136 BIRDS OF BUITISH GUIAXA. 



437. Oclitliornis littoralis. 

 Natterer^s Water-Tyrant. 



Ulainm littoralis Pekeln, On.. Bras. pp. lOS, 180, 1S69 (Borba, Bio 



Madeira). 

 Ockihceca murinci Sclater, P. Z. S. 1S71, p. 749 ; id. op. cit. 1881, p. 214 



(British Guiana). 

 OrJithoniis littoralis Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 31, 1888; 



Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 264, no. 2685, 1912. 



Adult male. Crown of head, back, and scapulars pale earth- 

 brown, somewhat paler on the rump becoming darker brown on 

 the wings and tail but paler on the inner margins of the primary 

 and secondary quills ; lores and feathers above and below the eye 

 white ; a spot in front of the eye dark brown with black bristly 

 tij)s to the feathers ; chin whiti.sh, remainder of the under surface 

 ochreous-grey including the axillaries and under wing-coverts ; 

 under surface of quills and lower aspect of tail ])ale brown. 

 "Bill and feet black '^ (Oat. B. Brit. Mus.). 



Total length 131 nnn., exposed culmen 12, wing 71, tail 55, 

 tarsus 18. 



This species is not represented in the McCJonnell collection, and 

 the male described, which is in the British Museum, was collected 

 by the late Henry Whitely at Ourumee in December 1890 — 

 Salvin-Godman collection. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male but slightly smaller. 

 AVing 68 mm. 



Younq male. Differs from the adult in liavino- a rufous tinoe 

 both on the upper and under surface. This indixidual was 

 collected at the same time and at the same locality as the adult 

 male described above. 



Breeding-season . Unknown in British Guiana. 



j^est. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Ourumee (Whitel//). 



Extralimital Range. Surinam (Pt^na /■(/),( 'en tral i^razil. Eastern 

 Peru, Eastern Ecuador. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British (jiiiana. 



