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lalo ; pteromatibus rcmigibusque ccendeo fasciatis, illis albo ter- 

 minatis ; caudd c&rulea, nigro Jasciata,fascid laid apicali albo 

 terminata notatd. 



GARRULUS BISPECULARIS. Garr. pallide badius , uropygio cris- 

 soque albis ; macula laid postrictali, caudd, pteromatibus^ remi- 

 gibusque atris ; his duabus c&ruleo fasciatis. 

 GA RRULUS STRI ATUS . Garr. pallide brunneus, subtus pallidior ; 

 corporis supra subtusque plumis in media albo longitudinaliter 

 striatis ; crista verlicali, remigibus, rectricibusque unicoloribus. 

 This latter species was observed to deviate in general colour and 

 markings from the European species, although according in form ; 

 and in the former characters to exhibit a manifest approach to the 

 Nutcrackers, or the genus Nucifraga of Brisson. 



A new species of this latter European form was also observed in 

 the collection ; a second species being thus added to a group which 

 had hitherto been supposed to have been limited to one. In the 

 shape of the bill, which was somewhat shorter and stouter at the 

 base than in the European species, it indicated an approach to the 

 Jays. Its characters were as follow : 



NUCIFRAGA HEMISPJLA. Nuc. castaneo -brunnea ; capite subtus, 

 collo anteriori, dorso, pectoreque albo maculatis ; capite summo t 

 alis, rectricibusque intense brunneis ; his, duabus mediis exceptis, 

 ad apicem late albis. 



The two following species of Woodpecker, which approached in 

 size and colouring most closely to the European green Woodpecker , 

 were also described. 



Picus OCCIPITALIS. Mas. Pic. viridis, uropygio lutescenti ; Jronte 

 coccineo ; vertice, striga lata occipitali ad nucham extendente y al- 

 teraque utrinque sub oculos postrictali, atris; remigibus rec- 

 tricibusque f us co atris, harum duabus mediis pallido-jusco striatis, 

 illis externe albo maculatis ; gula genisque canis. 

 Fcem. Fronte atra albo lineata. 



Picus SQUAMATUS. Pic. supra viridis, uropygio sublutescenti ; 

 guld juguloque mridi- canis ; capite coccineo; strigd super ocu- 

 tari, alter a suboculari, abdomineque viridi -albis, hoc atro squa- 

 mato ; strigd super ciliari alter dque utrinque mentali atris ; remi- 

 gibus rectricibusque Jusco -atris, illis externe, his utrinque albo 

 maculatis. 



A species of Haiufinch, according accurately with the characters 

 of that northern form, was also described. 



COCCOTHHAUSTES iCTERioiDES. Mas. Cocc. capite, jugulo, dorso 

 media, alls, Jemorum tectricibus, caudaque atris ; nucha, uropy- 

 gio, corporeque subtus luteis. 



Fcem. Olivaceo-cana t uropygio abdomineque lutescentibus ; remi- 

 gibus rectricibusque atris. 



As also a small Owl, very nearly allied to the Noctua passe- 

 rina and Tengmalmi of Europe. 



NOCTUA CUCULOIDES. Noct. brunneo^fusca ; capite, dor&o, tectri- 

 cibus alarum, corporeque subtus albo graciliter Jasciatis ; remi- 

 gibus externe albo maculatis; rectricibus utrinque fa sciis albis 

 quinque notatis ; guld alba. 



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