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CAMPYIORHYNCHUS. 



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tipot of lilnok, becoming a trannverse bar on the flanks and cris.onm. Ni> 

 (listinct bumlH on tho thigh. Sides of lieail wh'to except the post-ociilar 

 striix", anil another along tlie h>wer edge of the lower jaw. A vhite line from 

 bill over eye. Hill blaek, rather paler at the base below ; legs dark-l>n)wn. 



Total length, (i.M) ; wing, 3.00; tail, 3.0(1; .adnation, .41 . e-xported jxntiou 

 of 1st primary, 1.2(), of l2d, 1.90, of longest, 4lh (measured trom exjiosed base 

 of 1st primary), 2. UO ; length of bill from forehead, 1.05, from nostril, .tiO ; 

 along gape, l.lli ; tarsus, .!i4 ; middle toe and claw, .78 ; claw alone, .21 ; hind 

 toe and claw, .(58 ; claw alone, .31. 



This species will be readily distiiijjiiished fntin its bluck-lieaded 

 allies by lacking tho rulbius and unstreak'.'d nape, and by having 

 conspicuous black spt)ts beu'jath. The bill is longer than in the rest 

 of its allies, and the shape of the nostril is somewhat diU'ercnt. 







(22,381.) Type. 



Campy loi'li^'nclius liiiinilis. 



C. humilis, ScL. Fr. A. N. So. Phila. 185(5, 263 (Mazntlan). 

 Ilali. Both coasts of Mexico ? Ou west side north to Maz.vtlan. 



(2!),225.) Top of head and nape light brownish-red, the feathers anteriorly 

 pointed, and with conspicuous black centres. Back light grayish-red, tlw 

 feathers with rather irregular black spots in pairs on oppo.site sides of the 

 webs, with occasional much lighter intervals. The n.arking much as in C. 

 rnfinucha, but showing less of the linear streaks, except behind. Markings 

 generally of the wing, tail, a:id under parts much as ir this species. Under 

 parts soiled brownish-white, purer anteriorly, with very obsolete indications 

 of transverse darker bars, and occasional spots on the flanks. Crissum dis- 

 tinctly banded with blackish, tibiie less so. A conspicuous white line from 

 bill over eye along side of liead edged above and below with black. A nar- 

 row dusky line from bill to eye, and a reddish-brown one behind it, streaked 

 on its edges with black ; sides of neck streaked with black, and a short black 

 line along lower edge of the lower jaw. Bill dark plumbeous black, paler at 

 the base below. Legs dusky. 



Total length, 6.40 ; wing, 2.75 ; tail, 2.80 ; graduation, ,40 ; exposed portion 

 of 1st primary, l.OtJ, "''2d, l.()5, of longest, 4th (measureil from exposed base 

 of 1st primary), 1.95 ; length of bill from forehead, .80, from nostril, .fjS ; along 

 gape, .9-^; tarsus, .94; middle toe and claw, .75 ; claw alone, .20 ; hind toe 

 and claw, .66 ; claw alone, .30. 



This species is readily distinguished from C. capistratus, rnfinucha, 

 and /oco.sii.s, by the reddish head and post-ocular stri])e. Its banded 

 erissum and the spots ou the outer webs of the interior tail feathers 



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