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[Chhronerpes] cecilix Sclatek and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 99, part. 



Dendrobates cecilise Hargitt, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xvi, 1890, 366, part (Mina de 

 Chorcha and BibaMz, Panama).— Chbkkib, Expl. Zool. Merid. Costa Rica, 

 1893, 46 (Palmar, s. w. Costa Eica).— Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Ayes, ii, 1890, 440, part (David, BibaMz, and Mina de Ctorclia, Panama). 



[Veniliomis] cedliss Shakpe, Hand-list, ii, 1900, 222, part (Panama). 



Venilwrnis cedliss Bangs, Auk, xviii, 1901, 360 (Divala, Chiriqui, w. Panama). 



Veniliomis neglectus Bangs, Proc. New Engl. Zool. Club, ii, Dec. 30, 1901, 99, 

 Divala, Chiriqui, w. Panama; coll. E. A. and O. Bangs); Auk, xxiv, 1907, 

 293 (Pozo del Rio Grande, s. w. Costa Rica). — Cahriker, Ann. Carnegie 

 Mus., vi, 1910, 589 (Costa Rica). 



Genus DRYOBATES Boie. 



Dendrocopos (not Dendrocopus Vieillot, 1816) Koch, Baier Zool., i, 1816, 72. 



(Type, Piims major Linnseua.) 

 Dryobates Boie, Isis, xxi, 1826, 977. (Type, by monotypy, Piais piibeseens 



Linnaeus.) 

 Dendrodromas Kaup, Naturl. Syst., 1829, 136. (Type, Picas Uuconoios Bechstein.) 

 Leuconotopicus Malherbe, Rev. Zool., 1845, 373. (Type, Pvms stridcUindi 



Malherbe.) 

 Pipripicus Bonaparte, Ateneo Italiano, ii, 1854, 123 (Consp. Volucr. Zygod., 



1854, 8). (Type, Pvms ZeMcoTioto* Bechstein.) 

 Piculus (not of Geofiroy St.-Hilaire, 1832) Bebhm, . Vollst. Vogelf., 1855, 70. 



(Type, Picus minor Linnseus.) 

 Tridactylia (not of Shaw, 1815) Bonaparte, Ateneo Italiano, ii, 1854, 123 



(Consp. Volucr. Zygod., 1854, 8). (Type, Picus lecontii Jones=P. pubescens 



Linnaeus.) 

 ('!)Dendrotypes Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iv, heft 2, June, 1863, 46. 



(Tjrpe, Picus macei Vieillot. o) 

 Xylocopus 6 Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iv, heft 2, June, 1863, 51. (Type, 



Picus minor Linnaeus.) 

 Dendrocoptes Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iv, heft 2, June, 1863, 51. (Type, 'i 



Picus medius Linnaeus.) 



Rather large to very small Picinse (wing 90-150 mm.) with outer 

 hind toe decidedly longer than outer front toe, longest primaries 

 exceeding secondaries by more than one-fourth (but less than one- 

 third) the length of wing, outermost (tenth) primary about one-third 

 as long as ninth, culmen longer (usually much longer) than outer 

 hind toe with claw (or else with tuft of antrorse prefrontal plumes 

 covering basal half of maxilla) ; outer webs of primaries (at least) 

 spotted with white, lateral rectrices white (with or without black 

 bars or spots), upper parts black or (rarely) brown, often barred or 

 striped with white on back, under parts whitish, with or without 

 darker markings. 



Bill usually shorter (sometimes very much shorter) than hea4, 

 rarely slightly longer, distinctly chisel-shaped at tip, its width at 



o This species I have not been able to examine. 



6 fiAov (Holz) und KiKzui (schlagen, klopfen). (Cabanis and Heine.) 



