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yellow rump, smaller white tips to the tail, and a slightly developed white 
speculum. The third, from Monte Video and the southern districts of Brazil, 
is, next to C. major from Guyana, the largest of the genus.] It has no white 
speculum, and is otherwise like the Brazilian C. chloropy(/a, except that the 
colouring, especially above, is paler and duller. The fourth, from Peru, which 
is probably C. Jlaveolttf Tschudi (iiec L.), resembles C. majuscula, but is to 
be recognized by its remarkably white speculum. J, Cabanis, J. f. 0. 1865, 
pp. 412-414 *. 
CoTINGIDiE. 
Lipaugus nnirvfuSj L, suhalaris,fmdi L, rtifcscens arc figured, and a synopsis 
of the ten species known to the authors is given. P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin, 
Exot. Orn. pp. 1-6, pis. i.-iii. 
XipJiolcna atropurpiirca is figured, and a synopsis of the three known spe- 
cies given. P. L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, Exoi Orn. pp. 9, 10, pi. v. 
Metophthrix is a new genus of the subfamily Piprince, with a long, much 
compressed, and slightly curved bill, having no notch j frontal feathers short, 
erect, and bristly j gape smooth ; wings moderate, scarcely reaching to half 
the tail j the second to fourth remiges nearly equal and longest, the first equal 
to the sixth ; long graduated tail ; tarsi moderate, a little longer than the 
middle toe, the three anterior toes united at the base. Tlie type and only 
species is M. aurantiacus, from Sarayacu in Eastern Peru. P. L. Sclater & 
0. Salvin, P. Z. S. 1866, pp. 100, 191, pi. xviii. 
Sclater, P. L. Note on tire Distribution of the Species of 
Chasmorhynchus f* Ibis, 1866, pp. 406, 407. 
C. variegatns most probably does not occur in Brazil, as had been supposed. 
The coast of Venezuela and Trinidad appear to bo its localities. C. nudicollis 
is from the coast-region of South-east Brazil, C. allms from Guiana, and C, 
caruncvdahis from Central America. The areas occupied by each nearly, too, 
correspond with those of the four species of Galhida allied to G. viridis. C. 
nudicollis has been brought alive to England. {Cf, Intell, Observer, Jan. 
1867, pp. 401-408.) 
Ampelidas. 
The genera Myiadestes, Cichlopis, and Platyeichla probably belong to the 
Turdidcc. S. F. Baird, Kev. Am. B. pp. 408, 409, and 417. 
Myiadestes solitarius is a name given to the Muscicapa armillata of Gosso 
(B. Jam. p. 198) and other authors except Vieillot. The first inhabits Ja- 
maica, and has not the white chin, the rufous belly, and yellow legs of the 
last, which is supposed to be from Martinique. S. F. Baird, op. cit. p. 421. 
JHilogonys caudatus is figured, P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin, Exot. Orn, 
pp. 11, 12, pi. vi. 
Pachycephola grmffii and P. (?) optata are two new species from the Feejees. 
The first is a typical species easily to be distinguished from several nearly al- 
lied birds by the dark gamboge-yellow chin ; the latter is described from the 
female only. G. Ilartlaub, Ibis, 1866, pp. 172, 173. 
* Not published tiU 1866. 
t From some information lately brought to our knowledge by Dr. Murie, 
we are decidedly of opinion that Chasmorhynchus, whatever be its true affi- 
nities, must not be classed among the Passeres as restricted in this ^Becord,’ 
—A. N. 
