378 ICTKEID.'E. 



Nearest to J. yrace-aunte, hnt distinguished by its \\ holly black 

 tail and narrow black interscapulium. 



a. Ad. sk. Chamicm-os, E. Peru J. Gould, Esq. (Type 



{Hauxicell). of the species.) 



23. Icterus grace-aimaB. 



Icterus grace-ann.T, Cassin, P): Ac. Sc. Phil. 1867, p. o'2; Tacz. P.Z. S. 

 1877, p. 323 (Tumbez) ; id. Orn. Per. ii. p. 419 ; Sahin, Ibis, 1874, 

 p. 323 (Guayaquil) ; id. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 422 (Payta) ; Scl. et Salv. 

 P. Z. S. 1878, p. 137 (Pacasmayo) ; Sd. Ibis, 1883, p. \ji!>6, pi. xi. 



Bright yellow, more or less tinged with orange ; interscapulium, 

 wings, tail, front, lores, circle round the eyes, and throat down to 

 the middle of the breast deep black ; lesser wing-coverts yellow ; 

 a conspicuous patch on the outer secondaries and the tips of the 

 external rectrices white ; bill and feet black : whole length 7'5 

 inches, wing 3'5, tail 3-7- Female similar. 



Huh. Coast-region of "Western Ecuador and Peru. 



Allied to /. niesomelas, but at once recognizable by the conspicuous 

 white wing-patch, and the difFerent colour of the outer rectrices, 

 which are black tipped with white instead of yellow. 



a. Ad. sk. Mochala, Guayaquil. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Payta, Peru {Marhham). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. 5 ad. sk. Tumbez, Peru (Jelski). Sclaler CoU. 



d. Ad. St. Piura, Peru. Capt. Kellett and Lt. 



Wood [C.]. 



24: Icterus mesomelas. 



Psarocolius mesomelas, Waffl. Isis, 1829, p. 755. 



Xanthornus mesomelas, Bp. Consp. i. p. 434. 



Icterus mesomelas, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 154 (Bogota"), 1856, 

 p. 301 (Cordova), 1859, p. 58 (Omoa, Hond.), 18G0, pp. 277, 293 

 {Western Ecuador) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 133 ; id. Ibis, 1883, p. 367 ; 

 Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 34 (Coban) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 354 

 (Panama), 1867, p. 279 (Mosquitia), 1870, p. 838 (Honduras), 1879, 

 p. 509 (Autioquia) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 36 ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 

 1860, p. 140 (li. Atrato), et 1867, p. 51 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 323 

 (Tumbez), et 1880, p. 200 (N. Peru) ; Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. 

 N. H. i. p. 553 (Vera Cruz) ; Lawr. Bidl. U. S. N. M. no. 4, p. 23 ; 

 Salv. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 4-22;Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 445 (Yucatan) ; 

 Berl. et Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 552 (West Ecuador) ; Tacz. Orn. 

 Per. ii. p. 417. 



Icterus atrogularis. Less. Cent. Zuol. p. 73, pi. 22. 



Oriolus musicus, Cabot, Boston Journ. K. H. iv. p. 465. 



Icterus salvini, Cassin, Pr, Ac. Sc. Phil. 1867, p. 51 ; Scl. et Salv. 

 P. Z. S. 1870, p. 838 ; Laivr. Ann. Lijc. N. Y. ix. p. 104. 



Bright yellow ; interscapulium, wings, lores, sides of head, and 

 throat down to the middle of the breast deep black ; lesser wing- 

 coverts and under wing-coverts yellow ; tail black, three outer 

 rectrices on each side with the greater part of the apical portion 

 yellow ; outer secondaries sometimes slightly bordered with white ; 



