4 . M im u s t r i f a s c ia t u s . G. R . Gray.
P l a t e XVI.
Orpheus trifasciatus. Gould, in Proc. of Zool. Soc. P art v. 1837, p. 27.
31. vertice, nuchâ, et dorso nigrescentibus ; nropygio rufo paìlidè lavato; alis nigres-
centihus, tectricibus notâ albescente terminali fascias 1res transversas facientibus ;
rectricibus caudæ duabus intermediis oiigrescentibus, reliepiis ad apicem pallidiorihus ;
plumis auricularibus, strigâ superciliari, gulâ, et corpore subtàs albis, lateribus notis
guttisque fuscis ornatis ; rostro pedibusque nigris.
Long. tot. 1 0 | une.-, rost. 1§; aloe, 5 ; caudæ, 5\-, tarsi, 1 |.
The vertex, nape of the neck and the back, blackish ; with the lower part of the
back tinged with pale rufous ; the wings blackish, with the tips of the wing
coverts rvhite, forming three transverse bands ; the tail with the two intermediate
feathers black, with the tips of the others much paler ; the auricular
feathers with a streak above the eyes, throat, and beneath the abdomen white ;
the flanks ornamented with fuscous marks and spots.
Habitat, Charles Island, Galapagos Archipelago. (October).
5 . M im u s m e l a n o t i s . O. R . Gray.
P l a t e XV II.
Orpheus melanotis, Gould, in Proc. of Zool. Soc. Part v. 1887, p. 27.
31. vertice, nucM, dorsoque pallidi fuscis; plumis capitis et dorsi ad medium colore
saturatiore; alis interné fuscis, stngidis plumis ad marginem pallidiorihus, secundariis,
tectricibusque majoribus notò alba terminali, fascias duas transversas facientibus
; caudæ rectricibus nigrescenti-fuscis ad apicem albis, loro, plumisque auricularibus
nigrescenti-fuscis ; laterumplumis notâfuscâ centrali, abdomine albo ; rostro
pedibusque nigris.
Long tot. unc. ; rost. ï \ ; aloe, 4% ; caudæ, ; tarsi, 1 |.
The vertex, nape of the neck and the back, pale brown ; the feathers of the head
and the back, as far as the middle, of a darker colour ; tbe wings intensely
brown, with the margins of each of the feathers paler ; the secondaries and the
greater wing-coverts terminated with white marks, giving the appearance of
two transverse bands ; the feathers of the tail blackish brown, witli the tips
white ; the lores and the feathers of the ears blackish brown, the feathers of the
sides with a central brown mark, the abdomen white ; the bill and feet black.
Habitat, Chatham and James’s Islands, Galapagos Archipelago. {October.)