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Rictus usque infra oculos 



elongatus. 

 Tarsi breviusculi. 

 Cauda longiuscula, in- 



oequalis. 



Gape reaching under the 



eyes. 

 Tarsi rather short. 

 Tail rather long, unequal. 



These are insectivorous birds, and ambulate soli- 

 tarily the banks of rivers. 



Sp. 1. Ph. superciliaris. Sp'ix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 73. pi. Ixxiii. 



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Ph. rufus siiprh subtusque, capite nigro; periophthalmiis albis; 

 Cauda firrugiaed-, striga malari et post-oculari nigris; rec- 

 tricibus duabus later alibus Jerrugineis ; remigibus fuscis. 



Red Philydor both above and beneath, with the head black j 

 round the eyes white ; tail rust-coloured, with a black stripe 

 on the cheek and behind the eyes 3 the two lateral tail-feathers 

 ferruginous ; the quills brown . 



Inhabits the province of Minas Geraes. Length 

 six inches. 



Sp. 2. Ph. albogularis. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 74. pi. Ixxiv. 



f. 1. male; 2. Jem. 

 Ph. rufo-castaneus supra, subtus rufescens; capite macidaque 



superauriculari obscure strigillatis ; gidd colloque laterali albis ; 



Cauda Icete rufa. 



Philydor above chesnut-red, beneath reddish, with the head and 

 spot above the ears obscurely striped ; the throat and side of 

 the neck white ; the tail fine rufous. 



Inhabits the banks of the river Verde in Brazil. 

 Length seven inches and a quarter. 



Sp. 3. Ph. ruficollis. Spix, Avium Nova Spec. p. 74. pi. Ixxv. 



Ph. olivaceo-riifescens supra, subtus Icete rufus; capite cinereo- 

 nigro ; Jronte, guld, stria supra oculos, periophthalmiis macu' 

 Idque auricular i f err tigineis. 



