1875.] ON NEW SPECIES OF SOUTH-AMERICAN BIRDS. 37 
3. Descriptions of some new Species of South-American 
Birds. By P. L. Scuarer, M.A., Ph.D., F.RS., and 
Ossert Satvin, M.A., F.R.S. 
[Received December 21, 1874.] 
(Plate VI.) 
1. MicROCERCULUS SQUAMULATUS, sp. nov. (Plate VI.) 
Supra fuscus unicolor: subtus fere concolor, gutture albo, pectore 
et ventre medio albis, plumis fusco undulatis : subalaribus et 
remigum marginibus tnternis Suscescenti-cineraceis: rostro 
corneo; pedibus fuscis: long tota 4:2, ale 2°5, caude 9°8, 
rostri a rictu J. 
Hab. Venezuela, San Cristobal (Goering). 
Obs. Aff. M. bamble, sed fascia alari alba nulla, et gutture albo 
necnon ventre squamulato diversus. 
A single skin of this apparently new Mierocerculus occurs in 
Goering’s last collection. It was obtained at San Cristobal in the 
Venezuelan province of Tachira, on the frontiers of Columbia. In 
form it seems to be nearest to M. bamb/a, but in plumage is perhaps 
rather more likely to be confounded with M. marginatus, than 
which, however, it has much less white below and has a longer bill, 
The discovery of this bird increases the number of known species 
of the genus Microcereulus to six *, M. squamulatus should stand 
next to M. bambla. 
2, AUTOMOLUS STRIATICEPS, Sp. Nov. 
Terreno-brunneus, pileo nigricante ; hoc cum dorso superiore flavido 
longitudinaliter lineato ; alis immaculatis : uropygio ef cauda 
tota rubiginoso-rufis: subtus fulvus, lateraliter obscurior, 
gutturis plumis fusco marginatis quasi squamatis : subalaribus 
et remigum marginibus internis flavicanti-fulvis : rostro corneo, 
pedibus fuscis: long. tota 7, ale 3:5, caude rectr. med. 3°5, 
ext. 2°25. 
Hab. Columbia int. et Peruv. 
A Bogota skin of this species has been in Sclater’s collection for 
some time, having been purchased from a London dealer. Its bill 
is not quite perfect ; and the general similarity of its plumage to that 
of Anabazenops subalaris caused it to be passed over when our 
¢Nomenclator’ was written. When M. Taczanowski brought 
M. Jelski’s Peruvian collections to compare with Sclater’s series 
a second, perfect example of this bird was found, which had been 
obtained by Jelski at Chilpes in Central Peru ; and M. Taczanowski 
has inserted it in his list under Sclater’s MS. name f. 
A. striaticeps is, in fact, a very distinct species, belonging to the 
more strongly formed Automoli allied to A. cervinigularis, A. ochro- 
lemus, &c., and is distinguishable from all species known to us by 
* For a list of the other species, see Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. Av. Am, p. 6. 
+ P.Z.S. 1874, p. 528. 
