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Tyj)e locality. — Tamaiilipas, Mexico. 



Cymindis uncinatus Lawrence, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 4, 1875, 43 (Chihuitan 



and Santa Efigenia, Oaxaca; fresh colors of unfeatliered parts). 

 Erythrocnema uncinata Beristain and Laurencio, Mem. y Rev. Soc. Cient. 



"Antonio Alzate," vii, 1894, 226 (Mexico: Guanjuato). 

 Leptodon uncinatus Beristain and Laurencio, Mem. y Rev. Soc. Cient. "Antonio 



ALzate," vii, 1894, 224 (Mexico: Sotavento and Tehuantepec). 

 Regerhinus uncinatus Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, iii, 1901, 



102, part (Buctzotz, Yucatdn). 

 Chondrohierax uncinatus Peters, Check-list Birds of World, i, 1931, 200, part 



(distr.). — Anonymous, El Horuero, vi, 1935, 184, part (Mexico). 

 Chondrohierax uncinatus aquilonis Friedmann, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 



xxiv, 1934, 314 (orig. descr., distr., Tamaulipas, Mexico). 

 Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus Friedmann, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 



xxiv, 1934, 311, part (Mexico; part).— Moore, Condor, xl, 1938, 24, in text 



(Sinaloa, Cacalotan; spec). — Traylor, Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. 



ser., xxiv, 1941, 202 (Yucatdn; Chichen Itzd, and Matamoros). 

 Chondrohierax uncinatus subsp. Blake and Hanson, Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 



zool. ser, xxii, 1942, 525 (Michoacdn; Apatzingdn; spec). 

 Regerhinus megarhynchus Gurney, Ibis, 1880, 318, 319, 321, in text, part (Santa 



Efigenia, Oaxaca). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, iii, 1901, 



102, part (Uvera and Casamaloapam, Veracruz; Chihuitan, Santa Efigenia, 



and Cacoprieto, Oaxaca, and Tonald, Ciiiapas). 



CHONDROHIERAX UNCINATUS MIRUS Friedmann 



Grenada Hook-billed Kite 



Adult male. — Similar to the cinnamon-barred variety of the gray 

 phase of C. u. uncinatus but smaller; nuchal collar well developed, 

 cinnamon-buff to ochraceous-buff, and the barring on the underparts 

 ochraceous-ta^v^ly to tawny, with little or no grayish edgings to the 

 bars. Iris pale green; bill and feet (in dried skins) like those of C. u. 

 uncinatus. 



Adult female. — Similar to the brown phase of C. u. uncinatus but 

 smaller and differing in the following respects: Top of head deep 

 fuscous, with little or no indication of gray ; nuchal collar, extending 

 to the ear coverts and cheeks, ochraceous-buff to ochraceous-tawny; 

 upperparts fairly widely edged with tawny or cinnamon-rufous; 

 barring on underparts more ochraceous-tawny to tawny, and with 

 little or no indication of brown edgings. 



Immature and juvenal and natal down. — Not known. 



Adult male.— Wing 250-265 (257); tail 165-182 (172.7); culmen 

 from base of cere, 28-32 (30); tarsus 30-38 (34.5); middle toe, with- 

 out claw, 25 mm. (3 specimens, including the type). 



Adult female. ~Wmg 269-270; tail 180-183; culmen 30.0; tarsus 

 41; middle toe, without claw, 31 mm. (2 specimens). 



Range. — The island of Grenada, where resident. 



Type locality. — Morne Rouge, Grenada. 



