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1871-J CERTAIN SPECIES Ol TYRANNIDjE. 



Myiozetetes luteivetitris, Sclater, Cat. A. B. p. 219- Pelz Orn 

 Bras. p. 109. 



This species I founded, in 1858, upon a skin, in not verv good 

 plumage, obtained, through the Maison Verreaux, from the Rio Napo 

 I have been recently fortunate enough to find a second example in a 

 collection of birds from Ovapok, in Cayenne, transmitted to me for 

 examination by Madame Verdey of Paris. This second skin is also 

 not quite adult, but shows a small concealed crest, proving that, as 

 H. v. Pelzeln has already pointed out in his remarks (Orn. Bras, 

 p. 109), this species is not different in this respect from other 

 members of this group. I use this specimen to amend the specific 

 characters formerly given, as follows : — 



Myiozetetes luteiventris. 



Obscure olivaceua, alis caudaque fusco-nigris, rufescente margi- 

 natis: crista pilei celata igneo-rubra flarso mixta : gutture albo; 

 abdomine et subalaribusflavis : remigum marginibus interioribus 

 pallide rufescentibus : long, tota 53, aloe 275, cauda 23. 



Hab. Eastern Ecuador ; Rio Negro and Rio Maderira (Natt ) • 

 Cayenne. *' ' 



This species forms a very distinct third member of the second 

 section of Myiozetetes, without the white superciliaries. It is not 

 unlike M. granadensis, but smaller in size and much darker above. 



So much for the species of Myiozetetes. Of the nearly allied 

 genus Conopias, Cab. & Hein.*, I have onlv recognized one species 

 in my American Catalogue, namely Conopias superciliosa — Tyran 

 nula superciliosa, Sw. (1841). I now find that Swainson's name 

 must give place to trivirgata of P. Max. (1831), this bird being 

 clearly the Muscieapa trivirgata of Max. Beitr. iii. p. 871 This 

 synonym was wrongly referred in my American Catalogue to Myio- 

 zetetes siynilis. J 



Closely allied to C. trivirgata, but distinguishable by its larger 

 size, white throat, and brown back, is Myiozetetes inomatus of Mi- 

 Lawrence. Tschudi's Tyrannies cinchoneti (of which I have lately 

 obtained a Bogota skin) seems to be a third allied species All 

 these three Tyrants have broad and distinct superciliary markings 

 prolonged to the nape, and a dark pileus without any coronal patch 

 Their synonymy will stand as follows :— 



1. Conopias trivirgata. 



Muscieapa trivirgata, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 871 (1831). 

 Tyrannula aupercitiosa, Sw. Orn. Dr. pi. 46 ; Burm.' Syst. Ueb 

 ii. p. 475. 



Muscieapa pitangula, Licht. in Mus. Berol. 



* Mus Hein- ii. p. 62 (1859). Mr. G. E. Gray (Hand-list, i. p. 354) seems 

 to give Mi/taclepte* of Eeicbenbach (1850) priority. But I cannot admit that 

 a mere cut of the head and wing (such as that in Reichenbach'sSjstema pi is ) 

 without even a type species named, is sufficient to establish a priority ' 



