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Ucayali, within the dominion of Peru ; and in the same Republic Mr. Henry Whitely found it in the valley 
of the Cosnipata.” 
I am indebted to Mr. Osbert Salvin for the accompanying note:— 
“ The name variegatus, bestowed by the traveller Spix upon this species, appears well chosen; for the 
extent and character of the markings of the tail vary greatly, especially in specimens from Bahia. It may 
be from having seen a greater number of specimens from this district that these variations are more 
apparent in Bahian birds; but I have not yet noticed them to nearly the same extent in specimens obtained 
from the western confines of the range of the species. Here the white bands of the tail appear to have 
assumed a more definite order, and specimens in which these bands are almost run together (as in some 
from Bahia) have not yet come under my notice. This constancy of the white bands of the tail of the 
Peruvian birds, if such it is, can hardly he held to be a specific character, seeing that some Bahia birds are 
precisely similar, while others differ considerably. Varying as this bird does, it is somewhat surprising that 
only one synonym has been proposed for it. I may add that I sincerely trust that it may long remain the 
only one! ” 
The three figures in the Plate are of the natural size. 
