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attenuated towards the end than in any other Sylvicolidae, and re- 

 sembling somewhat species of Todiroatrum. The excessive gradua- 

 tion of the outer quills is another marked feature, although the wing 

 is rather pointed. The peculiarities of the scutellae, if real and not 

 apparent, point towards the Ti/ranniJae ; although, as far as lean 

 determine, there are but nine primaries. The type species belongs 

 to the Andean region of Ecuador and New Grenada, and is olive 

 green above and on sides, yellow beneath ; loral spot, and patch 



on top of head, black. (30,910. Quito. C. R. Buckalew.)' 



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' In the Smithsonian collection is a female bird, coHeotecl in Paraguay, by 

 Capt. Page, which resembles somewhat the description by Bonaparte of J/yo- 

 thlypis luteo-viridis, from Bogota, in being entirely olive green above, the undtr 

 parts, with a line from bill over eye (becoming duller behind), yellow; bill 

 horn color ; legs yellow. If the luteo-viridis, however, be the female of J/. 

 nigricristntus, as suggested by Bonaparte and Sclater, this specimen eaiinot 

 belong to it, as it differs entirely in form. The bill resembles that of Euthlium 

 lachrymosa, though not quite so long ; it is like that of M. viilrutuf, also, in 

 the straight culmen and gape, but is wider at base, and entirely lacks the 

 Todirostrnm character of Myiothhjpis nigricristattts. The wings are connider- 

 ably shorter than the tail, which is narrow, the feathers much pointed and 

 graduated, as in Myiothlf/pis, but longer (very much as in Geotlilypis). Thfl 

 ■wings are less rounded than in M. ntgricristatus, the 2d quill being a little 

 longer than the 6th, not about equal to the 9th. Length, 5.50; wing, 2.45; 

 difference between 1st and 4th quills, .40; tail, 2.90, its graduation, .35; 

 tarsus, .86 ; middle toe and claw, .65 ; bill from gape, .64. There is no indi- 

 cation of crest. (16,334. J . Paraguay, June, 1859. Capt. Page, U. S. N., 

 No. 53.) 



The relationship of this species are certainly nearest to Myiothlypts, differ- 

 ing mainly in longer tail, less graduated wing, and differently shaped lateral 

 outline of bill. To include the two together, the characters of the genns 

 must be considerably modified ; somewhat as follows : " Bill much depressed, 

 very broad at base, but thickened ; the culmen and commissure straight to 

 near the tip ; bristles prominent. Wings shorter than the tail, graduated; 

 the Ist quill not longer than the secondaries. Tail considerably graduated, 

 the feathers acutely pointed." 



Both this bird and Af. nigricristntus would be taken for Geothlypis, but for 

 the broad, depressed, bristled bill. The Paraguay bird may be called, pro- 

 visionally, M. Jlaveolus if not luteo-viridis. 



