88 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



279. Thraupis palmarum melanoptera (Sclater). 



Six specimens, both sexes, Vicinity of Paramaribo, and Lelydorp, 

 February, April, and June. 



280. Ramphocelus carbo carbo (Pallas). 



Twenty-seven specimens, both sexes, adult and immature. Vicinity 

 of Paramaribo, Lelydorp, and Javaweg, January, March, April, May, 

 June, July, August, and December. 



281. Lanio atricapillus (Gmelin). 

 Two adults, d' and 9 , Lelydorp, IVIarch. 



282. Tachyphonus rufus (Boddaert). 



Twelve specimens, both sexes, adult and immature. Vicinity of 

 Paramaribo, and Lelydorp, January, April, May, June, and August. 



283. Tachyphonus surinamus surinamus (Linne). 

 One adult cf , Lelydorp, March. 



284. Tachyphonus intercedens Berlepsch. 



Four specimens, both sexes, Vicinity of Paramaribo, and Altonaweg, 

 May, and August. 



285. Nemosia pileata pileata (Boddaert). 



Six adults, both sexes. Vicinity of Paramaribo, March, and May. 



Bahia birds, with which we have compared our specimens, average 

 slightly paler and grayer blue on the upper parts. They also have 

 more whitish edgings on the outer webs of the greater wing-coverts, 

 and much more extended white loral patches. The difference is 

 enough to establish the Bahia form as 



