MCLEANNAN'S ANTTHRUSH 



black with white spots on lesser, middle and 

 greater coverts; cheeks, chin and throat black; 

 a half moon of white on the chest outlined by 

 a band of heavy black spots; remainder of 

 under parts white. 



Female. Upper parts like male; chin and 

 throat buffy white; chest spotted less heavily 

 with olive; the remainder of under parts tinged 

 with buff. 



A small antbird with a short tail and rather 

 stout bill. The semicircular band of spots on 

 the chest is a definite mark for identification. 

 This bird is rather common in shady ravines on 

 Barro Colorado Island. Its common call is a 

 rather high pitched but sweet toned trill, not at 

 all loud. 



19. Phaenostictus mcleannani mcleannani 



(Lawrence) 

 McLeannan's Antthrush 



Sexes alike. Length 193 mm. (7.60 in.); 

 tail 86 mm. (3.35 in.). Olive brown above with 

 the hindneck chestnut, the feathers of the back 

 and upper portion of the wings terminated with a 

 large spot of black tipped with buff; tail black; 

 cheeks, chin, throat and upper chest black;; 

 lower chest rufous chestnut; breast duller, 

 changing to olive on abdomen, the plumage of 

 both with large black spots. Bare skin around 

 the eye azure blue. 



This is a very distinctly spotted species with 

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