108 Mr. Sclater on Dr. Leotaud^s ' Birds of Trinidad.' 



Tyrannus magnirostris, so called (p. 215), is quite distinct from 

 the Cuban bird of that name, and should be called T. rostratus, 

 nobis. I have compared specimens of these two species; and 

 there can be doubt of the propriety of their separation. The 

 TyrannidcB of Trinidad, as given by Dr. Leotaud, require a tho- 

 rough revision. I much doubt the occurrence of Myiobius 

 stolidus, M. nigriceps, Elainea fallax, and Platyrhynchus aqui- 

 noctialis in Trinidad. The supposed new species Empidonax 

 cahanisi (p. 232) is also very dubious. 



Procnias nivea, i. e. Chasmorhynchus niveus — the White Bell- 

 bird of Cayenne — is given by Dr. Leotaud (p. 261) besides C. 

 variegatus, which has been pointed out (Ibis, 1866, p. i07) to be 

 the true representative of this genus in this region. This is, 

 in all probability, an error, as the occurrence of these two re- 

 presentative species in the same area would be an extraordinary 

 phenomenon. 



Saltator icterophrys (p. 285) should stand as S. olivascens, 

 S. icterophrys of Lafresnaye being merely the female or young 

 of the Central American S. grandis. 



Pyranga liepatica is a purely Mexican species. The bird so 

 designated (p. 291) is no doubt Pyranga saira (Spix). [Cf, 

 P. Z. S. 1856, p. 124-, and Cat. Am. B. p. 81.) 



Tachyphonus albispecularis, sp. nov. (p. 300), is T. luctuosus, 

 Lafres. et d'Orb., as I know from the examination of a typical 

 example of this supposed new species kindly forwarded to me by 

 Dr. Leotaud. 



Psittacus agilis (p. 327) is a purely Jamaican species, which 

 certainly does not occur in Trinidad. No doubt Mr. Finsch 

 could tell us what species is described under this name. 



The 294 birds recognized by Dr. Leotaud as found in Trini- 

 dad belong to the following orders : — 



