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289. Zamelodia hidoviciana (L.) Coucs. B sso. c 193. R 244. 



Rose-breasted Song Grosbeak. 



290. Zamelodia melanocephala (Sw.) Coues. B 381. c 194. R 245. 



Black-headed Song Grosbeak. 



291. G-uiraca coerulea (L.) Sw. B 332. c 195. R 246. 



Blue Grosbeak. 



292. Passerina ciris (L.) Gray. B 334. c 196. R 251. 



Painted Finch ; Nonpareil. 



293. Passerina versicolor (Bp.) Gray. B 385. c 197. R 250. 



Versicolor Painted Finch. 



294. Passerina amcena (Say) Gray. B 386. c 198. R 249. 



Lazuli Painted Finch. 



295. Passerina cyanea (L.) Gray. B 387. c 199. R 248. 



Indigo Painted Finch ; Indigo-bird. 



296. Spermophila moreleti Pucheran. B 388. c 200. R 252. 



Morelet's Seed-eater. 



297. Phonipara zena (L., 1758) Bryant. B . c 201. R 253. (! w. I.) 



Black-faced Finch. 



289. Za-mel-6'-di-a lu-dS-vi-cI-a'-na. Gr. , an intensive particle, and jueAySio, singing, 



melody ; in allusion to the strikingly rich song. To Louisiana ; see Thryuthorns, No. 68. 

 This is given as Goniaphea lud. in the orig. ed. For the change, see Coues, Bull. 

 Nutt. Club, v, 1880, p. 98. 



290. Z. m6l-an-6-cgph'-a-la. Gr. /i/Aos, feminine ^f\aiva, neuter nt\av, black ; Kt<pa\i), the head. 



291. Guir'-a-ca [pronounced Gweerahcah] coe-rul'-6-a. The generic word is barbarous, from 



some South American vernacular, and of uncertain meaning. It occurs, with several 

 similar words, asguira, in Marcgrave. We mark the accent (for which there is no author- 

 ity) as usually heard. For caerulea, see Polioptila, No. 36. 



292. Pas-ser-i'-na ci'-ris. Passerina, formed from Passer, as PassereUa and Passerculus also are. 



Ciris, Gr. Ketpis, a kind of bird, into which Scylla, daughter of Nisus, is fabled to have 

 been changed. Nonpareil = " the incomparable." 



For use of Passerina, instead of Cyanospiza of the orig. ed., see Coues, Bull. Nutt. 

 Club, v, 1880, p. 96. 



293. P. ver-si'-col-6r. Lat. versicolor, of changing or versatile colors, many-colored, party-col- 



ored ; verso, I turn about, change, am occupied with, versed in, &c.; color, color. 



294. P. a-moe'-na [ahmwaynah]. Lat. amcena, delightful, charming, dressy. 



295. P. cy-an'-g-a. Lat cyaueus, Gr. Kvdveos or vvavos, dark blue. 



296. Sper-mo'-phi-la more-lgt'-I. Gr. <rWp/xa, genitive <nre 'pharos, a seed ; from aireipw, equal 



to the Lat. sparrjo, I sow seed : and <pl\os, from <pi\ew, I love. The word is contracted ; 

 the full form is spermatophila. To - Morelct, a French naturalist. 



297. Pho-ni'-pa-ra ze'-na. Gr. <t>wh, a sound, the voice ; <}>r)jj.[, I speak ; the English "phonetic" 



is from the same. The rest of the word appears to be from Lat. pario, I bring forth, beget, 

 produce, having the same root as is seen in primi-/)m, /w-turient, vivi-;w-ous, &c. ; if 

 so, the word is a hybrid which would be better written sonipara or vocipara. The mean- 

 ing of zm<i we do not know ; we suppose it not to be of Greek or Latin derivation. 



This is given as P. bicolor in the orig. ed. of the Check List, after Frinyilla bicolor L., 

 1766; but it seems that F. zena L., 1758, is the prior tenable name. 



