On the Avifauna of Bucaramanga . 
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X.~—Ora some interesting Additions to the Avifauna of Buca¬ 
ramanga, U.S. of Colombia . By Hans von Berlepsch. 
(Plate IV.) 
In the f Journal fur Ornithologie 9 for 1884, pp. 273-320, 
I have spoken of a large collection of bird-skins from Buca¬ 
ramanga sent’to the Liibeck Museum by Mr. Emilio Minlos, 
a German resident of that city. Lately I have had the pleasure 
of examining another collection from the same source, which 
was most obligingly placed in my hands for determination 
by my friend Dr. H. Lenz, of Liibeck. In general this 
second collection contained but little additional material 
worthy of notice; indeed, it furnished but three species which 
were not represented in the first consignment. However, 
two of these are of no small interest: one being quite new 
to science, the other not yet known as a denizen of New 
Granada. To begin first with the interesting novelty, of 
which there are two specimens in the collection. I feel much 
satisfaction in naming it (i Xenerpestes minlosi ” in honour 
of Mr. Emilio Minlos, by whose generosity this collection 
was brought together in the neighbourhood of the city of 
Bucaramanga, and afterwards presented to the Museum of 
the city of Liibeck. The new generic title was kindly sug¬ 
gested to me by Mr. Sclater, who, as well as Mr. Salvin, 
agrees with me in considering this bird to be new to science, 
and a very important discovery. 
In appearance Xenerpestes minlosi is quite unlike any 
other species. At first sight its colouring reminds one some¬ 
what of the curious Odontorhynchus branickii, being cine¬ 
reous above, white below, and showing white striations on 
the nape &c. In form, however, it is altogether different; 
moreover it has an unbarred tail, white wing-bands &c., and 
the similarity appears very superficial when the two species 
are compared more closely together. 
The correct position of the new bird is, no doubt, among 
the Dendrocolaptidse; and I am inclined to adopt the view of 
my friend Mr. Sclater, who believes that it ought to be placed 
in the neighbourhood of Synallaxis. Nevertheless its com- 
