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14. El^nia variegata. 



Supra brunnea, oUvasceiite tincta, marginibus plumarum pallidiori- 

 biis : a/is caudaque Jiigricantibus, illarum tectricibus extus albo 

 mar gin at is : j)ileo et capitis later ibus ?iigris : crista mediali Jlava : 

 superciliis a fronte circum nucham conjunctis, albis : subtus pal- 

 lide fiava, giitture albo, striga utrinque rictali 7iigra : pectore 

 nigricante flammulato : rostro et pedibus nigris. 



Long, tota 6-2, alse 3-7, caudse 2*6. 



Salle, no. 80. Cordova, d* et ? similes. 



Obs. Affinis Elcenice alhicolli (Vieill.) ex America Meridionali sed 

 crassitie majore : coloribus Isetioribus. 



15. PiPRA MENTALIS. 



Nigra : capite toto cum nucha coccineis : mento summo tibiisque 



plumosis et tectricibus subalaribus Jiavis. 

 ? . Pallide viridis, subtus paulo dilutior. 

 Long, tota 4-0, alse 2-3, caudae 1*1. 

 Salle, no. 171. Cordova. 



This Manakin is a beautiful Mexican representative of P. rubri- 

 capilla and P. chloromeros. From the former it may be distin- 

 guished by its yellow thighs, from the latter by its yellow chiu and 

 under wing-coverts. 



16. Myiadestes unicolor. 



Hypothymis ccesia, Licht. in Mus. Berol. ? 



Schistacea unicolor, subtus pallidior, ventre albicantiore : remigibus 

 nigris, harum autem (^nisi trium extimaruin) basibus alula spuria 

 partim celatis, cum marginibus ipsarum et secundariarum apicem 

 versus externis brunnescenti-oleagineis ; hoc colore intus sub ala 

 albidlore : cauda nigra ; rcctricibus duabus mediis schistaceis, 

 harum duarum utrinque extimarum pjarte apicali pallidiore et api- 

 cibus ipsis cum margine interna apicem versus albis : rostro et 

 2icdibus nigris. 

 Long, tota 7'5, alse 3*8, caudae 3*4. 

 Salle, no. 150. Cordova, $ et ? similes. 



This bird is certainly quite distinct from Lafresnaye's M. obscura, 

 of which 1 possess examples from Guatimala. Judging from Audu- 

 bon's plate and description it likewise would seem different from P. 

 toivnshendi, which has been united to Lafresnaye's species, I believe 

 quite erroneously, by Prince Bonaparte. 



My impression is that the Berlin INIuseum specimens, marked 

 "Hypothymis ccBsia" are identical with the present bird ; but as I 

 have no means of verifj-ing that fact, and the name is merely in MS., 

 I think it safer to give it a new appellation. 



Lafresnaye's M. obscurus (R. Z. 1839, p. 99), of which I have 

 examples procured near the city of Guatimala by Signor Constancia, 

 may be recognized at once from the present species by its brown 

 back and rufous wing-edgings. 



