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Key to the Species of Lanio 122 



75. Lanio aurautius Laf resnay e 123 



76. Lanio leucothorax Salvin 124 



77. Lanio melanopygius Salvin and Godman 125 



Genus 14. Phsenicophilus Strickland 126 



Key to the Species of Phaenicophilus 127 



78. Phaenicophilus palmarum ( Linn;eus ) 127 



79. Phisnicophilus i:)oliocephalus ( Bonaparte ) 128 



Genus 15. Tachyphonus Vieillot 129 



Key to the Species of Tachyphonus 180 



80. Tachyphonus rufus ( Boddaert ) 130 



81. Tachyphonus luetuosus Lafresnaye and !)'( )rbigny 132 



82. Tachyphonus axillaris Lawrence 134 



• 83. Tachyphonus nitidissimus Salvin 136 



84. Tachyphonus delattrii Lafresnaye 136 



Genus 16. Eucometis Sclater 138 



Key to the Species and Subspecies of Eucometis 138 



85. Eucometis cristata ( Du Bus) 139 



86. Eucometis spodocephala spodocephala ( Bonaparte ) 139 



87. Eucometis spodocephala ]>allida Berlepsch 140 



88. Eucometis epodocephala stictothorax Berlepsch 141 



Genus 17. Phoenicothraupis Cal^anis 141 



Key to the Species and Subspecies of Phaniicothraupis 142 



89. Phoenicothraupis rubica rubicoides (Lafresnaye) 144 



90. Phoenicothraupis rubica nelsoni Ridgway 145 



91. Phoenicothraupis rubica vinacea ( Lawrence ) 146 



92. Phoenicothraupis rubica affinis (Nelson ) 147 



93. Phoenicothraupis ruljica rosea ( Nelson ) _ 147 



94. Phoenicothraupis salvini salvini Berlepscli 148 



95. Phoenicothraupis salvini littoralis ( Nelson ) 149 



96. Ph(Tenicothraupis salvini discolor Ridgway 150 



97. Phoenicothraupis salvini peninsularis Ridgway 151 



98. Phoenicothraupis .salvini insularis ( Salvin ) 152 



99. Phoenicothraupis fuscicauda Cabanis 152 



Genus 18. Chlorothraupis Ridgway 154 



Key to the Species of Chlorothraupis 154 



100. Chlorothraupis oli vacea ( Cassin ) 154 



101. Chlorothraupis carniioli ( Lawrence ) 155 



Genus 1 9. Nesospingus Sclater 156 



102. Nesospingus speculiferus Lawrence 156 



Genus 20. Chlorospingus Cabanis 157 



Key to the Species of Chlorospingus 158 



102. Chlorospingus olivaceus (Bonaparte) - 159 



103. Chlorospingus postocularis Cabanis 160 



104. Chlorospingus ophthalmicus ( Du Bus ) 1 60 



105. Chlorospingus sumichrasti Ridgway 162 



106. Chlorospingus albifrons Salvin and ( iodman 162 



107. Chlorospingus albitempora ( Lafresnaye) 163 



108. Chlorospingus piieatus Salvin 165 



109. Chlorospingus punctulatus Sclater and Salvni 166 



110. Chlorospingus olivaceiceps Underwood 166 



111. Chlorospingus hypophteus Sclater and Salvin. 167 



Genus 21. Mitrospingus Ridgway 167 



112. Mitrospingus cassini (Lawrence) . 168 



