72 BIRDS OF BEITISH GUIANA. 



Genus PHLEGOPSIS Reichenb. 



PUegopsis Reiclienbach, Syst. Av. p. Ivii, 1850. Type P. nigromaculata 

 (Lafr. & D'Orb.). 



Fie. 34. — Phlegopsis nigromaculata. 



This genus is distinguished by the %are space round the eye, 

 the nuchal crest, strono; feet, and smooth tarsi. The bill is sharply 

 hooked, the expo.sed culnien about two-thirds the length of the 

 tarsus. The Aving is rounded, the fourth and fifth primaries 

 longest and the third equal to the sixth in length. The tail is 

 very slightly rounded, the outer feather on eacli side being only 

 about 3 mm. shorter than the niidd e ones. 



394. Phlegopsis erytliroptera. 



Rufous-winged Baee-eye. 



FormicaritiS erythroptenis Gould, Ann. & Mag, Hist (2) xv. p. 345, 



1855 (Demei-ara) ; id. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 69. 

 Phlogopsis erythroptera Solater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xv. p. 301, 18^0 



(Demerara). 

 Phlegopsis erythroptera Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 213, 



no. 2151,'l912. , 



Adult (type of the species). Crown of head, sides of face, 

 throat, and entire under surface black, including the under tail- 

 coverts and under wing-coverts ; upper back and upper wing- 

 coverts black, the feathers narrowly edged with white, the median, 

 greater series, and primary-coverts broadly tipped with chestnut ; 

 basal portion of flight-quills and tips of secondaries chestnut, thB 

 -remaining portion black ; lower back dusky black ; upper tail- 

 coverts black tipped with maroon-chestnut; tail black above and 

 below ; flight-quills below rufous at the base, hair-brown on the 

 apical portion. 



