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sitiie vermiculatis : remigibus alarum fusco-iiiyris, scapis plu- 

 marum atris : subtus dilutior, gula pallescentiore : ventre toto 

 fulvescenti-bnmneo lavato : crisso et tectricibus subcaudalibus 

 nigro variegatis : rostri mandibula superiore plumbea, inferiors 

 alhida : pedibus dare corylinis. 



Long, tota lO'O, alee 6*5, caudse 2*0, tarsi 2*0, rostri a rictu 1"3. 



Hab. In statu Oaxaca reipubl. Mexicanse. 



Two examples of this fine Tinamou are in M. Boucard's collections, 

 both males, one from Playa Vicente (May), and the other from Teo- 

 talcingo (March). The nearest allied species is the S. American 

 1\ cinereus. 



229. TiNAMUS SALLiEi (Bp.). — NotJiocercus sallcei, Bp. C. R. 

 xlii. p. 955. 



Nigricans, rufo undulatus : alarum vittis latioribus et fiavescen- 

 tioribus : cervice postica et dorso superiore fere puris ; pileo 

 nigricante ; nucha I'ufescente, nigro undulata : lateribus capitis 

 rufis : subtus cinnamomeo-rufus, cervice obscure cinerea, gula 

 nivea, lateribus et crisso nigro variegatis : rostro corneo : man- 

 dibula inferiors et pedibus flavis. 

 5 . Cervice antica rufescente : pileo, sicut nucha, vittato. 



Long, tota lO'O, alse 6*2, caudse 1"5, tarsi 1*8. 



This is the only Mexican species of Tinamou which is at all like 

 the South American Tinamus variegatus, and I believe that it is the 

 same to which Prince Bonaparte applied the name T. delattrii in 

 C. R. xlviii. p. 955. I know, from the Prince's own mouth, that he 

 was in doubt upon this point. The examples described above were 

 obtained at Playa Vicente in May 1850. M. Salle suggests that 

 this bird maybe IaQS^ovlS Nothura cinnamomea (Rev. Zool. 1842, 

 p. 210). Though I know from experience the vileness of Lesson's 

 descriptions, I think this hardly possible. 



230. Tinamus meserythrus, sp. nov. 



Ex olivaceo rufescens ; alis nigricantibus, extus rufo marginatis ; 

 pileo toto nigricanti-cinereo : subtus saturate ferrugineo-rufus, 

 medialiter clarior ; crisso pallide cinnamomeo ; hypochondriis et 

 pectore antico obscurioribus, nigricante adumbratis : remigibus 

 subtus pallide schistaceis : tectricibus caudce elongatis, satu- 

 rate castaneis : rostri mandibida superiore plumbea, inferiore 

 albicante : pedibus dare corylinis. 



Long, tota 9"5, alee 5*2, caudse 1*5, tarsi 1"7, rostri a rictu ri5. 



Hab. In statu Oaxaca reipublicse Mexican se. 



This Tinamou is nearly allied to T. sovi of South America and T. 

 castaneus of New Granada. It is easily distinguished by the deep- 

 chestnut medial line below, contrasting with the darker sides of the 

 body. There are but very faint traces of spots on the crissum. 

 The male and female, procured by M. Boucard at Playa Vicente in 

 May, are coloured alike. 



