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E. elegans, and places them under d'Orbigny's older title R gaimardi, at the same time 

 using Swainson's name for a very different bird. 



We, however, still think the Panama bird distinct from E. elegans sive E. gaimardi ; 

 and, as it is not, as we supposed, E. caniceps, Sw., Mr. Lawrence's name, E. macilvaini, 

 is available for it. In 1874 Salvin compared Mr. Lawrence's type with the Panama 

 bird, and found them to agree ^. 



The type of E. macilvaini was supposed to have been obtained in Venezuela ; but as 

 the true E. gaimardi occurs there it is probable that country is not included in its 

 domicile. 



E. macilvaini is closely allied to E. gaimardi, but may be distinguished by its yellower 

 crest. In this respect it is intermediate between E. gaimardi and E. placens. From 

 the latter it may be also recognized by the bands on the wings. 



We have only seen three specimens of this bird, besides the type ; these were all 

 obtained by M'Leannan on the line of the Panama Railway. 



CAPSIEMPIS. 



Capsiempis, Cabanis & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. p. 5G (1859) (type Muscicapa flaveola, Licht.) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 120. 



A genus of two species, whereof the widely-ranging C. flaveola is only known to us. 



Its affinities are not very clear, and its position here, close to Ornithion and Elainea, 

 open to question. 



The general colour is olivaceous above and yellowish beneath. The bill is wider at 

 the base than that of Mionectes, and the rictal bristles much longer and stronger ; the 

 culmen is gradually decurved from the forehead, and the nostrils oval and open, without 

 overhanging membrane as in Leptopogon. The wing is short and rounded, the points 

 of the quills acute; 3rd, 4th, and 5th quills longest; 2nd=6th, 1st < 10th; the tail 

 is long and rounded, =wing, >3 tarsus. 



1. Capsiempis flaveola. 



Muscicapa flaveola, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 56 *. 



Capsiempis flaveola, Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 56"; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 104'; Scl. Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 120 \ 



Muscipeta flaveola, Burm. Syst. Ueb. ii. p. 488 °. 



Tyrannula modesta, Sw. Orn. Draw. t. 48 °. 



Elainea semiflava, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. pp. 177', 182' ; Salv. P. Z.S. 1867, p. 147 '. 



Supra olivacea, capite summo vix obscuriore ; alia et cauda nigricanti-fuscis, extrorsum flavo limbatis, haram 

 tectricibus mediis et majoribus sordide flaTO-albido tenninatis j loris, superciliis et corpore toto subtu's flavis: 

 rostro fusco-comeo, mandibula ad basin pallida ; pedibus nigricantibus. Long, tota 4-0, ate 2-0 caudse 2-0 

 rostri a rictu O-o, tarsi 0-65. (Descr. exempl. ex CMriqui, Panama. Mub. nostr.) 



