BIRDS OF WESTEUN COLOMBIA. 1207 



Rhyi}chortyx c^^^c<^^.s Hartert, Nov. Zool. ix. 1902, p. 600 (Bulun, 

 Rio Bogotii, Pambilar, N.W. Ecuador; crit.). 



Kos. 2119, 2125. S 6 axl. Sipi (150 ft.): 25, 28.ix.08.— 

 Wing 116, 120 ; tail 45 ; bill 17 mm. 



No. 2126. $ ad. Sipi: 28.ix.08.— Wing 116; tail 44; 

 bill 17 mm. 



" Iris brown, feet blue, maxilla black, mandible grey." 



These specimens fully bear out the conclusions arrived at by 

 Hartert from the study of a series from JST.W. Ecuador, viz., that 

 0, cinctus and 0. spodiosietlius have been established upon phases 

 of one and the same species. The two skins, marked as " J " by 

 the collector, agree substantially with the description of 

 0. spodiostethus^ having the sides of the head and throat bright 

 ferruginous, the chest dark cinereous, and the rest of the belly deep 

 ochraceous buff", the flanks finel}^ vermiculated with dusky, and 

 the under tail-coverts only distinctly barred with black, etc. 



The third specimen, sexed as " female," tallies well with the 

 description of 0. cinctus. It hus the head above, nape, and chest 

 deep rufous-brown, while the remaining under parts are white, 

 broadly banded with black, except down the middle of the 

 abdomen ; chin and upper throat are white ; there is but an 

 indistinct, bufFy whitish superciliary stripe, etc. 



While thei*e cannot be any further question as to 0. cuictus 

 being the female, and 0. spodiostethtts the male of the same 

 species, yet the comparison of a good series from Veragua might 

 show the birds from the Pacific coast district of Colombia and 

 N.M-^. Ecuador to be slightly different. In fact, the Sipi female 

 dififers from Salvin's and Giant's descriptions in having the lower 

 back and rump bright rufescent bi'own, finely vermiculated with 

 dusky and spotted with black, especially down the centre, instead 

 of " dark grey or vinaceous, mottled with whitish." 



E. cinctus, wherever it occurs, appears to be a rare bird. It has 

 been recorded from the Escondido River (Nicaragua), Panama,, 

 Veragua, the Choco district (W. Colombia), and from the province 

 of Esmeraldas (N.W. Ecuador). 



194. Cham^petes goudotii goudotii Less. 



Ortalida Goudotii Lesson, Man. d'Ornith. ii. p. 217 (1828 — 

 " les montagnes du Quindiu," Colombia). 



Ghamcepetes goudoti Sclater & Salvin, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 544 

 (Retiro). 



No. 2795. c? ad. Tatama Mountain, 4600 ft., 14.X.09.— 

 Wing 255 ; tail 245 ; bill 33 mm. 



" Iris crimson, feet vermilion, bill black, bare space round the 

 eye dark blue." 



Identical with a specimen from Bogota. Birds from Ambato, 

 E. Ecuador, are much brighter rufous underneath. They are 

 certainly subspecifically distinct and may belong to C. g. rufi- 

 ventris Tsch., from Peru, which I have not yet met with. 



