Cory ou thp. Birds of the West Itidies. 205 



Genus Rostrhamus Less. 



Rostrhaimis Lesson, Traite d'Orn. p. 55, 1831. 



Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieill.). 



Hcrfetothcrus sociabilis ViEiLL. Nouv. Diet. XVIII, p. 31S (1818). 

 Rostrhamus sociabilis D'Orb in La Sagra's Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 15 



(1840).— Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 306 (i860) 



(Cuba). — GuNDL. Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 222 (1865); ib. 



J. f. O. 1S71, p. 362 (Cuba). 

 Rostrhainus hamattis Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 306 (1S60) 



(Cuba). 

 Rosthramiis sociabilis Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 22 (1885). 

 Cuba. 



Genus Regerhinus Kaup. 

 Regerhinus Kaup, Mus. Senck. Ill, p. 262, 1845. 



Regerhinus wilsonii (Cass.). 



Cymindis w//5c7«« Cassin, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. new ser. I, p. 21, 

 pi. vii (1S47). — ^P- Consp. I, p. 21 (1850).— feAWR. Ann. Ljc. N. 

 Y. VII, p. 257 (1S60). — ScL. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 122 



(1873)- 

 Regerhinus -ivilsonii Kaup, Arch. f. Naturg. 1S50, p. 40. — Buewer, Pr. 



Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 306 ( 1S60).— Gundl. J. f. O. 1871. p. 



360. — RiDGw. Studies Ain. Falc. p. 159(1876). — Cory. List Bds. 



W. \. p. 23 (1885). 

 Cymiiidis uticinatus Lemb. Aves Cuba, Suppl. (1S50). — Brewer, Pr. Bo«t. 



Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p, 306 (1S60). 

 Regerhinus uncinatus Cab. J. f. O. 1854, p. 80. 

 Regerhinus -wilsoni Gk\y, Handl. Bds. I, p. 28 (1869). 

 Leptodon w/Zf^;// Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. I, p. 333 (1S74). 



'■'■Male: — Body above entirely dark brown, paler on the head; 

 beneath white, every feather from the chin to the under tail-coverts 

 crossed by several bars of bright rufous, and these colours extend- 

 ing upwards into a collar around the neck; 4th, 5th, and 6th pri- 

 maries longest and nearly equal, external webs nearly black, internal 

 webs of outer primaries white at base, and for nearly half their 

 length, remaining part reddish inclining to chestnut, every primary 

 (on its inner web) having two irregularly shaped black marks, and 

 tipped with black. Tail of the same colour as the back, but paler, 

 white at base, and crossed by about four broad bars, Avhich are 

 nearly black, the second bar from the tip accompanied by a narrow 

 rather indistinct bar of rufous; tip of tail narrowly edged with 

 white. Bill very large, larger than that of any other species of 



