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but larger, darker and more brightly colored; purer red, less 

 brown or liver colored above; throat brighter scarlet; abdomen 

 rosier, less gray; wing 96-102 (99) ; adult female slightly yellower, 

 less brown below, the throat much brighter ochre yellow in 

 marked contrast with chest. 



Range. — Yaruca, eastern Honduras (the type series) and 40 

 specimens from eastern Guatemala. 



Remarks. — The males of a beautiful series collected by Anthony 

 in Alta Vera Paz in the Dwight Collection prove to be inseparable 

 from the type series of confinis Bangs from eastern Honduras, and 

 quite different from true ruhicoides Lafresnaye. The females 

 are not quite typical, however, approaching ruhicoides. It is 

 consequently possible that ignicapilla Finsch should replace 

 confinis Bangs, although the former did not intend to propose a 

 new name. Finsch did not regard Lichtenstein's name as a 

 nomen nudum, and used it as having many years priority over 

 Lafresnaye's ruhicoides. He accidentally validated the name, 

 however, by giving some comparative description and detailed 

 measurements of a specimen from Guatemala. 



As a matter of fact eastern Guatemala is in the general region 

 where three races of this Ant-tanager meet. A series from 

 Secanquim is inseparable from confinis. Two specimens from 

 Sepacuite, however, are intermediates. One is ruhicoides in 

 color, but confinis in size. The other is ruhicoides, showing an 

 approach to nelsoni. Many old 'Vera Paz' trade skins examined 

 are also nearer ruhicoides than confinis. Three specimens from 

 British Honduras (Manatee River and Cayo District) are 

 nearest ruhicoides, but two from the boundary line between 

 British Honduras and Quintana Roo are nearest nelsoni. It 

 is a fair presumption, therefore, that specimens from northern 

 and eastern Peten will prove to be variously intermediate 

 between ruhicoides and nelsoni. The fact that specimens near- 

 est ruhicoides are known from Guatemala is the reason why I 

 do not use ignicapilla Finsch to replace confinis Bangs. Finsch's 

 specimen measured 94.8 mm., and there is every possibility that 

 it was an intermediate, nearest ruhicoides in the modern sense. 



5. Habia rubica salvadorensis Dickey & Van Rossem. 

 Diagnosis. — Connecting confinis Bangs with afiinis Nelson of 



