32 PICO-PASSERES. 



Gemis MOLOTHRUS *. 



Swainson, Faun. Bor.-Amer. ii. p. 277 (1831). 



Molothrus bonariensis. 



Tanar/ra bonariensis, Gmelin, 8yst. Xat. i. p. 898 (1788). 

 Molothrus bonariensis (Gm.), Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mas. xi. p. 335 

 (1886); id. & Hudson, Argent. Orn. ii. p. 72 (1888). 



The Argentine Cow-bird. 



Hah. Brazil, Bolivia, and the Argentine Republic. 

 121. Natural skeleton. Fro7n the Zoological Society. 



Genus AGELSUSf. 

 Yieillot, Analyse, p. 33 (I81G). 



Agelseus phoeniceus. 



Oriolus plicenicens, Linnaeus, Syst. Xat. i. p. IGl (17G0). 

 Arjelcnis phoeniceus (L.), Sclater, Cat, B. Brit. Mus. xi. p. 340 



(1886). 



The Red-winged Blackbird. 



Hal). North America. 



182. Skull of male. From Fort Wiugate, New Mexico. 



Presented hy Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



123. Skull of female. From Fort Wingate, New Mexico. 



Presented hy Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



Agelseus humeralis. 



Leistes humeralis, Vigors, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 442 (1827). 

 ^(7eZfTOs7iumerffZis(Vig.), Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xi. p. 342 (1886). 



The Cuban Marsh-Starling. 



Hah. Cuba. 



124. Natural skeleton : mounted. 



Presented hy Mr. J. Ahrahams. 



* I have followed Dr. Sclater's classification of the Ictcridoi ; but Dr. Shu- 

 feldt shows that Molothrus is very Fringilliue in its skeleton (Journ. Anat. 

 Phys. xxii. p. 348), while he writes to us later, " Dolichomjx is stiU more 

 puzzling." 



t For the osteology of this genus, see Dr. Shufeldt, Jouru. Anat, Phys. 

 xxii. pp. .300-350. 



