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Mr. Charles Chubb on the 
The specimens from Paraguay are similar in colour 
of plumage to those of N. pileata Bodd. from Guiana, but 
differ in that they are larger in every respect. Total length 
5’6 inches, culmen 0*65, wing 3*05, tail 2*0, tarsus 075. I 
propose, therefore, that the Paraguay form be designated 
Nemosia pileata paraguayensis. 
[This species is by no means common. I know nothing 
special about its habits.— W. F.~\ 
208. Nemosia fosteri. 
Nemosia fosteri Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, xv. p. 96 
(1905) ; id. Hand-list B. v. p. 396 (1909). 
a-e. £ ad. et. imm.; f-i. $ ad. Sapucay, March 1903-04. 
k, l. <$ ad.et imm.; m-p. $ ad. Sapucay, April 1903-01. 
$. Bill horn-coloured above, orange below ; tarsi and 
feet dark slate-coloured ; iris brown. 
q. <$ ad. Sapucay, May 5, 1904. 
r. S imm. „ June 20, 1904. 
Male. The chief differences which distinguish Nemosia 
fosteri from N. guira are the wide yellow superciliary streaks 
and frontal band, the deeper-coloured chestnut on the upper 
breast and lower back, and the more yellow abdomen ; the 
under tail-coverts of the type are tinged with chestnut. 
Total length 5’2 inches, culmen 0*6, wing 2*75, tail 22, 
tarsus 0*7. 
Female. Olive-yellow above, slightly more yellow on the 
upper tail-coverts; under surface pale yellow, including 
the under tail-coverts; sides of body and flanks inclining 
to grey; under wing-coverts white. Total length 5’0 inches, 
culmen 06, wing 2'45, tail P95, tarsus 07. 
Young male in first plumage. Like the female, but brighter; 
the first appearance of the male dress may be recognised by 
the tinge of chestnut on the breast and lower back, and also 
by the mixture of black feathers on the throat. 
[This species is not uncommon in the dense forests of 
the district, its bright yellow body and black head making 
it very conspicuous. It is a lively and restless bird and not 
by any means shy. The males and females are fairly well 
balanced in number, but I have never seen them together.—- 
W. F.] 
