192 DENDEOCOLAPTIDJE. 



3. Dendrocolaptes sancti-thomsB. 



Dendrocops sancti-thomm, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1853^ p. 466 \ 



Dendrocolaptes sancti-thoma, Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 96'; 1859, p. 54'; Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xv. 



p. 174*; Scl. &Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 118°; P. Z. S. 1864, p. 355"; 1868, p. 56'; Lawr. 



Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 320'; viii. p. 181 '; ix. p. 106'°; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 144"; 



1870, p. 193"; Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 305"; Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 331 "; Boucard, 



P. Z. S. 1878, p. 60 ^' ; Natting, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. vi. p. 385 '" ; Ridgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. 



Mus. X. p. 589 ". 



Supra oUvaceo-brunneus, capita fulvescente, dorso postico, alis extus et cauda rubiginosis, pileo, cervice et dorso 

 antico cum scapularibus frequenter nigro transfasciatis : subtus cervinus, mento grisescente, pectore 

 saturatiore, undique nigro frequenter transfasciatis, subalaribus cervinis nigro variegatis, remigibus intus 

 (praeter apices fuscos) cinnamomeis : rostro nigricanti-corneo, mandibula basi pallida, pedibus obscure 

 corylinis. Long, tota lO'O, alae 4"5, caudae 4'3, rostri a rictu 1'65, tarsi 1-05. (Desor. exempl. ex 

 Orange Walk, British Honduras. Mus. nostr.) 



Hah. Mexico (^c?e Verreaux^); British Hondukas, Orange Walk (Gaumer), Belize 

 (Lei/land, Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, Vera Paz {0. S. & F. D. Q.) ; Hoi^dueas, 

 Omoa {Leyland ^), Segovia Eiver (Townsend ^'') ; Nicaeagua, Greytown (Holland), 

 Sucuya [Nutting ^^), Momotombo ( W. B. Eichardson) ; Costa Eica, San Jose ^^, 

 Aguacate Mountains ^^ (v. Frantzins), Navarro (Boucard ^^), Tucurriqui (ArcS ^) ; 

 Panama, Bugaba ^^, Santiago de Veraguas ^^ (Arce), Lion Hill (M'Leannan ^ ^). — 

 Colombia ^K 



Though a rare bird in British Honduras and Guatemala, and probably very locally 

 distributed, this species becomes much more common in Costa Eica and the State of 

 Panama, whence a number of specimens have been sent us ; but of its habits little has 

 been recorded, and we never actually met with the bird ourselves. 



Compared with H. puncticollis, B. sancti-thomce may easily be distinguished by the 

 transverse black bands which cover the head, upper back, and under surface, B. mincti- 

 collis being striped longitudinally except on the abdomen. It belongs to the larger 

 section of the genus, its near allies being B. certhia and B. radiatus, but from both it 

 may be known by the distinct character of the bars on the under surface. 



Lafresnaye's name, B. sancti-thomce, was suggested by his specimen being stated to 

 have come from the island of St. Thomas ; no doubt the small sea-port town of Santo 

 Tomas in Honduras, situated near Omoa, was really its origin. 



The occurrence of B. sancti-thomce in Mexico rests on the authority of a skin said 

 to be from that country which was submitted to Mr. Sclater for examination by 

 MM. Verreaux in 1858. As neither M. Salle nor M. Boucard nor any of the collectors 

 who have more recently collected in Southern Mexico have met with this bird its 

 occurrence in Mexico requires confirmation. 



