36S ICTEUIILE. 



Genus GYMNOSTINOPS, Sclater. 



Gymnostinops montezumae {Less.). 



(Plate XVI. fig. 9.) 



Ostinop? montezurafe, Boncard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 5S. 



Gymnostinops montezmnse, Sol. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 31.3 (1886); 



Sitlu. 4" Goclm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 437 (1880); Gossc, 



Aide, V. p. 27 (1838) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 484 (1909) ; Kehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 840 (1910). 

 Gymnostinops montezuma, Ridqw. Birds North 3( Middle Ainer. ii. 



p. 180 (1902). 



An eg^ of the Montezuma Hangnest is of a long pointed oval 

 form and devoid of gloss. The ground is pinkish-white, rather 

 sparingly marked with short irregular streaks and a few blotches of 

 dark chocolate-brown and underlying clouded markings of pale 

 lilac-grey. It measures l'(3 liy 1-05. 



1. Costa Puca, March. Mr. G. F. Underwood [C.l. 



Gymnostinops guatimozinus (Bomq-).). 



(Plate XVI. fig. I.) 



Ostinops g-uatemozinus, Scl ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 508. 

 Gymnostinops guatimozinus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. .114 (1886) ; 



Snlv.Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 439 (1886); Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899), p. 340 (1910;; Ridgio. Birds 



North 4- MuUle Amer. ii. p. 182 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 484 



(1909). 



Two eggs of the Colombian Hangnest are of a regular oval form, 

 slightly glossy, rough in texture, and covered with small pores. 

 They are pinkish-white, very sparingly blotched with chocolate- 

 brown and lilac-grev. They measure respectively : I'SS by -98 ; 

 1-33 by -98. 



2. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Colombia ('/'. K. Salmon). 



Genus OSTINOPS, Cahanis. 



Ostinops decumanus {P<dl.). 



(Plate XVI. figs. 2, 3.) 



Icterus cristatus, Thien. Fortjuflanz. ges. Vor/. tab. xxxrii. fig, 7 (1845- 



54). 

 Ostinops cristatu9, Wi/att, Ibis, 1871, p. 328. 



