VIREO. 



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the browE cap and post-ocular stripe are wanting, and tbe light line 

 from bill only goes to tbe eye, instead of passing broadly to the 

 nape. I have great pleasure in dedicating it to Mr. Geo. Latimer, 

 of Porto Rico, at whose expense a valuable collection of birds of the 

 Island vras made and presented to the Institution — the species just 

 described among them. 



Vireo pallens, Saltin. (Nicaragua.) 



Tlreo pallens. 



Vireo pallens, Salvin, P. Z. S. May, 1863, 188 (Realejo and Punta 

 Arenas). 



Hab. West coast of Central America. 



■ (No. 33,601.) Wings short and rounded, about equal to the tail ; Ist quill 

 rather less than half the 2d, which Is less than the secondaries ; 3d about equal 

 to the 7 th ; 4th and 5 th long- 

 est. Bill ■ largo and stout ; 

 feel well developed, the claws 

 reaching to end of tail. Tail 

 rather rounded, the feathers 

 narrow ; the lateral .16 shorter 

 than central. 



Upper parts dull grayish- 

 olive ; a little brighter per- 

 haps on rump and edges of 

 quill- and tail-feathers. No 



difference appreciable in color of the outer edge of lateral tail feather. Two 

 bands on the wing, and outer edges of inner secondaries white. No concealed 

 yellowish on rump. Beneath soiled white, with a very slight tinge of oliva- 

 ceous on sides ; the lining of wings and inner edges of quills pure white. 

 Tibiae ashy. A whitish line from bill to, and perhaps a narrow ring around 

 the eye. Lores dusky. Bill horn color above, pale below ; feet dusky. 



(No. 33,601.) Total length,' 4.70 ; wing, 2.10 ; tail, 2.00 ; difference between 

 10th and longest quills, .25 ; exposed portion of 1st primary, .70, of 2d, 1.35, 

 of longest (measured from exposed base of 1st primary), 1.64; length of bill 

 from forehead, .58, from nostril, .35, along gape, .68 ; tarsus, .80 ; middle toe 

 and olaw, .55, claw alone, .20 ; hind toe and claw, .50, claw alone, .24. 



This species is very similar in form and general appearance to V. 

 pusillus, agreeing in the rounded tail with narrow pointed feathers, 

 lengthened legs, long claws, etc., with about the same dimensions; 

 otherwise, however, the bill and feet are much larger, measuring 



