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in 1876. These latter were from the slopes of the Volcan de Irazu, but Eogers 

 omitted to give any particulars concerning them. Our figure is drawn from one of 

 these birds. 



2. Automolus virgatus. 



Philydor virgatus, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 468' ; ix. p. 106"; Prantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 304'. 

 Automolus virgatusy Berl. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xi. p. 565 *. 



" The feathers of the head above, hind neck and back, and also the sides of the head and of the neck, are 

 blackish brown, -with a clear ochreous stripe down the centre of each [feather], the lower part of the back 

 is of a dull rusty olivaceous brown, the upper taU-coverts deep reddish cinnamon ; the tail deep cinnamon, 

 not so bright as the coverts; the wings are duU cinnamon-brown, with the inner webs of the primaries 

 and the ends of the secondaries brownish black ; the under wing-coverts and inner margin of quills light 

 cinnamon ; the chin and throat are pale fawn-colour with faint brownish edgings to the feathers, on the 

 lower part of the throat the feathers are of a light brownish colour striped down their centres with pale 

 fawn ; on the breast the feathers are of a deeper fawn-colour with dusky edges ; the abdomen, sides, and 

 under tail-coverts are of an olivaceous brown, lighter than the lower part of the back, with rather indi- 

 stinct paler centres to the feathers ; biU brownish black, with the lower part of the under mandible 

 yellow ; irides brown ; feet brown. Total length 1\ in., wing Sj, tail 3^, bill -J, tarsi ^." {Lawrence, 

 I. s. c.) 



Hal. Costa Rica, Angostura {Carmiol ^ ^). 



We do not know this bird, the type of which, however, has been examined by Count 

 von Berlepsch ^, who has given the following note respecting it : — " This may be a 

 valid species, but not of the genus Philydor, as I think ; in fact it seems to be a close 

 ally of Automolus subulatus, Spix, ex Amazonia, from which it may be distinguished 

 by the following points of difference. Bill longer and somewhat stronger, the upper 

 mandible darker in colour. The ground-colour of the top of the head more blackish. 

 The ochraceous stripes there, and still more on the hind neck and the upper back, are 

 more pronounced. The ground-colour everywhere on the upper parts darker or more 

 blackish. The underparts of the body are rather lighter in colour ; throat and breast 

 of a clearer ochraceous ; wings and tail somewhat longer (al. 84^, caud. 72, culm. 23f , 

 tars. 20| mm.)." 



It will be noticed that the measurements taken by Mr. Lawrence and Count von 

 Berlepsch of the same specimen do not agree. The length of the tarsus, according to 

 the former writer ^ in., appears to be very small ; in Automolus ruUginosus and its 

 allies it usually exceeds an inch in length. 



b. Corpus suhtus uniforme haud striatum. 

 a'. Stria superciliaris nulla. 

 3. Automolus rubiginosus. 



Anabates rubiginosus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 288 ' ; 1859, p. 365 ' ; Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. 

 N. H. i. p. 555 ' ; Sanchez, An. Mus. Nac. Mex. i. p. 97 *. 



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