No. 2.] Allen on Maximilian Types of S. A. Birds. 2OI 



Geobates poecilopterus (Wied). 



Anthus pcedlopterus WIED, Beitr. Naturg. Bras., Ill, i, 1830, p. 633. 

 Anthus, sp. incog. ALLEN, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., II, No. 3, 1889, p. 215. 

 Geobates pcecilopterus SCL., P. Z. S,, 1866, p. 205, pi. xxi ; Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 

 XV, 1890, p. 4. ALLEN, Bull. Am, Mus. Nat. Hist., II, No. 4, 1890, p. viii. 



Since my former note on this species, to the purport that the 

 types were not in this Museum, the two original Maximilian 

 specimens have come to light, and are fortunately in an excellent 

 state of preservation, with, furthermore, the original Maximilian 

 labels still attached to them. As before said, they are not entered 

 in the Wied MS. Catalogue, and had been misplaced in the collec- 

 tion before it came under my charge. 



The two birds agree respectively with Wied's " Beschreibung 

 des mannlichen Vogels," and with that designated as *' Weibchen, 

 welches noch Jung schien," the latter being distinguished by hav- 

 ing the feathers of the upper parts edged with pale reddish (" hell 

 rothliche "). The birds are labeled with a small paper tag as 

 follows : "No. 393, Fern. 393 Mas. J.," although in the " Beitrage " 

 the sexes are reversed. A larger label (on ordinary writing paper, 

 about i^ by 2^/3 inches in size, and apparently the original field 

 label), covering both specimens, is inscribed, on one side " 1st 

 mein Anthus pacilopterus" the first two words being in German 

 script. On the reverse, also in German script, is the following : 

 " Ein junge Vogel aus dem ich nicht zu machen weiss. Selbs der 

 genus ist schwer zu bestimmen. Am besten mochte er zu Myio- 

 thera stimmen. Aber im ausgefiederten zustand konnte es auch 

 em Anthus sein." 



Wied's specimens agree perfectly with Mr. Sclater's figure and 

 description (1. c.), leaving no question of the correctness of the 

 identification of Wied's species by von Pelzeln, 



Chaetura ciuereiventris ScL 



? Cypselus acutus WIED, Beitr. Naturg. Bras., Ill, i, 1830, p. 351. 



Chatura cinertiventris ALLEN, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist,, II, No. 3, Dec., 

 1889, p. 261. 



Since my former reference to this species (1. c.) Wied's speci- 

 men has been found and proves to be an example of Chcetura 

 cinereiventris Scl., with which species Wied's Cypselus acutus has 



