430 Hans Graf von Berlepsch : 



Elainea placens (part.) Sci., Cat. B. Brit. Mus., XIV. (1888), 



p. 148 (Très Marias). 

 Myiopagis placens (part.) Salv. et Groctm., Biol. Centrali Am. 



Aves., II. (1888), p. 26 (Très Marias). 

 Myiopagis minimus Sharpe, Handlist, III. (1901), p. 116. 



E, E. viridicata placens dictae valde affinis sed corpore supra 

 grisescentiore viridi diversa ut videtur. 



Habitat : Très Marias Is. : Maria Madre Isl. (Grayson, 

 Forrer, Goldmam and Nelson). Magdalena and Cleopha Is. 

 (Goldman and Nelson). 



I have never seen specimens from the Très Marias, and 

 therefore cannot give an opinion about the validity of this 

 form. 



44. Elaenia viridicata delicata subsp. nov. 



Elainea placens Sci. et Salv. (nee aut.), P.Z.S., 1868, pp. 628, 



631 (S. Esteban, Venezuela). 

 Elainea placens (part.) Sci., Cat. B. Brit. Mus. XIV. (1888), 



p. 148 (Bahia and S. Esteban). 

 Myiopagis placens (part.) Sharpe, Handlist, III. (1901), p. 116. 

 ? Elainea viridicata Beri, et Hart, (nee aut.), Novit. Zool., IX. 



(1902), p. 44 (Caicara, Quiribana de Caicara). 



E. E. viridicatae valde affinis, sed corpore supra brunnes- 

 centiore olivaceo-viridi, pilei lateribus olivaceo-brunneis nee 

 grisescentibus vel nigricantibus, gula grisescentiore, necnon 

 rostro multo breviore et debiliore distinguenda. 



Al. 63-61, caud. 61-52, culm. 9f-9£, tars. 15f-15| mm. 



Typ. in Mus. H. v. B. (Bahia trade-skin). 



Habitat : In Bahia [seven specimens in Mus. H. v. B., Mus. 

 Brit.] . Venezuela: Pto. Cabello [Starke leg., Mus. H. v. B.] . 

 San Esteban [Goering leg., Mus. Brit.] . ? Caicara and 

 Quiribana de Caicara [Cherrie leg., Mus. Tring] . T 



This form differs from E. viridicata (from Bolivia) by 

 having the upperparts of a rather darker or more brownish 



1 The Orinoco specimens should be re-examined. 



