354 ICTEKIDJi. 



Agelaius nigerrimiis, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 12 ; Pelzein, 

 Ibis, 1873, p. 28 ; Scl. Ibis, 1884, p. 14. 



Uniform black, with slight purplish lustre ; wings and tail black ; 

 tail sqnare ; tarsi short and thick : whole length 8 inches, wing 4, 

 tail 2-8. Female similar, but rather smaller. 



Hah. Jamaica. 



a. cJ ad.sk. Jamaica (Oa'J;o-h). Sclater Coll. (Type of 



the species.) 

 ^i c- c? 2 fd. sk. Jamaica. Sclater Coll. 



cl. cJ ad.sk. Jamaica (Os6jt?7j). P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. 



e. Ad.sk. Jamaica (Os6«/r«). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



18. CUEiEUS. 



Type. 

 Ciirfeus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. l.';9 (1862) C. aterrmius. 



The much elongated and pointed bill, with the flattened mesorbi- 

 nium and lanceolated head-feathers, distinguish this monotypic form, 

 which is peculiar to Chili and Patagonia. 



1. Curaeus aterrimus. 



Tiirdiis curfeus, Mol.Hist. Nat. Chili, p. 345 (1782). 



Stiimus aterrimus, Kittl. Mem. Ac. St. Pet. 1835, p. 467, pi. 2. 



Leistes niger, Sic.An. in Menag. p. 304 (1838). 



Leistes curteus, Cah. Mus. Hein. i. p. 180; Cass. Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 



1866, p. 15. 

 Psarocolius curfeus, Bp. Co7isj>. i. p. 42.5 ; Cassin, GiUiss^s U. S. Astr. 



B.vp. ii. p. 178, pi. XV. 

 Cura?us aterrimus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 139; id. Ihis, 1884, p. 21 ; Scl. 



et Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 283 (Cape Ne^ro, Patagonia) : Salv. P. Z. S. 



1883, p. 428 (Chili). 



TTniform black, with lighter shaft-stripes above and slight metallic 

 reflections ; feathers of head lanceolate and rather rigid ; bill and 

 feet black: whole length 11 inches, wing 5-4, tail 4-5. Female 

 similar. 



Bah. Chili and "Western Patagonia down to Magellan Straits. 



Mrs. Graham [P.]. 



T. Bridges [C.]. 



Lords Commissioners of 



the Admiraltv [P.]. 

 Capt. Kino- \vy\. 

 Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Dr. Coppinger [P.]. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



' Challenger ' Exp. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



