New Species of Bird of the Genus Engyptila. 211 



pale warm tawny color ; in the middle of the abdomen there is a spot of 

 silky white feathers ; the under tail-coverts are white, with just a tinge of 

 tawny ; hill black ; tarsi and toes yellowish flesh color. 

 Length, skin, 101 inches: wing, 5| ; hill, | ; tarsus, 1,',;. 



Habitat, Temax, Yucatan. Type in my collection. 



Remark*. — This does not resemble any other member of the 

 genus, and is a most delicately colored species. It is another of 

 the discoveries of Mr. Geo. F. Gaumer in Yucatan, who has 

 kindly presented me with the type. 



The coloring of some of the feathers has somewhat the appear- 

 ance of being due to partial albinism ; but I think they are of 

 normal color, and J consider it not to be in an immature stage 

 of plumage. 



Mr. Ganmer's account of it seems to preclude the possibility 

 of the whitish colors of this species being caused by albinism. 

 He writes : "I have recently added several species to the Ynca- 

 ton list, the most important of which, is a dove called the Can- 

 cab. ■ I have been told about this dove a great many times in 

 past years, but it has never been my good fortune to capture a 

 specimen until a few days ago. It is the size of L. albifrons. 

 The specimen taken is in immature plumage ; there were two, 

 but when I shot the one the other escaped, but I hope soon to 

 get another." 



Notes on Yucatan Birds. 



Engyptila f ulvivenlris, Lawr. 



I received from Mr. Gaumer three specimens of the pigeon I 

 described as Lejitoptila fulviventris (Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 

 Vol. II, p. 287). The generic name of this group of pigeons 

 has been changed to Engyptila. 



I pointed out {Joe. cit.) wherein it differed from E. albifrons, 

 but Mr. Salvin (Proc. Zool. Soc, 1883, p. 434) considers it not 

 to differ from that species, under which he puts it as a synonym, 

 and remarks as follows : "These Yucatan birds have the rufous 

 tint of the underparts slightly darker than is usual in Guatema- 

 lan examples ; but the difference is too slight to be considered of 

 speciric value. " 



