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.162. Tachyphonus surinamus (Linn.). Fulvous-crested Tanager. 



Turdiis surinamus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. XII, i, p. 297, 1766 (Surinam). 

 Vagre River, cf January 29 (58,633). 

 lOTERID^. 



163. Ostinops decumanus (Pall.). Great Crested Cacique. 



Xanthornus decumanus Pallas, Spic. Zool., fasc. vi, p. 1, 1769 (Surinam). 

 Cariaquito, 9 cf January 14, cf cf 9 January 16 (58,682-4, 

 58,798-9). 



''Iris blue, legs black, bill greenish-yellow." 



164. Ostinops viridis (P. L. S. Mull). Great Green Cacique. 



Oriolus Viridis P. L. S. Muller, Syst. Nat. Suppl., p. 87, 1776 (Cayenne). 



Settlement on Vagre River, 9 January 28, 9 9 February 7 

 <58,678-80). 



Isla Morocotico, Manimo River, 9 March 3 (58,681). 



Found nesting only on the Vagre (S. B.). 



"Iris blue, skin around eye and base of beak yellow, terminal 

 part of beak deep orange." 



165. Cacicus Cela (Linn.). Yellow-backed Cacique. 



Parus Cela Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, i, p. 191, 1758 (" India" = Guiana). 

 Cariaquito, cf cf cf d^ 9 January 14, cf January 18 (58,686-9, 

 58,796-7), and one without data. 

 "Bill greenish-horn color, legs black, iris pale bluish-white." 



166. Agelaius icterocephalus (Linn.). Yellow-headed Marsh-bird. 



Oriolus icterocephalus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. XII, i, p. 163, 1766 (Cayenne). 

 La Pedrita de Uracoa, cf cf 9 February 13 (58,664-6). 

 Found only on the savannas at La Pedrita (S. B.). 



167. Leistes militaris (Linn.). Red-breasted Marsh-bird. 



Embcriza militaris Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, i, p. 178, 1758 (Guiana). 

 La Pedrita, Rio de Uracoa, cf cf 9 February 11 (58,667-8, 

 58,671), d^ 9 February 17 (58,669-70). 



Cano de Corosal, cf juv. February 28 (58,672). 

 Found only in the savannas (S. B.). 



168. Gymnomystax mexioanus (Linn.). Black-and-yellow Oriole. 



Oriolus mexicanus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. XII, i, p. 162, 1766 ("Mexico" 

 = Cayenne). 



Corosal, cf cf February 27 (58,651-2). 

 "Feet, bill and skin round the eye black." 



169. Icterus auricapillus Cassin. Golden-crowned Oriole. 



Icterus auricapillus Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1847, p. 332 ("South 

 America " = Colombia) . 



Cariaquito, 9 9 January 14 and 9 January 21 (58,659-61). 



