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Caciciis moriiezunia LESf^oN, Cent. ZouL, 1830, 33, pi. 7 (Mexico). — Gervais, 

 Atlas Zool., 1844, pi. 33. 



Cacicus rnontezamx Sclatek, Proc. Zool. Boc. Lond., 1856, 300 (Cordova, Vera 

 Cruz); 1858, 358 (Comayagua, Honduras), 365 (Jalapa, Vera Cruz). — 

 ScLATER and Salvin, Ibis, 1859, 19 (Atlantic coast, Guatemala, and Hon- 

 duras). — MooRE, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 57 (Omoa, Honduras). — Tay- 

 lor, Ibis, 1860, 111 (Taulevi, Honduras). 



Cassicus montezumss CASsiii, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1867, 71 (monogr. ). 



Ostinops montezumte Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 380 (Playa Vicente, 

 Oaxaca); Cat. Am. Birds, 1862, 128 (Jalapa); Ibis, 1883, 148 (throughout s. 

 Mexico to Panama). — Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1860, 139, footnote 

 (Mexico; Nicaragua; descr. ). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., vii, 1861, 297 

 (Lion Hill, Panama R. R. ); ix, 1868, 104 (San Carlos and Angostura, Costa 

 Rica). — Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864, 353 (Lion Hill); 

 1867, 279 (Blewfields R., Nicaragua); 1870, 836 (San Pedro, Honduras).— 

 Salvin, Ibis, 1865, 195 (not on Pacific coast of Guatemala). — ^^Frantzius, 

 Journ. liir Orn., 1869, 302 (San Carlos, Angostura, Serapiqui, Tucurriqui, San 

 Mateo, Aguacate, and Orosi, Costa Rica). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soe. Lond., 

 1878, 58 (San Carlos and Naranjo, Costa Rica; descr. nest, etc.). — Zeledon, 

 Cat. Aves de Costa Rica, 1882, 9.— Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vi, 1884, 

 383 (Sucuya, Nicaragua; habits, etc.), 401 (Los Sabalos, Nicaragua). 



Ostinops montezumae Boucard, Liste Ois. Guat., 1878, 35. 



Ostinops montezuma Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H., i, 1869, 553 (hot region. 

 Vera Cruz). — Ferrari-Perez, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., ix, 1886, 149 (Actopam, 

 Barra de Santa Ana, and Paso de la Milpa, Vera Cruz) . 

 ■ lOstinops'] riiontezumx Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 35. 



Gymnostinops montezumx Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xi, 1886, 313. — Salvin 

 andGoDMAN, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, i, 1886,437. — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. 

 Costa Rica, i, 1887, 112 (Jimenez and Cartago, Costa Rica). — Goss, Auk, v, 

 1888, 27 (breeding habits; descr. nest and eggs). — Ridgwav, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., X, 1888, 588 (Segovia R., Honduras).— Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat Mus., 

 xvi, 1893, 494 (Nicaragua; habits, song, etc.); xviii, 1896, 630 (Alta Mira, 

 Tamaulipas). 



C[«ss/ct(.<;] hifasciatux {not oi Spix) Bonaparte, Consp. Av., i, 1850, 427, part 

 (Mexico). 



0\_stinops'\ hifasciata GABAms, Mus. Hein., i, 1851, 187, excl. syn. part (Mexico). 



GYMNOSTINOPS CASSINI Richmond. 

 CASSIN'S OROPENDOLA. 



Similar to G. montezuma., l)ut bill longer, much deeper and broader 

 at ba.se, more attenuated terminally, with light-colored tip occup^dng- 

 less than terminal third, and with the basal portion of the frontal 

 "casque'' light-colored; under parts (except under tail-coverts), 

 including thighs, deep black; chestnut of upper parts and under tail- 

 coverts darker (rich deep bay). Much larger than G. yuatimozinus, 

 with the entire back, scapulars, wings (except terminal portion of 

 longer primaries), rump, and tail-coverts (upper and lower) entirely 

 deep chestnut or bay; black of head, neck, and under parts less intense; 

 basal portion of frontal "casque" light-colored, and naked skin of 

 cheeks light-colored instead of dusk}". Bill black, with about 25.4 



