Drymophila, 153 



passes over the shoulder covers, and two other bands, much nar« 

 rower, are formed by the white tips of the greater and lesser 

 wing covers. The feathers in the middle of the back are also 

 p«re white, banded with black across their extremities ; so that 

 when undisturbed, the white portion is almost hid. The wings^ 

 although rounded, are longer and more robust than those of the 

 two preceding species ; the same may be said of the tail, the fea- 

 thers of which are broad and obtuse. Tarsi rather strong and 

 black. 



Total length 7 inches; bill, -^i wings, 3 -5-'^; tail, 3; tarsi, 



Obs. My specimen is a male, and was sent me from Southern 

 Brazil. Dr. Such has also met with this species in the same part, 

 to which it is, in all probability, chiefly confined. 



4. Drymopiiila atra. 



Black Ant-Thrush. 



D. atra; interscapular iarum basi margineque niveis. 



Black, base and margins of the interscapulary feathers snowy. 



Description. 



This is closely allied to the last, in every thing but the white 

 bands on the wings, which are altogether wanting. The bill also 

 is longer. The whole plumage is deep aud uniform black. Like 

 the last species, this also has a concealed spot of white on the 

 back; but instead of the feathers being banded with black at their 

 tips, they have a tear-shaped spot of that coloar, so that the 

 white margin appears externally when the feathers are smooth. 

 The wings are shorter, and the tail, although similar in form, is 

 more graduated than in D. trifasciuta. The irides are large, and 

 bright crimson. 



Total length, 7 incl>es ; bill, -^g; wings, 3 ; tail, 3 ; tarsi 1 -^^. 



Obs. I shot three or four individuals of this species, (all oC 

 which were males,) in the woods of Pilangua, in the province o£ 

 Bahia. Tiiey were generally seen upon the grouud, searching 



