LONG-BILLED ANTWREN 



"Lion Hill" (Ridgway). This bird has a super- 

 ficial resemblance to the ant wrens, among which 

 it was formerly placed. 



3. Ramphocaenus rufiventris rufiventris 



(Bonaparte) 

 Long-billed Antwren 



Sexes alike. Length: 117 mm. (4.60 in.); tail 

 41 mm. (1.60 in.). Above brownish gray, the 



FIG. 86. Ramphoccznus r. rufiventris 



(Nat. Size) 



head and hindneck dull rufous; tail dusky, its 

 outer feathers with graduated white tips; below 

 grayish tinged and washed with tawny; throat 

 white, indistinctly spotted with black. Bill re- 

 markably long and practically straight, horn 

 color, paler below. 



Rather common in the jungles of the Pacific 

 slope. Seen in the second growth at Patillo 

 Point and in the jungle near the Bull Ring and 

 race track. Its long, rather light colored bill 

 at once distinguishes it among the other small 

 insectivorous birds. It climbs around like a 

 warbler in an active manner, preferring the 

 lower and well shaded branches to those of the 

 tree tops. This little bird was for a long time 

 354 





