468 Mr. P. L. Sclater on new Birds from Sotith America. 



which I retain their MS. name. It must be placed next to 

 D. personata, a common species in Bogota collections, from 

 which it may be distinguished by its smaller size, want of the 

 black face, and the dark velvety purple hue of the blue colouring. 



4. Anabates infuscatus. 



A. supra fumoso-brunneus, capitis pennis medialiter vix palli- 

 dioribus : tectricibus caudse superioribus et cauda tota intense 

 ferrugineis : subtus sordide albus ; crisso autem rufescente, 

 abdomine cinerascente, paululum tincto : tectricibus alarum 

 inferioribus ochracescenti-rufis : rostro uigricanti-brunneo ; 

 mandibula inferiore flavescente : pedibus brunneis. 



Long, tota 7"5 ; alse 3*6 ; caudse 3'0 poll. Angl. 



Hab. in Peruvia Orientali. 



Obs. Affinis Anabata leucophthalmo, sed supra et subtus multo 

 minus rufescens. 



5. Anabates lineaticeps. 



A. supra fumigato-brunneus, capite nigricantiore : capitis, inter- 

 scapulii et tectricuiBr alarum pennarum scapis pallide ochra- 

 cescenti-albis, lineas longitudinales formantibus : alis cauda- 

 que clare ferrugineo-rufis : primariorum parte mediali nigra, 

 interna cum tectricibus subalaribus pallide cinnamomea : cor- 

 pore subtus albo, cinnamomeo tincto : cervice antica striis qui- 

 busdam parvulis nigris irregulariter perfusa : rostro recto, 

 mandibulse superioris apice uncinata, colore flavido, culmine 

 nigro : pedibus fuscis. 



Long, tota 7'5 ; alse 3-6; caudse 3*0 poll. Angl. 



Hab. in Peruv. Orientali. 



These two Anabata are from a large collection received by 

 MM. Verreaux of Paris from the Upper branches of the Peruvian 

 Amazon in 1854. 



6. Myiadestes venezuelensis. 



M. supra chocolatino-brunnea : capite antico et laterali cine- 

 rascentioribus : loris nigris : subtus saturate schistacea, abdo- 

 mine medio albescentiore, hypochondriis brunnesccntibus : 

 remigum nigricantium basi interiore alba, exteriore fulves- 

 cente, vittam pallidam trans alarem formante ; harum quoque 

 marginibus exterioribus versus apices pallide fulvis : cauda 

 nigricante : rectricis unse utrinque extimse dimidio apicali 

 interno albo : secunda quoque et tertia (sed hac multo minus) 

 albo terminatis : rostri brunnei basi flava : pedibus pallidis. 



Long, tota 6-7; alee 3-4; caudse 3-0 poll. Angl. 



Hab. in vie. urbis Caraccas in Venezuela. — Mus. Parisiensi. 



