386 ICTEKID^. 



bill black, plumbeous at the base ; feet black : whole length 8*5 

 inches, wing 4"3, tail 3'9. Female similar, but not so bright; 

 with the interscapulium varied with olivaceous, and without the 

 black pectoral spots. 



Hab. Western Mexico and Guatemala, and south to Costa Eica. 



The so-called subspecies from Costa llica is stated by Mr. Eidg- 

 way to differ from northern examples in its smaller size ; but one 

 of the Nicaraguan specimens before me ( $ ) is hardly inferior in 

 dimensions to the Mexican examples. 



a, h. Ad. st. Central America. Purchased. 



c. c? ad. sb. Putla, W. Mexico (Rebouch). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. (S ad. sk. Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(^Smnichrast). 



e. Jr. sk. Savana Grande, Guatemala Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Salmi). 



f. iS ad. ; fj. 5 jr. sk. San Geronimo, Vera Paz Salvin-Godman Coll, 



{Sahhi). 



h. Jr. sk. Retalhuleu, Guatemala (Sal- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



vin ^- Godman). 



i. S ad. sk. Nicaragua. Sclater Coll. 



j. 6 ad. sk. Chontalfis, Nicaragua (Belt). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



k, Jr. sk. Central America. F. Gruber [C.]. 



36. Icterus pustulatus. 



Psarocolius pustulatus, Wagl. Isis, 1829, p. 757. 



Icterus pustulatus, B}?. Consp. i. p. 435 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 303 

 (Oaxaca) ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 134; id. Ibis, 1883, p. 373; Scl. el 

 Salv. Nomenci. p. 36 , iid. E.votic Ornith. p. 47, pi. xxiv. ; Cassin, 

 Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1867, p. 48 ; Sumichrast, Mem. Post. Soc. N. H. i. 

 p. 652 (Vera Cruz) ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 422 (Acapulco). 



Pendulinus calit'ornicus. Less. Pev. Zool. 1844, p. 436 ; id. Desci: d. 

 Ilamm. et Ois. p. 333. 



Bright reddish orange ; lores and throat, extending to the middle 

 of the breast, black ; interscapulium yellow, distinctly marked with 

 large oval black spots ; wings black, broadly margined with white ; 

 lesser coverts orange ; tail black, with slight white tips ; under 

 wing-coverts yellow ; bill black, plumbeous at the base ; feet black : 

 whole length 8'5 inches, wing 4, tail 3"8. Female. Somewhat 

 similar, but yellow ; back olivaceous, distinctly spotted with black ; 

 tail olivaceous. 



Nab. Western and Southern Mexico. 



The oval spots on the interscapulium are present in both sexes at 

 all ages, and render this species easily distinguishable. 



a. (5 ad. sk. Cape San Lucas, Lower Cali- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



foruia (F. Gritber). 

 b,c. cj 5 ad. sk. Mazatlan, W. Mexico Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Forrei-). 

 d, e. <S jr. et $ ad. Presidio, Mexico (Forrei-). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. 

 /, ff. c? ad. sk. ; k. Acapulco, Mexico (Mai-k- Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (S jr. sk. ham). 



