624 
Mr. Charles Chubb on the 
pelzelni of Berlepsch, which latter is the Ecuador race. This 
may be called E. nigricollis intermedia. It should be men¬ 
tioned, however, that the Guiana form occurs also in Peru. 
[Another of our rare birds which I have met with only 
during April, May, and June.—IF. F.] 
199. PlPRIDEA MELANONOTA. 
Pico de punzon azul y canela Azara, Apunt. i. p. 413. 
no. civ. (1802). 
Tanagra melanonota Vieill. N. Diet. d’Hdst. Nat. xxxii. 
p. 407 (1819 : Brazil). 
Pipridea melanonota Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xi. p. 92 ; 
Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 114 (Paraguay) ; Ihering, 
Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 320 (Paraguay). 
a, b. c? $ ad. Sapucay, April 1903-04. 
$. Bill black above, slate-coloured below ; tarsi and feet 
black ; iris brown. 
c, d, e. d ; /, g. $ ad. Sapucay, June 1904. 
h, i. 3; Jc, l. ? ad. ,, July 1904. 
m, n, o. d > P* ? ad. „ August 1904. 
There are specimens in the British Museum from Ecuador 
which are darker on the upper back than P. melanonota, and 
pale bull or cream-coloured on the under surface, instead 
of cinnamon rufous as in that species. Total length 5’0 
inches, culmen 0’5, wing 3*2, tail 2 0, tarsus 0*7. This form 
appears to be P. melanonota venezuelensis, Sclater, Cat. B. 
Brit. Mus. xi. p. 92 part. (Hellmayr in litt.). 
[This species is resident, and owing to its quick flight and 
loud chiriping can generally be secured, as it so foolishly 
makes its presence known t'o all the world. The female is 
more shy, apparently much scarcer. This bird is only met 
with in the large forests and never near the edge.— W. F.] 
200. Calospiza pretiosa. 
Lindo precioso Azara, Apunt. i. p. 381. no. xcv., $ 
(1802). 
Lindo verde frente de canela Azara, tom. cit. p. 388. no. 
xcvii., £ . 
