1. AGRIORNIS*. Type 



Agriomis, Gould, Zool. Voy. ' Beagle ,' iii. p. 56 (1841) A. livida. 



Tainnolanius, Less. Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 138 A. livida. 



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Bill of Agriomis livida. 



The large size and strong hooked heak of Agriomis readers it 

 easily distinguishahle. The species are found in the Andes of 

 Ecuador and Peru, descending to the sea-level in Chili and Pata- 

 gonia. 



Agriomis is said to breed among the rocks, making a deep 

 cup-shaped nest, and laying •white brown-spotted eggs, like those of 

 the European Oriole (cf. Phil, et Landb. Wiegm. Arch. 1863, p. 137, 

 and Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 532). 



Keg to the Species. 



A. Tail below blackish. 



a. Larger 1. livida, p. 4. 



6. Smaller : 



( superciliaries whitish 2. striata, p. 5. 



j superciliaries yellowish 3. andecola, p. 6. 



B. Tail below with apical half of external rectrices 



white : 



\ larger 4. montana, p. 6. 



) smaller 5. maritima, p. 6. 



C. Tail below with the external rectrices wholly 



white. 



c. Body above brownish ash : 



I larger ; bill stronger 6. pollens, p. 7. 



j smaller ; bill weaker 7. insolens, p. 7. 



d. Body above dark ash 8. solitaria. p. 7. 



1. Agriomis livida. 



Thamnophilus lividus, Kittl. Mem. pre"*. Acad. Petersb. ii. p. 465 



(1835). 

 Pepoaza livida, d'Oi-b. J oy., Ois. p. 351. 

 Tvranmis gutturalis, Gerv. Voy. Fav., Ois. pi. 11, et Mag. de Zool. 



1836, Ois. pi. 63. 



* The following species is unknown to me : — 



Dasycephala albicauda, Ph. § Landb. Wiegm. Arch. 1863, i. p. 132. 

 Agriomis albicauda, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 341 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 184. 



Hah. Western Peru. 



