34 APPENDIX. 



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 GENUS LANIUS. 



L jSJtorT //S Gm ' } ^6 same :both=Z.^mz/ Vieill. For many 

 years the American L. borealis was confused with excubitor. 



L. carolinensis Wils.=Lanius[ludovicianus L,. Gmelin's L. carolinensis 

 = Tyrannus tyrannus (L,.). 



L. canadensis, nootka and pileatus are unrecognizable, though the first is 

 partly based upon a female Thamnophilus cirrhatus Gm. of South 

 America. 



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GENUS PSITTACUS. 



P. leucocephalus.=Chrysotis leiicocephalus (I/.)- Cuba. 

 P. sordidus.=Pionus sordidus (1^.). Venezuela. 



P. mexicanus Gm. is founded upon Germi's plate which seems to be a 

 "made up" bird, probably a Cockatoo which had been painted or dyed. 

 (Cf. Salvador!, Cat. Bds. Brit, Mus., vol. xx). 



P. menstruus.=Pionits menstruus (L/.). Costa Rica to Peru. 

 P. ochrocephalus.=Chrysotis ochrocephalus (Gm.). Venezuela to Peru. 

 P. macao.=Ara macao (I/.). Southern Mexico to Amazon Valley. 

 P. aracango Gm.=Ara macao (L.). 



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 GENUS RAMPHASTOS. 



R. torquatus Qm.=Pteroglossus torqualus (Gm.). The three other spe- 

 cies given under this genus are unrecognizable. 



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 GENUS CORVUS. 



C. mexicanus Gm. is probably a Mexican Crow which does not reach 

 the United States. 



C. argyrophthalmus Gm. and zanoe Gm. are unrecognizable. 



C. corax L. The American Ravens are now separated as subspecies, 

 principalis inhabiting north eastern N. America and sinuatus the south 

 western sections. 



C. pica L. The American Magpie is now separated as Pica pica hud- 

 sonica (Sab.). 



