356 ICTERID^. 



19. TRUPIALIS. 



Type. _ 



Trupialis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 429 (1850) , T. militans. 



Pezites, Cab. Mm. Hein. i. p. 191 (1851) T. militaris. 



The Red-breasted Ground-Starlings of the Patagonian Snbrcgion 

 fall into three forms, which are sufficiently distinct to be recogni- 

 zable as species. They are said to resemble Sturnella in habits as 

 in form. The nest is built amongst long grass or rushes — an open 

 structure : the eggs three in number (cf. Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 153). 



liau(/e. Western Ecuador, Western Peru, ChiU, Patagonia, and 

 Argentine Eepublic. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Under wiDg-coverts white : 



3 bill longer 1. mUitaris, p. 356. 



I biU shorter 2. heUicosa, p. 357. 



B. Under wing-coverts black 3. dejilippii, p. 357. 



1. Trupialis militaris. 



Stiimus militaris, Zwrn. Mantissa, p. 527 (1771) ; P. L. S. Mull. 



Natursyst. Suppl.-p. 138 (1776); Lath. Ind. Orn.i. p. 323 (1790). 

 Sturnus loyea, Mol. ChiU, ed. i. p. 345 (1782) ; Gm. S. N. i. p. 804 ; 



Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 325. 

 Etourneau des terras Magellaniques, Davh. PI. Enl. 113. 

 Sturnus albiflorus, Bodd. Tabl. d. PI. Enl. p. 7. 

 Sturnella niihtaris, Vieill. Enc. Meth. p. 635 ; Gmdd, P. Z. S. 1859, 



p. 94 ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 38 ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 385 



(Ealklands), 1867, p. 323 (Chili), 1868, p. 529 (Falklands) ; id. 



Cat. A. B. p. 138 ; Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 153 (Falklands) ; Cassi7i, 



Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 24 ; Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 548 (rep. 



Arg.) ; Durnford,Ibis, 1877, p. 33, et 1878, p. 394(Chupat). 

 Pezites loyca. Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 191. 

 Trupialis mUitaris, Bp. Consp. i. p. 429 ; Scl. Ibis, 1884, p. 23 ; Tacz. 



Orn. Per. ii. p. 428. 

 Magellanic Stare, Lath. G. H. v. p. 8. 



Above brown, especially on the head and back, variegated with 

 black ; superciliaries in front of the eye red, behind the eye white : 

 below black : throat, middle of the neck, breast, and upper beUy 

 scarlet ; sides of belly and crissum with brownish edgings to the 

 black feathers ; under wing-coverts white ; bend of the wing red ; 

 slight rictal stripe white ; bill horn-colour ; feet brown : whole 

 length 10 inches, wing 4-7, tail 3-6. Female similar. Young,-^iih. 

 little or no red on the breast. 



Hah. Chili, Patagonia, and EaMand Islands. 



a. (5 ad. sk. Chili {Leybold). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



6, c. Ad. sk. Chili. Sclater Coll. 



d. S ad. sk. Chili {Markham). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e. Ad.sk. Coqvam\iO,Ch.\\\. {Markham). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



f. Ad. sk. ; g. Jr. sk. East Falkland Island. The Admiralty [P.], \ 

 h. Ad.sk.; t. Jr. sk. Falkland Islands (Zccow^e). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



