Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... to the Rio Negro (Marabitanas, Rio Icanna, Barcellos, Manaos), to Eastern Ecuador, North-east Peru (Yurimaguas, Chamicuros, Pebas, etc.), and Northern Bolivia (Yuracares). Also found in Bogotd collections. c? ad. Differs at once from all the preceding forms by the presence of a large, concealed white interscapular patch. Edge of the wing dark slate-grey. General colour as in T. c. persimilis.? ad. Exactly like that of T. c. persimilis. I am unable to detect any differences between specimens from Cayenne, Guiana, etc., and others from the Rio Negro, Peru, and Yuracares, Bolivia. All the man' specimens examined possess the characteristic white dorsal patch, which is altogether wanting in the c? 6 of T. c. caesius, T. c. haffmannsi, and T. c. persimilis. Material: 3 c?c?, 2??, Cayenne; 2 c?cJ, 2??, Surinam; c??, Brit. Gniana; 4 c?c?, 3??, Orinoco; 11 $6, 10??, Canra River; 7 c?c?, 5??, Rio Negro; c??, Rio Napo, Ecuador; c??, Bogota; 1 $ ad., 1 c? juv., 3??, Pebas; 2 c? c? ad., 1 c? juv., Yuracare's, Bolivia (D'Orbiguy coll.--Paris Museum). Obs. Whether the? from Santarem, recorded supra, p. 17, belongs to this or to the preceding form cannot be decided until adult males come to hand. 59. Myrmelastes fortis (Scl. & Salv.) Percnostola fortis Sclater & Salvin, P.Z.S. 1867. p. 980 (Pebas and Chyavetas, E. Peru). Nos. 781, 883. rfad., 8, 23. vi. 06. "Iris red or red-brown, feet and bill black, bare skin behind the eye light blue."--Wing 83, 84; tail 70, 69; bill 23, 22; tarsus 32, 33J mm. No. 884.?ad. 23., vi. 06. "Iris red-brown," soft parts as above.--Wing 82; tail 67; bill 23; tarsus 32 mm. These skins are exactly similar to others from N.E. Peru; perhaps the wings average slightly shorter. One of the males has the first primary narr...
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