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sime vermiculatis : remigihus alarum fusco-nigris, scapis plu- 



marum atris : suhtus dilutior, gula pallescentiore : ventre toto 

 fulvescenti-brunneo lavato : crisso et tectricibus subcaudalibus 



nigro variegatis : rostri mandibula superiore plumbea, inferior e 



albida : pedibus dare corylinis. 

 Long, tota 10"0, alse 6*5, caudee 2*0, tarsi 2*0, rostri a rictu 1*3. 

 Hab. In statu Oaxaca reipubl. Mexicans. 



Two examples of this fine Tinamou are in M. Boucard's collections, 

 both males, one from Play a Vicente (May), and the other from Teo- 

 talcingo (March). The nearest allied species is the S. American 

 T. cinereus. 



229. Tinamus sall^i (Bp.). — Nothocercus sallcei, Bp. C. R. 

 xlii. p. 955. 



Nigricans, rvfo undulatus : alarum vittis latioribus et favescen- 

 tioribus : cervice postica et dorso superiore fere puris ; pileo 

 nigricante ; nucha rufescente, nigro undulata : lateribus capitis 

 rufis : subtus cinnamomeo-rufus, cervice obscure cinerea, gula 

 nivea, lateribus et crisso nigro variegatis : rostro corneo : man- 

 dibula inferior e et pedibus favis. 

 2 • Cervice antica rufescente : pileo, sicut nucha, vittato. 



Long, tota 10*0, alee 6 '2, caudse 1*5, tarsi 1*8. 



This is the only Mexican species of Tinamou which is at all like 

 the South American Tinamus variegatus, and I believe that it is the 

 same to which Prince Bonaparte applied the name T. delattrii in 

 C. It. xlviii. p. 955. I know, from the Prince's own mouth, that he 

 was in doubt upon this point. The examples described above were 

 obtained at Playa Vicente in May 1850. M. Salle suggests that 

 this bird maybe Lesson's Nothura cinnamomea (Rev. Zool. 1842, 

 p. 210). Though I know from experience the vileness of Lesson's 

 descriptions, I think this hardly possible. 



230. Tinamus meserythrus, sp. nov. 



Ex olivaceo rufescens ; alis nigricantibus, extus rufo marginatis ; 

 pileo toto nigricanti-cinereo : subtus saturate ferrugineo-rufus, 

 medialiter clarior ; crisso pallide cinnamomeo ; hypochondriis et 

 pectore antico obscurioribus, nigricante adumbratis : remigibus 

 subtus pallide schistaceis : tectricibus caudce elongatis, satu- 

 rate castanets : rostri mandibula superiore plumbea, inferior e 

 albicante : pedibus clare corylinis. 



Long, tota 9'5, alee 5*2, caudee 1'5, tarsi 1*7, rostri a rictu 1 "15. 



Hab. In statu Oaxaca reipublicee Mexicanae. 



This Tinamou is nearly allied to T. sovi of South America and T. 

 castaneus of New Granada. It is easily distinguished by the deep- 

 chestnut medial line below, contrasting with the darker sides of the 

 body. There are but very faint traces of spots on the crissum. 

 The male and female, procured by M. Boucard at Playa Vicente in 

 May, are coloured alike. 



