24 Mr. C. E. Hellmayr on the 



Nicare, Caura River, a southern tributary of the Orinoco 

 (Klages & Andre coll.). N. Brazil : Para (Wallace, Layard, 

 & Steere coll.) ; Capim River (Goeldi coll.) ; Benevides and 

 Marguary, near Para (Steere coll., <$ $ in Mus. Tring) ; 

 Barra do Rio Negro (Natterer coll.); Marabitanas and 

 R. Icanna, Upper Rio Negro (Natterer coll.). Eastern 

 Brazil : Bahia (Bahia skins in Mus. Berlepsch, Tring, 

 Vindob., &c.) ; Barra de Jucii, Espiritu Santo (Wied) ; Neu 

 Freiburg, Rio (Btirmeister) ; Cantagallo, Rio [fide Ihering) . 

 N.W. Brazil : Ega (Bates coll.) ; Rio Jurua (Garbe coll.) . 

 N.E. Peru : Sarayacu, Chamicuros, Xeberos, and Yuri- 

 maguas (E. Bartlett coll.), Yurimaguas (Stolzmann coll.). 

 Veragua : Cordillera de Tole', Calovevora, Chitra, Boqueti de 

 Chitra (E. Arce coll.). 



Obs.— In Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 298, Dr. Sclater 

 mentions a female as having been obtained near San Paulo, 

 Brazil, by Joyner. As I remarked under P. rubrocapilla, 

 Joyner's localities are not reliable, and the occurrence of 

 P. leucocilla within the limits of the State of S. Paulo requires 

 confirmation. 



$ ad. (Camacusa, Brit. Guiana, 29 March, 1882; coll. 

 by H. Whitely, Mus. Tring).— Top of the head white, the 

 feathers of the occiput slightly elongated and blackish at the 

 extreme base. Whole remaining plumage glossy black ; 

 inner webs of quills and tail-feathers dull blackish brown. 

 Axillaries and under-wing-coverts black. Bill blackish, 

 extreme tip of under mandible pale ; feet dark brown ; 

 iris cherry-red (J. B. Steere, MS.). Wing 63; tail 26; 

 bill 9f mm. 



$ ad. — Upper surface pale olive-green, much brighter and 

 purer than in all the foregoing species ; head and nape 

 distinctly shaded with greyish, though the green colour is 

 still predominant ; wings and tail dusky, edged with olive- 

 green like the back. Sides of the head dull greyish with a 

 slight greenish tinge. Under-surface pale greyish ; chest 

 and sides more or less washed with dull greenish. Axillaries 

 and under-wing-coverts darker grey. Bill blackish ; lower 

 jaw greyish horn-coloured or even whitish ; feet dark brown ; 



