242 



$ . Mari similis sed abdomine saturate castaneo. 



Long, tota 4 - 5, alee 2*1, caudse 2'0. 



Hub. Ecuador, Rio Napo. 



Mm*. Brit., P. L. S. 



After some hesitation, I have united these birds as $ and $ , 

 there being no difference in structure of specimens which I bave 

 recently acquired for my own collection. 



12. FORMICIVORA STRIGILATA. 



Myiothera strigilata, Max, Beitr. hi. p. 1064. 

 ^.Formicivora strigilata, Menetr. Mon. Myioth. p. 493. 



Supra castanea dorso summo et capitis lateribus longitudinaliter 

 nigro striatis : alarum tectricibus albo, secu?idariis fulvo late 

 terminatis : subtus cinnamomescenti-alba, pectore et lateribus 

 nigro guttatis : cauda nigra, rectricibus duabus mediis dorso 

 concoloribus, ceteris albo terminatis et una utrinque extima 

 item albo extus marginata. 



Long, tota 6*0, ala? 2'6, caudse 2*5. 



Hub. South-eastern Brazil. 



Mus. Acad. Phil., et Lugdunense. 



A very peculiar species, of which I have only seen two examples 

 in the Museums above named. I am quite doubtful about its true 

 situation. 



13. FORMICIVORA MACULATA. 



Myiothera maculata, Max, Beitr. iii. p. 1088. 

 Leptorhynchus striolatus, Menetr. Mon. p. 517. pi. 10. fig. 2. 

 Ellipura maculata, Cab. Orn. Not. i. p. 229 ; Bp. Consp. p. 201 . 

 Ramphoccemis maculatus, Burm. Syst. Ueb. iii. p. 73. 



Pileo, alis extus et pectore albis nigro variegatis : gula alba : 

 dorso medio castaneo : abdomine fiavo : tarsis obsolete squa- 

 ma t is. 



Long, tota 4'0, alae T8, caudse 1*8, rostri a rictu 0*55, tarsi - (5. 



Hab. South-eastern Brazil; environs of Rio (Menetries). 



Mus. Brit., P. L. S. 



14. FORMICIVORA CALLINOTA. 



Formicivora callinota, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 89. pi. 96. et 

 p. 147; List of Bog. B. p. 19. 



O/ivacea, pileo nuchaque nigris : loris, cajritis lateribus cum gula 

 et pectore cinereis : abdomine pallide fiavicanti ' viridi : tergo 

 Icete castaneo, nigro partim marginato : alis nigris, carpo et 

 tectricum marginibus jiavis : secundariis et rectricibus olivaceo 

 marginatis. 



Long, tota 4-0, alse 20, caudse 1*7. 



Hab. New Granada, Bogota. 



Mus. Brit. 



