p. [69]-76 ; 24 cm.Includes biliographical references

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921.

Söderström, L.

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ARTICLE VI.-Notes on a Collection of Birds from Quito, Ecuador.By J. A. ALLEN.A small collection of birds, made in the immediate vicinity ofQuito by Mr. L. Soderstrom, recently purchased by the AmericanMuseum of Natural History, contains several species of interest.The collection numbers 2IO specimens, representing 79 species,one of which proved to be new,* while others are quite worthy ofrecord.1. Thryophilus nigricapillus Scl-.One specimen.2. Dendroica blackburnie (Gm.).-An immature male.3. Diglossa sittoides (d'Orb. et Lafr.).-The single specimen(male) differs from a Bogota example in having the whole dorsalsurface more bluish-gray, with less blackish on the front andsides of the head, and in wanting the small postocular white spot.4. Dacnis angelica De Filip,pi.-Seven examples, all adultmales.5. Dacnis egregia aquatorialis Berl.-One specimen, differ-ing markedly from Bogota skins in the more greenish tint of theblue color.6. Chlorophanes spiza ce.ruleseens (Cass.).Chlorophanes spiza exsul BERL. et TACZ., P. Z. S., I883, P. 543.Of the five specimens in the collection three are typically refer-able to the blue form named by Cassin as above. The other twoare referable to7. Chlorophanes spiza guatemalensis (Cass.).-These skinsare evidently of a different make from the others, and are nodoubt from a different locality.8. Cooreba cerulea (Linn.).-Three specimens-two malesand one female-agree perfectly with Bogota examples, the billbeing of nearly maximum length for this species.9. Procnias viridis III.-Two specimens, male and female.The bird commonly hitherto called Procnias tersa (Linn.) pre-sents a singular case as regards both its generic and specificnames. As Count von Berlepsch has shown (Ibis, I88i, P. 243),* See Auk, V, July, I888, p. 287.I889.]70 Bulletin American Museum of Natural Histo;y. [Vol. II,the description of Ampelis tersa Linn. (Syst. Nat., I2th ed., 1766,p. 298) does not apply to this bird, and until some bird is foundwhich it properly characterizes the name must be considered asindeterminable.The "Hirundo viridis Temminck Cat." of Illiger (Prod., i8I I,p. 228) proves on examination to be merely a Latin translation ofTemminck's " L'hirondelle verte" (Cat. syst. du Cab. d'Ornitho-logie et de Quadrumanes, I807, p. 245, No. 986), which seems tobe undoubtedly the female of the bird called Procnias tersa bylater authors. Hirundo viridis must, however, date from Illiger,and the name for the species be Procnias viridis Ill., instead ofProcnias ccrulea (Vieill.),* as claimed by Count von Berlepsch(1. c.).. This is unfortunate, as Vieillot described very carefullyboth sexes and the young, and figured the male."Procnias ventralis Ill., Prodr., p. 228," is often cited amongthe synonyms of this bird (cf. Sclater, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XI,i886, p. 5o), but for what reason is hard to see, as this name doesnot exist in Illiger's 'Prodromus ' at the page cited, nor elsewherein the work, so far as I have been able to discover.Illiger, in founding his genus Procnias, apparently attributes itto Hoffmansegg, but I am unable to find that Hoffmansegg everpublished it. Illiger's diagnosis of Procnias is not strictly appli-cable to the bird since known as Procnias, much better agreeingwith some of the Cotingidae, two of which be cites under Proc-nias, thus formally referring them to this genus, as follows:"Species: Ampelis variegata, carunculata? Lin. Gmel. Hirundoviridis 'remminck Catalog. (at nostra avis, cum descriptione beneeongruens, e Brasilia est.)." It is only through this reference to abird described by Temminck, which is appaXently the female ofProcnias tersa auct. pl., that it is possible to bring Procnias Ill. intoany relation with the species now under consideration. Evidently,as the context shows, Illiger made his genus Procnias for theLinn.-Gmelin species of Ampelis which he designed to removefrom his restricted genus Amppelis, and were it not for the referenceto Temminck, Ampelis variegata Gmelin would have to be con-sidered as its type.* Tersixa carulea Vieill., Nouv. Dict., XXXIII, 1819, p. 401, pI. xx, fig. I.[March,No. 2.] Allen on Birds from Quito, Ecuador. 7IWith a large series of specimens of this species before me Iam unable to recognize any basis for a " smaller subspecies occi-denlalis."10. Euphonia xanthogastra Sund.-Four males (Napo, Nov-ember) and one female (Gualea, July I4).11. Euphonia saturata (Cab.).-Two males.12. Chlorochrysa nitidissima Scl-.A single male from Napo.13. Calliste yeni (d'Orb. et Lafr.).-Two males, Napo.14. Calliste schrankii (Spix).-Four males and one female(Napo).15. Calliste xanthogastra Sc/.-One adult male, Napo.16. Calliste rufigularis (Sc!.). -An adult male, Nanegal,July I4.17. Calliste gyroloides (Lafr.).-Adult male, Napo; youngfemale, "near Quito."18. Calliste cyaneicollis (Lafr.).-Adult male, near Quito.19. Calliste cyanopygia Scl.-Adult male, Nanegal.20. Calliite ruficervix (Prlv. et Des Murs). - Three adultmales (Gualea, July I4; Batonago, Aug. 25).21. Calliste nigriviridis (Lafr.).-One adult male, Nanegal.22. Calliste lunigera Scl.-Four adult males (Nanegal andMillegala, May).23. Calliste aurulenta (Lafr.).-'Fhree adults, "near Quito."24. Iridiornis dubusia (Bon.).--Two adult males, "Nono,west of Quito."25. Tanagra colestis Spix.-One specimen, Napo.26. Piranga ardens Tsch.-Male, Nanegal.27. Bamphocols nigrogularis (Spix).-Two males, Napo.28. Ramphocolus icteronotus Bon.-Eight males, Quito.29. Trichothraupis quadricolor (Vieil/.).-Eight examples;one, " Pichincha, May, I883 "; the others, "near Quito."30. Tachyphonus cristatus (Gm.).-Adult male, Napo.31. Buarmon assimilis (Boiss.). -One example, Nono,near Quito.I889.]72 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History. [Vol. II,32. Arremon spectabilis Scl.-One example, Napo.33. Psittospiza riefferi (Boiss.).-Male, Quito, November.34. Pheuticus chrysogaster (Less.).- Adult male, Quito.Marked " Resident the whole year."350. Haba ludoviciana (Linn.).-A young male, "Callipalli,foot of Pichincha, alt. IO,OOO ft." This bird is considered veryrare by the collector, Mr. S6derstrom, who says this specimenis the only one he ever met with.36. Spermophila homochroa (Scl.). -Two examples, maleand female.37. Catamblyrhynchus diadema Lafr.-Adult male, Nane-gal, April, I883. "Rare."38. Cassicus persicus (Linn.).-Male, Napo.39. Cassicus uropygialis Lafr.-Male.40. Icterus croconotus (Wagl.).-Male, Napo.41. Todirostrum ruflceps Scl.-One specimen, Napo.42. Mlyiozetetes granadensis Lazvr.-One example, Quito.43. Pyrocephalus rubineus (Bodd.).-One example, " Quito,May 25th, I885."44. Myiobius pulcher SC/.-One example, Quito.45.. Masius coronulatus Scl.-Two males, Nanegal, June andMay.46. Pipra* filicauda (Spix).- Two males and afemale, Napo.47. Pipra cyaneocapilla Hahn.-Twenty-eight males and twofemales, Napo.48. Pipra auricapilla Licht.-Twenty-five males, Napo. Theyellow of the head is rather paler than in specimens from EasternBrazil, Cayenne, and Trinidad, with less red tipping the posteriorborder of the yellow hood. In a number of specimens it is en-tirely absent, and is generally only slightly indicated; in onlytwo or three is it as well developed as in eastern birds.49. Chiroxiphia pareola (Linn.).-Three males and onefemale, Napo.* Genus Pipra LINN.Pifra LINN., Mus. Adolph. Fred., II, I764, P. 32. Type Parus aureola LINN., Syst.Nat., ed. 10, I758, P. I9I. [Mfarch,NO. 2.] Allen on Birds from Quito, Ecuador. 73Genus Manacus BRISSON.Manacus BRISSON, Orn., IV, 1760, P. 442. Type Pipra manacusLINN., Syst. Nat., ed. I2, I766, P. 340 (ex EDWARDS andBRISSON).Chiromnacha?ris CABANIS, Wiegm. Arch., I847, P. 235. TypePipra manacus LINN.No one accepting Brissonian genera can reject AManacus for thespecies Cabanis in I846 made the type of his genus Chiromachalris.50 Mtanacus manacus (Linn.).Pipra manacus LINN., Syst. Nat., ed. I2, 1766, P. 340.Chiromachcris manacus CAB., et auct. pl. recent.Male and female, Napo.51. Machearopterus striolatus (Bon.). Four males and twofemales, Napo.52. Mtachearopterus deliciosus Scl. - Four males, Nanegal,Feb. 20, I882.53. Tityra personata Jard. et Selby. Two examples, SanMiguel, November, i88i (altitude 4000 feet), and Napo. One hasmuch more and the other less white than usual in the tail. (SeeAuk, V, i888, P. 287.)54. Tityra albitorques Dubus.-The single example, fromNapo, has less white than usual on the inner vanes of the tail-feathers at the base. (See Auk, V, i888, p. 287.)55. Tityra nigriceps Al/en.Tityra nigriceps ALLEN, Auk, V, I 888, p. 287.One example, Napo.The four specimens of Tityra in the collection have alreadybeen made the subject of remark (Auk, 1. c.), each presentingpeculiarities, and one of them differing so radically from any pre-viously recognized form as to be deemed worthy of a name.Having had in hand in this connection a large amount of material,I submit the following as the result of my conclusions.Synopsis of the Species and Subspecies of the Genus TITYRA.A. Loral region naked. (Tityra.)a. Entire head and chin black; tail black.a'. Bill red, tip black..............................z . 7'. cayana.a2. Bill black, reddish at the extreme base... .a. T. c. brasiliensis.I889.]74 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History. [Vol. I1D,b. Front of head, chin, malar region, and anterior portion of auricularsblack; tail white with a broad subterminal bar of black.bl. Black of tail crossing both vanes of all the rectrices.2. T. personata.P'. Black of tail interrupted or wanting on outer rectrices.2a. T. p. semifasciata..b3. Males similar to males of T. personata; females with the front ofthe head grayish, lighter than nape and back.2b. T. p. griseiceps.*c. Entire head and throat black, tail black, narrowly tipped with white,and with a little concealed white at the base.......3. T. nigriceps.B. Loral region feathered. (Erator.)a. Entire head, including ear-coverts and malar region, black; tail black,white at extreme base.............. 4. T. inquisitrix.b. Whole top of head and lores black; no black below the eye, nor onthe auriculars; tail white, crossed near the end by a broad band ofblack.............. s. T. albitorques.I am unable to find any characters by which T. fraseri Kaupcan be separated even subspecifically from T. albitorques Spix.56. Rupicola sanguinolenta Gould.-Male and female, Mil-ligalli (female, Aug., I878; male, Dec., I883).57. Phuenicircus nigricollis Sw.-Male, Napo.58. Pipreola sclateri Corn.-Male, Rio Napo.59. Ampelion arcuatus Lafr.-Male and female, near Quito,Oct., i 886.60. Cotinga mayana (Linn.).-Male, Napo.61. Cephalopterus penduliger Scl.-Represented in the col-lection by a pectoral tuft I3 inches in length.62. Cymbilanius lilieatuS (Leach).-Male and female, Napo.63. Pithys peruvianus (7Tacz.).Pithys albifrons TACZ., P. Z. S., I874, P. 531.Pithys albifrons,peruvianus TACZ., Orn. P6r., II, I884, p. 73.Eight examples in the Soderstr6m Collection from Napo, onefrom Quito (ex E. N. Brigham), and one in the Lawrence Col-lection without locality, all agree with Taczanowski's descriptionof the Peruvian form, which he has designated as above. The* Tityrafiersonaxtagriseiceis Ridgw., Auk, V, x888, p. 263. Hab. Westemn Mexico.[March,No. 2.] Allen on Birds from Quito, Ecuador. 75characters separating this form from the true P. albifrons fromCayenne and Brazil are apparently of specific value. As Tacza-nowski has pointed out, they are the entire absence of the whitepostocular stripe, the shorter, narrower and less abundant plumesforming the lateral crests, with a broader and more pronouncedblack gorget on the throat, and the extension of the black of thehead in the form of a broad band to the base of the bill, insteadof the forehead being wholly covered by the white plumes. Alsoby the shorter inner and posterior plumes of the sides of the headbeing black instead of white. In size and in general colorationthe two forms appear to differ little, except that the Ecuadorianbirds have the brown everywhere a little deeper in tone.64. Leptasthenura andicola Scl.-One specimen, Antisana.65. Synallaxis flammulata Jard.-One specimen, near Quito,July 14, i886.66. Grallaria rufula Lafr.-One specimen, Rio Napo.67. Galbula albirostris chalcocephala (Deville).Galbula chalcocephala DEVILLE, Rev. et Mag. Zool., 20 ser.,I, i849, P. 55.Male, Napo.The single specimen in the collection differs from Cayenneexamples as noted by Sclater (Mon. Galb. and Buc., p. 28) in birdsfrom the Rio Negro, and by Taczanowski (Orn. Per., III, i886,p. ii6) in Peruvian specimens, all of which seem referable toDeville's Galbula chalcocephala (1. c.), which name may be employedto designate this fairly marked Andean and West Brazilian race.68. Galbula chaleothorax Scl.-Three males and two females,Rio Napo.-69. Trogon vridis Linn. -Three males and one female," near Quito, Nov., T88I ."70. Trogon ramonianus Deville et Des Murs. - Male, RioNapo.71. Pharomacrus antisiensis (d'Orb.). - An adult male,Pirca.72. Pharomacrus pavoninus (Spix).-Male, Milligalli, Dec.,I 887.i889.]76 Bulletin Americat4 Museum of Natural History. [Vol. II.]73. Bucco macrodactylus (Spix).-One example, Napo.74. Rhamphastos tocard Vieill.-One specimen.75. Andigena laminirostris Gould.-Male, near Quito, Aug.,I885.76. Capito bourcieri (Lafr.) -Male and female, Rio Napo.77. Capito richardsoni Gray.-Three females, Rio Napo.78. Tetragonops rhamphastinus Jard. - Male, Milligalli(alt. 6ooo feet), July, I879.79. Columbigallna passerina (Linn.)-Male, Quito, Aug.,1887.[March,

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