26. QUISCA1U8. 401 



12. Quiscalus inflexirostris. 



Quiscalus inflexirostris, Sxv. An. in Men. p. .300 (1838) ; Cassin, Tr- 

 Ac. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 407 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 175 ; id. Ibis, 1864, 

 p. 100; Laxvr. Proc. U. S. iV. M. i. p. 355, et p. 487 (Martinique) 

 Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 38. 



Quiscalus barita, Taylor, Ihis, 1864, p. 168 (Martinique). 



Quiscalus lugubris, Scl. P.Z.S.1S71, p. 271 (St. Lucia); Semper, 

 P. Z. S. 1672, p. 650 (St. Lucia). 



Bill of Quiscalus inflexirostris. 



Black •with a strong violaceous gloss, -which passes into greenish 

 on the wings and tail ; bill shorter thaTi in preceding species, culmen 

 much incurved, gonys straight ; hill and feet black : 'whole length 

 8-8 inches, wing 4-2, tail 3'4. Female. Above brown, with ill- 

 defined lighter superciliaries ; beneath pale cinereous brown, lighter 

 on the breast and throat ; bill and feet black. 



Hah. Martinique and St. Lucia. 



It is impossible to give any satisfactory account of this and the 

 other smaller Black Quiscali of the Lesser Antilles and adjacent 

 portions of South America, until a good series with sexes ascertained 

 by dissection has been obtained from every island. Under these 

 circumstances I shall merely take the supposed species in geographical 

 order from north to south. 



a. S ad. sk. Martinique, W. I. (Ober). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. c? ad. sk. Martinique (Oler). Sclater Coll. 



c. S ad. sk. Martinique. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. J' ad. sk. Martinique {E. C. Taylor). Sclater CoU. 



e. 5 ad. sk. Martinique. Sclater Coll. 

 f,g. c? 2 ad. sk. St. Lucia, W. I. {Semper). Sclater Coll. 



13. Guiscalus guadeloupensis. 



Quiscalus guadeloupensis, Lawr. Pr. U. S. X. M. i. pp. 457, 487 ; 

 Scl. Ibis, 1884, p. 160. 



Similar to Q. inflexirostris from Martinique, but rather larger 

 and bill straighter (Lawrence). 

 Bab. Gviadeloupe. 



a. Ad. sk. Guadeloupe (Ober). Sclater Coll. 



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