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rufescens, cristatum; stria auricularis, gula, abdomen, crissum femoraque alba • ju- 

 gulum pectusque nigro-brunnea, albo-fulvo maculata; remiges fuscae, breves; cauda 

 elongata, inaequalis; rostrum tenue, supra nigricans, subtus albidum; pedes albicantes. 

 Longitudo corporis i°^', caudae 8'? c. alis 1. 5^', rostri 13". 



Habitat in sylvis Tonantins, fluvii lateralis fl. Solimoens. 



Species 2. MACROPUS CAIXANA. Tab. XLIII. M.-i. Foem.(?)2. 



Minor, castaneus; pectore, abdomineque anteriore, hypochondriis alisque subtus rufocastaneis; rostro 

 magis arcuato, castaneo ; cauda supra subtusque castanea. 



escriptio. Corpus Cuculo Cayano fere duplo minus, magisque supra et sub- 

 tus castaneum; differt adbuc ab illo rostro rubro, collo, pectore, hypochondriis , cauda 

 subtus, abdomine crissoque anteriore laete castaneis, cauda minus elongata, aeque gra- 

 data licet, ad apicem nigrescenti alboqae terminata. Foemina mare majus gaudet capite 

 cinerascente, oculis flavis pedibusque nigris. Longitudo corporis maris io', cau- 

 dae 6^', c. alis 1. 4|/. 



Habitat in sylvis fluvii Tonantins. Sp. 2. 



Genus V. G A L B U L A. (Joa6-tolo Brasil.) 



Brachyptera, insectivora , taciturna, non scansoria, sedentaria, stupida; rostro elongato, ca- 

 pite duplo longiore, ad basin vibrissis tecto, cuneato , tetragono, recto vel subarcuato , apice 

 acuto; digitis anticis gracilibus, medio connatis, postico interno minutiori, rarissime nullo ; 

 tarsis minutis; lingua longiuscula, tenui, acuta. 



Scec.es ,. GALBULA ALBOGULARIS. t ae . lvii. ri g . .. 



Minor, violaceo-nigricans; capite fusco-brunneo j gula rostroque albidis; cauda brevi, aequali. 



JLFescriptio. Corpus reliquis minus, nigricans; caput nuchaque fusco-brunnea; 

 periophthalmia , macula auricularis gulaque alba; tectrices dorsi alarumque anterio- 

 res maris viridi-violaceae, foeminae violaceae; remiges subviolaceo-nigrae, ad ba- 

 sin albicantes; pectus maris nigro- virescens, foeminae fusco - brunneumj abdomen 



