11. MOLOTHRtrS. 335 



Mexico. Purchased. 



Orizaba, Mexico {Botteri). Purchased. 



Mexico {de Smissure). Sclater Coll. 



Mexico. Sclater Coll. 



Jalapa, Mexico {de Oca). Sclater Coll. 



Presidio {Forrer). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Mazatlan, W. Mexico Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{Forrer). 



Oaxaca, S. Mexico (Fenochio). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Southern Mexico (Boucard). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Northern Yucatan {Gaumer). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



Choctum, Vera Paz (Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Duehas, Guatemala (Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Calobre, V^eragua (A)-ce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Orosi, Costa Kica (Kramer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Chitra, Veragua (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Molothrus armenti. 



Molothrus armenti, Cab. Mas. Ilein. i. p. 192 : id. J. f. O. 1861, 

 p. 82 ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. So. Phil. 1866, p. 18 ; Scl. Ibis,' 18Si, p. 5. 



Smaller than M. ceneus ; biU more slender ; entire plumage 

 black ; head and body with a rich, silky, yellowish-brown lustre. 

 (Cassin, J. c.) 



Hob. Coast-region of Colombia and Venezuela. 



I have not seen the adult of this bird, and am not sure that the 

 single skin registered below belongs to it. But it appears to be a 

 youug male or female of some species of the genus. 



a. 2 jr. sk. Venezuela (Goering). Sclater Coll. 



4. Molothrus bonariensis *. 



Tangavio, Dattb. PI. Enl. 710. 



Tanagra bonariensis, Gm. 8. N. i. p. 898. 



Molothrus bonariensis, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 193 ; Scl. Ibis, 1884, 



p. 5 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 140 (Arg. Rep.) ; iid. Nojiiencl. 



p. 37 ; Cassiii, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 19 ; Hudson, P. Z. S. 



* When at Philadelphia in 1884, I took the opportunity of examining the 

 go-ealled Ci/rtotcs maxillaris, and came to the conclusion that the specimens so 

 named are only males of Molothrus bonariensis with the beak defonned. As, 

 however, uiy examination was a hasty one, and it is still possible that I mav 

 have been mistaken, I add the synonymy of this (supposed) genus and s^jecies.' 



Cyktotes maxillaris. 

 Icterus maxillaris, d'Orb. et Lafr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 6 ; d'Orb. Voy., Ois. p. 367 



tab. lii. fig. 2: Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 643. 

 Molothrus maxillaris, Cass. Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 21. 

 Cyrtotes maxillaris. Up. Consp. i. p. 437 ; Scl. Ibis, 1884, p. 9. 



Hab. Cochabamba, Bolivia (d'Orb.). 



There is no specimen of this bird in European collections, so far as I know. 



