. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 04. CNIPODECTES. 197 64. CNIPODECTES. Cnipodectes, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 281 Type. C. Bill and foot of Cnipodectes. Of the correct position of this form I am by no means certain. The bill is shorter and broader than in Hirundinea, and the wings are short and rounded. The tarsi are rather short. Cnipodectes extends from Panama to Amazonia. Key to the Species. A. Larger; bill broader 1. subbrunneus, p. 197. B. Smaller ; bill narrower 2. minor, p. 197. 1. Cnipodectes subbrunneus. (Plate XVI.) Cyclorhynchus subbrunneus, Scl. P
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 04. CNIPODECTES. 197 64. CNIPODECTES. Cnipodectes, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 281 Type. C. Bill and foot of Cnipodectes. Of the correct position of this form I am by no means certain. The bill is shorter and broader than in Hirundinea, and the wings are short and rounded. The tarsi are rather short. Cnipodectes extends from Panama to Amazonia. Key to the Species. A. Larger; bill broader 1. subbrunneus, p. 197. B. Smaller ; bill narrower 2. minor, p. 197. 1. Cnipodectes subbrunneus. (Plate XVI.) Cyclorhynchus subbrunneus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, pp. 282, 295. Myiochanes subbrunneus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 232. Cnipodectes subbrunneus, Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 51 (part.); iid. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 281 (E. Peru), et 1879, p. 514 (Antioquia) ; Perl, et Tacz. P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 118, 123 (Ecuador). Above olivaceous brown ; wings blackish, margined with rufous ; tail nearly uniform brown, hut centres of the webs darker : beneath cinereous, washed with brown on the breast and flanks; middle of belly lighter, whitish : under wing-coverts and inner margins of wing-feathers pale fulvous; bill—upper mandible black, lower whitish; feet pale brown : whole length 7 inches, wing 3-4, tail 3-3. Hub. Ecuador and Colombia. a. Ad. sk. Babahoyo, Ecuador (Fraser). b. c? ad. sk. Esmeraldas, Ecuador (Fraser). c. Balzar Mts., Ecuador (IUingworth). d. tf ad. sk. Beinedios, Antioquia, U. S. C. (Salmon). Sclater Coll. (Type of the species.) Sclater Coll. Salvin-C4odrnan Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Cnipodectes minor. Cnipodectes subbrunneus, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 281. Cnipodectes minor, Scl. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 654: Tacz. Orn. Pir. ii. p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Bi
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