VIREOSYLVIA. 



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ends of primaries. It is possible tliat this may be an extraneous 

 feature, as it has somewhat the appearance of a stain, and is not 

 mentioned by Sclater. The chin and throat are rather more yellow- 

 ish. There is, as far as I can see, no specific difference between 

 this specimen and the others, the yellow of under parts, if anything, 

 being there the deepest. The original description and figure, from 

 an Ecuador (Pallatanga) series, represent the under parts as much 

 whiter than in the present specimens, and it is barely possible that 

 two species may be involved.. 



This species is markedly different from any other, and scarcely 

 needs comparison. The proportions of quills are quite peculiar, and 

 the brown cap, with the olive back is decidedly unique. In general 

 form it constitutes a transition from V. gilva to V. noveboracensis. 



Smith- CoUec- 



fioaiau tor's 



No. No. 



Sex 

 a ad 

 Age. 



Locality. 



When 

 Collected. 



Keceived from 



Collected by 



27,947 

 32,811 

 34,667 

 34,668 

 41,269 

 35,241 



Bogota. 



Puerto Cabello. 

 Barranca, C. B. 



Dota, C R. 



April 16, '64 



Sept. SO, '65. 

 July 28. 



Br. Sclater. 

 J. Krider. 

 J. Carmiol. 



(36,241.) Iris brown. 



Lanivireo, Baird. 



Common Characters. — A broad stripe from till to and around but not beyond 

 the eye. Two broad whitish bands across wing coverts. Bill plumbeous. 



A. Without spurious primary. Head above olive green. 



Line from bill to and around eye yellow. 



Back olive green like head ; throat and breast yellow ; 



rump and upper tail covert ashy . . . Jlavijrons. 



B. With spurious primary. Head above plumbeous. Line 



from bill to and around eye white. 



Back, edges of wing and tail olive green ; sides of 

 breast greenish-yellow. Wing 3.00. 



Upper tail coverts olive green ; base of criasum 

 sulphur yellow ; sides of neck ash color ; 

 no yellow on side of throat , , . solitaria. 

 Upper tail coverts ashy ; crissiim white ; sides 

 of neck olive green ; side of throat tinged 

 with yellow ...... propinqua. 



Whole upper parts plumbeous, faintly olive towards 

 rump. Beneath white, with only a very faint 

 trace of olive on flanks, Wing 3.25 . . . plumbea. 



