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b. Subgenus CACTORNIS, Gould. 



1. Geospiza scandeus (Gould). 



2. Geospiza intermedia, Kidj^way. 

 .3. Geospiza assimilis (Gould). 



4. Geoapiza fatlgata, Ridgw.iy. 



5. Geospizaabingdoni (Sclaterand .Salviii). 



6. Geospiza barringtoni, Rid<>wiiy. 



7. Geospiza brevirostris, Eidgway. 



8. Geospiza propinqua, Rid,i;;way. 



9. (Undetermiued form.) 



GEOSPIZA MAGNIROSTRIS, Gould. 



(Plate LVII, fig. 10.) 



Geospiza magnirosiris, Goui.D, Proc. Zool. Soc, Pt. V, 1837, p. ."» (Galapajjos 

 Islauds'); Zool. Voy. l?ea^le, III, Birds, 1841, p. 100, pi. xxxvi (Cbailes aurl 

 Cbatliam islauds). — Hoxapaute, Consj). Av., 1, 1850, p. 542.— Gray, Haud ).. 

 II, 1870, p. 88. — ScL.vTER and Salvin, Noui. Av. Neotr.,1873, p. 27.— Salvin. 

 Trans. Zool. Soc, IX, Pt. ix, 1876, p. 478 (fig. of bill).— Sharpk, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., XII, 1888, p. 7 (Chatbam and Charles islands).— ?Baur, Amer. 

 Nat., XXV, 1891, p. 905 (South Albemarle and Jervis islands). 



'According to Sbarpe, the types are from Chatham Island; but in view of bis 

 erroneous statement of the type locality in the case of other species, as G. parvida, 

 G. nebulosa, and Prognc modesia), there is room for doubt as to this. 



