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121. Dendromanes anabatinus. 



Dendrocincla anabatina, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 54, pi. 150 ; 

 Ibis, 1859, p. 118. 



Playa Vicente (April) . 



The peculiar form of the beak in this and the following species 

 seems to necessitate the formation of a new generic name for them, 

 which I accordingly propose shall be Dendromanes. This organ is 

 short, straight, and much compressed, though somewhat broad at 

 the base, but not sufficiently to enable us to arrange it with Ben- 

 drocincla or Dendrocops, as I have previously done. In fact it more 

 resembles that of some species of Dendrornis, though so much shorter, 

 smaller, and with the tip more incurved. The stiff spiny tail shows 

 at once that it's natural situation is in the subfamily Dendrocolaptince. 

 The following is an outline of the characters of this new form of 

 Dendrocolaptinoe : — ■ 



Rostrum capite vix longius, rectum, subulatum, compressum, ad 

 basin paulum dilatatum, mandibulce superioris apice uncinato: 

 alee subbreves, dimidium caudce superantes, remigibus tertio 

 quarto et quinto longissimis : cauda spinosa, plumarum rachi- 

 bus denudatis et acutis : pedes scansorii s unguibus acutis. 



122. Dendromanes homochrous, sp. nov. 



Fusco-rubiginosus, unicolor, gula dilutiore, alis caudaque vegetio- 

 ribus ; loris grisescenti-rufis ; remigum sex externorum pogoniis 

 internis nigricante terminatis : rostro fuscescenti-corneo, pedi- 

 bus pallide corylinis. 



Long, tota 7"5, ake 3*8, caudse 3*2, rostri a rictu TO, tarsi 1*0. 



Hab. In statu Oaxacensi reipubl. Mexicanee. 



Mus. P. L. S. 



Only one example of the present bird was in M. Salle's collections — 

 a male obtained by M. Boucard at Teotalcingo in March 1859. In 

 form it precisely resembles the last species, having only the tail a 

 trifle longer, but just as much rounded, and with the shafts spiny 

 and projecting. The fourth and fifth primaries are equal and rather 

 longer than the third. The sixth is longer than the second. 



122*. Xenops mextcanus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 289. 

 Playa Vicente (April). 



123. Synallaxis erythrothorax, Sclater. 

 Playa Vicente (March and April). 



124. Anabates cervinigularis, Sclater. 

 Playa Vicente (April). 



125. Anabazenops variegaticeps, Sclater, P. Z.S. 1856, p. 289. 

 Choapam and Totontepec. 



