34 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



inner webs of flight-quills dark brown margined with white ; 

 throat and middle of breast black ; sides of the body, abdomen, 

 under tail-coverts, and under wing-coverts slate-blue, paler on the 

 last which have whitish shaft-lines ; under surface of flight-quills 

 hair-brown with white edges; lower aspect of tail dark brown. 



Total length 92 mm., exposed culmen 12, wing 55, tail 34, 

 tarsus 17. 



The male described was collected at Mount Roraima, 3500 ft., 

 by H. Whitely on January 15th, 1884. Now in the British 

 Museum — Salvin-Godman collection. 



Adult female. General colour of the upper surface dark rust- 

 brown including the top of the head, sides of the face, entire back, 

 wings and tail ; inner webs of flight-quills hair-brown ;« eye-ring 

 and throat whitish ; breast, abdomen, sides of the body, and under 

 tail-coverts pale rust-brown, darker on the flanks and under tail- 

 coverts ; axillaries and under wing-coverts white washed with 

 cinnaraon-bufF; under surface of quills pale brown with white 

 inner edges. Wing 52 mm. 



The female described, which is in the British Museum, was also 

 collected at Mount Horaima by H. Whitely, on October 31.st, 

 lo«3. 



Immature male. Similar to the adult female, but differs in beinor 

 more rufous on the fore part of the head and wings ; the sides 

 of the face are pale rufous; throat and breast isabelline-buff; 

 abdomen, sides of the body, and under tail-coverts pale slate- 

 grey; under surface of flight-quills dark brown with rufous inner 

 edgings. 



The immature male described was collected at Bartica by H. 

 Whitely on the 17th of December, 1879, and is now in the British 

 Museum. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Supenaam River, Bartica, Makauria 

 River {McConnell collection)'^ Mount Roraima, Kamakusa, Bartica 

 ( Whitely). 



Extralimital Range. Surinam [Penard), Colombia. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



