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omnibus lateralibus olivaceo-brunneo, nee nigro, marginatis, 

 gula fere concolore marginibus fuscis fere evanescentibus, 

 dorso medio in fundo magis olivaceo minus nigrescente, 

 uropygio rufo, nee castaneo-brunneo, necnon remigibus et 

 rectricibus supra palli dioribus. 



Al. 96-944, caud. 1191-114, culm. 25*-23f, tars. 30^-29^ mm. 



Habitat : Merida, Venezuela. 



Typus: Mus. H. v. B. S Culata, Merida, 22nd July 1886. 

 [S. Briceno leg.] 



This is quite a new species of Thripadectes, agreeing with 

 Th. flammulatus in the form of the bill etc. In coloration it 

 differs from Th. flammulatus, at first sight, in having the 

 feathers of the underparts of the body margined laterally 

 with olive-brown instead of black, giving these parts a much 

 lighter appearance. The throat is nearly uniform fulvous 

 instead of being heavily striped with black. The feathers of 

 the upper- breast are slightly margined laterally with blackish, 

 but those of the lower breast and the belly are bordered with 

 pale olive-brown instead of black. The middle back is also 

 more olive-brown, less blackish. The lower back and the 

 upper tail-coverts are light rufous-brown instead of being 

 dark chestnut. The chestnut of the upper surface of the 

 wings and tail is also of a lighter shade. In the coloration 

 of the underparts it somewhat resembles Automolus holostictus 

 Sel. et Salv., but the cinnamon spots are much larger on the 

 breast and the belly, leaving but a narrow lateral border of 

 darker colour, while in A. holostictus there are only very 

 narrow fulvous stripes on the otherwise olivaceous-brown 

 feathers. 



I have had for a long time two skins of this distinct 

 species, one of which is now in the British Museum and was 

 spoken of by Mr. Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XV. p. 102. 

 I have named it in compliment of its discoverer, the success- 

 ful collector, Mr. Salomon Briceno, of Merida. 



25. Thripadectes sclateei sp. n. 



Thr. forma Thr. flammulato (Eyton) dicto affinis, coloribus 

 corporis superioris Automolum rufobrunneum (Lawr.) inferioris 

 A. melanorhynchum (Tsch.) aemulat. Capite supra fere ut in 

 A. rufobrunneo nigro-olivaceo, sed plumis singulis stria 



