PALE-THROATED AUTOMOLUS 



bright reddish chestnut; remainder of upper 

 parts grayish brown; wings with patches of 

 reddish chestnut, brown terminally; tail brown; 



FIG. 45. Synallaxis brachyura nigrifumosa 



(Nat. Size) 



under parts dull slate gray, the chin and throat 

 faintly barred with white and with a dark spot, in 

 some lights, at the base of the throat. 



A small, somewhat terrestrial bird with a 

 rather long, graduated tail, the feathers spine- 

 like with thin loose webs, the tips pointed but 

 not stiff; no conspicuous streaks, bars or spots. 

 Found in high grass and among low bushes in 

 open country. Noted on the ground near 

 Bella Vista. "It is an easy matter to bring one of 

 these birds out into plain sight by squeaking, 

 as they show much curiosity. In their habits 

 they resemble the wrens but exhibit less nervous- 

 ness than those birds" (Richmond). 



2. Automolus pallidigularis pallidigularis 



Lawrence 

 Pale-throated Automolus 



Sexes alike. Length, Male, 188 mm. (7.40 

 in.); tail 70 mm. (2.75 in.). Female, 176 mm. 

 (6.90 in.); tail 75 mm. (2.95 in.). Above dark 

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