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Mr. Charles Chubb on the 
Pizorhinn choliba Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 336. 
a, b $ ad. Sapucay, October 1902. 
Both of these specimens are of the dark phase, and in 
full adult plumage, with rufous thighs and tarsi. 
c. $ ad. Sapucay, March 24, 1904. 
This bird is of the red phase, whitish below wiih bold 
longitudinal dark streaks; the thighs, tarsi, and feet are 
pale rufous, becoming whitish towards the toes. 
d. Ad. Sapucay, May 3, 1904. 
Bill and toes of a greenish slate-colour ; iris yellow. This 
example is somewhat intermediate in colour between the 
dark and red phase. 
Two eggs collected on October 14, 1902, and three others 
obtained on October 20, 1903, are dull white in colour and 
measure : axis 1*3 to P4 inches ; diameter 1T5 to 1’25. 
33. Gisella iheringi. 
Gisella iheringi Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. vii. p. xl (1899 : 
Sfio Paulo, Brazil) ; id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 295 (1899). 
a . $ imm. Sapucay, September 28, 1902. 
This bird is blackish brown above, somewhat darker on 
the head and nape, with tawny bases to the feathers of the 
hind-neck and scapulars ; wing-coverts similar in colour to 
the back, with white spots on the outer webs towards the 
tips; primary-coverts blackish, with a white spot on the 
inner webs ; primary and secondary quills blackish-brown, 
with white spots on both webs ; upper tail-coverts like the 
back ; tail-feathers black, with white spots on both webs, 
the two white spots at the tips of the feathers almost 
confluent; forehead to the middle of the crown of a buff- 
colour, somewhat paler and more extended on the sides of 
the latter; lores and eyebrows black, as also the ear-coverts, 
this same colour extended in a line towards the sides of 
the throat; on the middle of the throat a black patch 
extending in a line on to the sides of the neck; cheeks, 
sides of face, sides of neck, sides of body, and entire under 
surface tawny rufous ; under wing-coverts buff ; quills 
brown belou. 
