MALACOPTILA INORNATA. 



THE GUATEMALAN SOET-WINa. 

 PLATE XLI. 



Monasa inornata, DuBus, Bull. Acad. Brux. xiv. pt. 2, p. 107 (1847). 



Monasa inornata, Lafr. Eev. Zool. 1848, p. 249. 



Monasa inornata. Gray et Mitch. Gen. B. iii. App. p. 4 (1849). 



Monasa inornata, Bp. Consp. i. p. 147 (1850). 



Malacoptila inornata, Scl. Ann. N. H. ser. 2, xiii. p. 478 (1854). 



Malacoptila inornata, Scl. Syn. Bucc. p. 19 (1854). 



Malacoptila inornata, Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 196. 



Malacojptila inornata, Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 40. 



Malacoptila verce-pacis, Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 40. 



Malacoptila inornata, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 273, et 



Malaco])tila verce-pacis, Scl. ibid. (1862). 



Malacoptila inornata. Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 137, et 



Malacoptila verce-pacis. Cab. et Hein. ibid. p. 139 (1863). 



Malacoptila inornata, Salvin, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 201. 



Malacoptila inornata, Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 106 (1873). 



Supra ferruginea^ pileo fuscescentiore ; pileo^ interscapulio, et alls extus maculis triquetris fulvis variegatis ; 

 fronte, loris et plumis rictalibns plus minusve albo mixtis ; subtus valde dilutior, fulvescens, ferrugineo 

 lavata, in pectoris lateribus fusco obsolete flammulata; ventre medio albicantiore ; subalaribus et 

 remigum marginibus internis Isete ferrugineis ; rostro corneo, ad basin flavicante ; pedibus fuscis : 

 long, tota 7"0, alse 3"4j caudse rectr. med. 3"2, lat. 2'2, rostri a rictu 1"2. Fem. colore notsei cineraceo^ 

 gastrsei albicante diversa ; pectore medio fulvo^ ventre fusco obsolete flammulato ; subalaribus et 

 remigum marginibus internis cinnamomeis ; cauda rufescente unicolori. 



Hab. in GuatemaM. 



I HAVE already expressed the doubt I feel as to the propriety of maintaining this form as distinct 

 from the preceding species; but, after going fully into the subject again, I think it best to adhere 

 to the decision at which, in conjunction with Mr. Salvin, I arrived in 1870, after examination 

 of the large series contained in our two collections together. Mr. Salvin has so clearly put 

 this forward in his article " On the Birds of Veragua," published in the Zoological Society's 

 ' Proceedings ' for that year, that I cannot do better than copy what he has said upon the 

 question : — 



" In the northern form, for which the term inornata is the oldest and must be adopted, the 

 male is distinguishable by the rufous colouring extending nearly uniformly over the whole 

 surface below, being slightly paler on the lower belly, and bearing very slight traces of dark 

 ScL. Jac. & Puffb. No. XVII.— Jw/y, 1881. s 



