antwren 



Microrhopias boucardi virgata RIDGWAY, Birds of N. 

 and M. Amer., V, p. 79, 1911; STONE, Proc. Phila. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci., 1918, p. 260. 



Length 105 mm. (4.10 in.); tail 44 mm. (1.75 

 in.). 



Male. Plumage generally black with a con- 

 cealed spot of white on the back; lesser wing 

 coverts partly white and partly black tipped 

 with white, a broad band of white across greater 

 wing coverts. 



Female. Slate above, marked with white as 

 in male; under parts rufous chestnut. 



A small species with a rather long, rounded 

 tail, found in the undergrowth and trees of the 

 jungle, climbing about like a warbler. Common 

 on Barro Colorado Island. "A noisy active 

 arboreal species." (Jewel.) 

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