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Trinidad. 

 S. America. 

 Brazil. 



Orizaba, Mexico. 

 Choctum, Vera Paz, Gua- 

 temala (Salvin ^ Godman). 

 Chitra, Veragua (Arce). 

 Calovevora, Veragua 



(Arce). 

 Lion Hill, Istkm. of 



Panama {BIcLeannan). 

 Minca, Santa jNIai'ta, 

 U. S. C. {Simons). 

 Manaure, Santa Marta, 



U. S. C. (Simons). 

 Bogota [Air/ent). 

 Remedios, Antioquia, 

 U. S. C. (Salnio)i). 

 Jima, Ecuador (Buckley), 

 Sical, Ecuador (Buckley). 

 Pallatanga, Ecuador 



(Fraser). 

 Pebiis, E. Peru [Saux- 



well). 

 Barra {Natter er). 

 Para, Lower Amazons 



( Wallace), 

 Para, Lower Amazons 



(Wallace). 

 Bartica Grove, Brit. 

 Guiana ( miitely). 

 Maroni River, Surinam 



(Kap2)ler). 

 Maranliam ( Wendehoi-n). 

 Eng. do Gama, Brazil 

 (Natter er). 



Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Qodman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Sclater Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Sclater Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Subfamily II. AGEL^lNJi. 



The Agelceince or Maize-birds are very different in habits from 

 the forest-haunting Cassiques. They live much on the ground, and 

 consequently show a predilection for open pastures, prairie-lands, 

 and pampas. Wherever such suitable localities are found, from the 

 Saskatchewan to Tierra del Puego, they are tenanted by different 

 members of this subfamilj'. 



The feet of the Maize-birds are strong, and the tarsi lengthened 

 to suit their terrestrial habits. The bill is straight, sometimes long 

 and sometimes short, but always nearly straight and pointed, with 

 the culmen straight or very slightly incurved, and the mesorhi- 

 nium usually more or less flattened. 



The Maize-birds, except the parasitic Molotliri, build open, cup- 

 shaped nests among the reeds in swampy places, and lay spotted 



