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Jacane gymnostoma, Ferrari-Perez, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 177"; Ridgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 
x. p. 584°"; Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 131”; Stone, Pr. Acad. Philad. 
1890, p. 204”. 
Parra cordifera, Less. Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 185 °°; Dugés, La Nat. i. p. 142”. 
Parra violacea, Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vi. p. 1380”. 
Jacana violacea, Cory, Auk, v. p. 51”. 
Jacana spinosa (nec L.), Elliot, Auk, v. p. 297"; Richm. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 530%; 
Jouy, tom. cit. p. 790%; A. O. U. Check-l. N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 105°"; Chapman, 
Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xviii. p. 628°. 
Supra saturate vinaceo-castanea, remigibus sulphureis apicem versus brunneo circumdatis vel fimbriatim 
terminatis, seeundariis intimis dorso concoloribus ; supracaudalibus et rectricibus saturatius castaneis, his 
medianis vix nigricantibus ; pileo colloque undique cum interscapulio, gutture et pectore summo viridi- 
nigris; corpore reliquo subtus sordide vinaceo-castaneo, hypochondriis cum subalaribus et axillaribus 
paullo clarius castaneis, margine alari et primariorum tectricibus nigris : rostro cum caruncula frontali et 
calcario alarilete flavis ; culminis basi cyanescenti-alba, frontis basi late coccinea ; pedibus grisescentibus ; 
iride saturate brunnea. Long. tota circa 8°5, ale 5:3, caude 2-0, culm. 1:3, tarsi 2°3. (Descr. maris 
adulti ex lacu Peten. Mus. nostr.) 
© mari similis, vix major. Long. tota 8°5, ale 5:2. (Descr. femine adultee ex Huamachal. Mus. nostr.) 
Juy, av. jun. specierum. preecedenti similis. 
Pull. Pulchre variegata; pileo cinnamomeo, lineis paucis nigris ornato; collo postico nigricante; dorso 
cinnamomeo, lineis duplicis, una nigra angusta, altera latiore ochracea, utrinque instructo; facie laterali 
et eorpore subtus toto albis, fascia nigra supraparotica ad collum posticum nigrum extensa; ala cinna- 
momea ad apicem alba. (Descr. pulli ex Mexico. Mus. Brit.) 
Hab. Norra America, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas ?7.—Mexico (Wagler*), 
Mazatlan (Kellett & Wood ?*, Forrer 2, Grayson °, Melchers*°), Manzanilla Bay, 
Rio Zacatula, Rio de Coahuayana (Xantus 18), Guanajuato, Guadalajara (Dugés **), 
Zapotlan, Jalisco, Santiago de Tepic, San Blas (ichardson*), Acapulco (Lesson °°, 
Markham*"), Tampico 2, Altamira, Tamaulipas (Richardson*, Armstrong 38), Lake 
Patzcuaro (Jouy**), Jalapa (Sallé®), Santa Ana (Ferrari-Perez*), Jonatal, Vera 
Cruz (Trwjillo?), Laguna de Epatlan, Puebla (Ferrari-Perez**), Oaxaca (Boucard®), 
Cosamaloapam and Alvarado, Vera Cruz?!, Santa Efigenia and Zonatepec, 
Tehuantepec 4, Tonala, Chiapas?! (Swmichrast), Teapa (Mrs. H. H. Smith”), 
Buctzotz 2, Yucatan 25> (Gauwmer), Shkolak (Stone & Baker ?°), Cozumel Island 
(Gaumer 1819); Brirish Honpuras, Orange Walk, Belize River (Blancaneaus *) ; 
GuaTEMALA, Santana Mixtan 1°, Huamachal 2, Lake of Peten? (0. S. & F. D. G.), 
Lake of Amatitlan (Wyke}°); Honpuras (Dyson *), Belize, Peten, Omoa (Ley- 
land 91°), Traxillo (Townsend ?"), Tigré Island and Lake of Yojoa (Taylor?) ; 
Nicaragua, Greytown (San Juan del Norte) (Holland *, v. Frantzius , 
Richmond *), Escondido River 2 >, Momotombo ? (Lichardson), Sucuya, 
Omotépe I., Lake of Nicaragua (Nutting 3 °4); Costa Rica (Carmiol*), Las 
Trojas, Alajuela, Siquirries (Zeledon”*), Lake of Ochomogo, Salitral near San 
Antonio (v. Frantzius >), La Palma, Gulf of Nicoya (Nutting *°); Panama, Divala 
(Brown *),— ANTILLES, Cuba 2, Puerto Rico 2, San Domingo ”. 
