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Elmnia variegata, Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 297 ^ 



Legatus variegatus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 366», 1864, p. 175"; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 123 "j 



Cab. J. f.Orn. 1861, p.245^^j Law. Ann. Lye. N. Y.vii. p. 328", ix. p. 112"; v.Frantz. 



J, f. Orn. 1869, p. 307 " ; Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 557 '\ 



Supra brunneus ; capite sutnmo saturatiore, crista celata flava ornato et linea alba undique oireumcincto ; loris 



et regione parotica nigrieanti-brunneis ; alis et cauda nigricantibus, illarum secundariis et tectricibus 



stncte albido limbatis : subtus pallide flavis ; pectore et hypochondriis fueco maculatis ; gutture albo ; 



stria utrinque rictali fuaca : rostro et pedibus nigris. Long, tota 6-2, ate 3-7, caudffi 2-55, tarsi 0-75, rostri 



a rictu 0-6. (Descr. maris ex Cordova, Mexico. Mus. Brit.) 



Hab. Mexico, State of Vera Cruz {Sumichrast ^% Jalapa {de Oca % Cuesta de Misantla 

 {M. Tmjillo), Cordova {8alU% Atoyac and Teapa {H. H. Smith); Guatemala 

 {Skinner n), Las Salinas, Cahabon {0.S.& F. B. G.) ; Costa Rica 12 u 15^ San Jose ^ 

 {v. Frantzius, Carmiol), Tucurnqui, La Barranca {JrcS), Guaitil^, Turrialba^ {Car- 

 miol) ; Panama, Bugaba ^, Chitra ^ {Arce), Lion Hill {M'Leannan 2 s i3), Paraiso 

 Station {Hughes). — South America'', from Colombia to Guiana and South Brazil i- 



A tropical species of very wide range. Legatus alMcollis occurs throughout our 

 region as far north as the mountain-slopes of the State of Vera Cruz; it thence 

 spreads over Eastern Guatemala and crosses to the vpestern side of Central America in 

 Nicaragua, and in Costa Eica and the State of Panama is doubtless found on both sides 

 of the mountain-range. We have no record of it in Western Mexico, the isthmus of 

 Tehuantepec, or any portion of the Pacific coast-region of Guatemala. 



In South America L. alMcollis is found everywhere in the hotter districts as far south 

 as Southern Brazil. It is the Paraguayan " Suiriri choreado siu roxo " of Azara, upon 

 whose description Vieillot founded his name ^. 



The Mexican biM was at one time separated under the name of JL. variegatus, 

 Sclater ^, on its supposed larger size and brighter colours. It has now been proved 

 that some southern examples are fully as large as Mexican. The smallest of our series 

 are from the State of Panama and Costa Eica. The Mexican birds are a little brighter 

 yellow on the under plumage, but the difference is very slight and moreover variable. 



This species is essentially an inhabitant of the hotter forest-region.' Sumichrast 

 says that it is confined to such districts in the State of Vera Cruz ^^, and the specimens 

 we have received from there confirm this statement. In Guatemala we met with it in 

 similar places ; one shot at Cahabon was in a tree in the outskirts of the village. 

 The nest and eggs are, we believe, unknown. 



MYIOZETETES. 



Myiozeta, Bonaparte, Consp. Syst. Orn. p. 30 (1854). 



Myiozetetes, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 46 ; Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 159. 



Myiozetetes is a well-marked genus, but contains several species the limits of which 

 are not readily defined. Mr. Sclater recognizes seven species, but as we are unable to 



