40 ODONTOPHORUS CINCTUS. 



lato : supracaudalibus rufesccntibus, scapularibus externis nigris, scapis albis ct pogoniis 

 externis rufescentibus : alis fuscis, secundariis rufo variegatis : gula et ventre medio albis, 

 hypochoudriis ct crisso distinctc nigro transfasciatis : rostro nigro : pedibus fuscis : long, tota 

 circ. 75, alfe 4*3, cauda; 1-8, tarsi IB, rostri a rictu '6. 



" Hah. Veragua (^Arce}. . 



" This species is quite distinct from any hitherto described. It is 

 smaller than even O. thoracicus, to which it is perhaps most nearly allied. 

 The white throat and belly, the strongly marked flanks, together with the 

 deep rufous colour which encircles the whole of the anterior part of the body, 

 neck, and head, render it a conspicuous species." 



The bird figured in the Plate is a male, in my collection, killed at Agua 

 Dulce, December 1876. 



" Agua dulce " means " sweet water." Perhaps the name was given to 

 •this place from its proximity to the river Rio de Agua Dulce. 



Round the place the hills are small ; and the nearest mountain is 

 Calovevora. 



This small village is situated about ten miles from Panama, on the 

 coast of the Pacific. In the ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society ' for 

 1870, between pages 174 and 175, there is a map of the State of Veragua, 

 belonging to Mr. Salvin's well-wrought article on the birds of that place; 

 none that I can find, however, marks Agua Dulce. 



Mr. Boucard informs me that this species is found on the hills near the 

 sea, in tropical forests, and is scarce. Small numbers of both sexes are seen 

 together, always on the ground, feeding principally on worms, insects, and 

 larvffi, perhaps also seeds. They run very quickly when frightened, and 

 sometimes fly, but not more than a few feet above the ground, making a 



