20 PRINGILLID-E. 



a, b. c? ? ad. sk. James Island (C. Bar- Zoological Society [P.]. 



win). (Types of species.) 



c,d. tf ad. ; Indefatigable Island, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



e,f,g. 2 ad. ; Sept. and Oct. 1868 



h, i. 3 imm. sk. (Br. A. Habel). 

 k, I. d imm. sk. Indefatigable Island Sclater Coll. 



(Br. A. Habel). 

 m, n. <$ <j> ad. sk, Indefatigable Island. Dr. A. Habel [C.]. 

 o. £ ad. sk. Bindloe Island, Nov. 7, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1868 (Br. A. Habel). 



3. Cactornis abingdoni. 



Cactornis abingdoni, Scl §■ Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 320 ; iid. Nimiencl. 

 Av. Neotr. p. 29 (1873) ; Salmi, Trans. Z. 8. ix. p. 486 (1876). 



Adult male (type of species). Entirely sooty black, with the ex- 

 ception of some ashy margins to the feathers of the upper surfaces, 

 these edgings broader and more distinct on the abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts ; the primaries distinctly margined with hoary grey ; bill 

 very narrow and entirely black. Total length 5T inches, culmen 

 0-85, wing 2-8, tail 1-6, tarsus 0-85. 



The second male has the wing 2*75 inches, culmen 0-8, tarsus 

 0-8. 



The black bill, which separates this species from C. scandens, may, 

 after all, be only a sign of the breeding-season. 



Hab. Abingdon Island, Galapagos. 



a. [cJ] ad. sk. Abingdon Island, Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1808 (Br. A. Habel). (Type of species.) 



b. [d]ad. sk. Abingdon Island, Dec. ' Dr. A. Habel [C.]. 



4. Cactornis pallida. 



Cactornis pallida, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 327 ; iid. Nomencl. 

 Av. Neotr. p. 29 (1873) ; Salvin, Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 487 (1876). 



Male. (? In seasonal plumage.) General colour above pale olive- 

 brown, with ashy margins to the feathers; lesser wing- coverts like the 

 back ; median and greater wing-coverts brown, edged with whity 

 brown, more broadly on the former series ; primary-coverts and quills 

 dark brown, edged with ashy olive or paler olive-brown on the 

 secondaries ; tail-feathers brown, margined with olive-brown ; head a 

 little duller than the back; lores, eyelid, and feathers below the eye 

 whitish tinged with olive-yellow ; ear-coverts light olive-brown, 

 with whitish shaft-lines ; cheeks, throat, and under surface of body 

 white, slightly washed with olive-yellow, with a few dusky streaks 

 on the chest ; flanks and sides of body pale fulvous-brown ; under 

 wing-coverts white, tinged with olive-yellow. Total length 4-8 

 inches, culmen 0*7, wing 2-7, tail 1'7, tarsus 0-85. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 5 inches, culmen 

 0-65, wing 2-85, tail 1-7, tarsus 0-9. 



