Species of the Family Icteridae. 13 



Xanthornus chrysopterus, Darwin, Zool. Voy. ' Beagle/ 

 Birds, p. 106. 



Agel(Bus chrysocarpus, Cassin, Pr. Ac. So. Phil. 1866, 

 p. 12. 



Niger; campterio, tectricibus minoribus et subalaribus flavis : 

 rostro et pedibus nigris : long, tota 5*5, alse 3'6, caudse 

 2"7. Fern. Fusca, nigro striata; superciliis et corpore 

 subtus fuscescenti-cineraceis, hoc nigricante striate. 

 Hab. Chili, Patagonia, and Buenos Ayres, north to Para- 

 guay (Azara) and S. Peru {Whitely) . 

 Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. 



8. Agel^us imthurni. 



Agelmis imthurni, Scl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 213 ; Salvin et 

 Godman, Ibis, 1883, p. 203. 



Thilius major, Bp. C. R. xxxvii. p. 833 (1853) ? 

 Nigerrimus unicolor ; fasciculo plumarum axillari flavo ; 

 rostro et pedibus nigris : long, tota 10'4, alse 5*0, caudse 

 rotundatse rectr. med. 4*8, ext. 3-8. Fern. Mari similis. 



Hab. Int. of British Guiana. 



Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. 



Since I described this species Mr. Whitely has brought 

 several specimens home from the Merume Mountains. Cf. 

 Salvin and Godman, /. s. c. 



9. Agel^us cyanopus. (Plate I.) 



Tordo negro y vario, Azara, Apunt. i. p. 313. 

 Agelaius cyanopus, Vieill. N. D. d'H. N. xxxiv. p. 552, et 

 Enc. Meth. p. 719 ; Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 5 ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. 

 Se. Phil. 1866, p. 12 ; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 196; Scl. et Salv. 

 Nomencl. p. 37. 



Icterus cyanopus, d'Orb, et Lafr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 5. 

 Leistes unicolor, Sw. An. in Menag. p. 305 (1838). 

 Niger unicolor ; rostro nigro ; pedibus (in pelle) obscure 

 fuscis ; Cauda rotundata : long, tota 7'5, alae 3*7, caudae 

 3"0. Fern. Supr^ fusca, nigro variegata; subtiis flavi- 

 canti-f ulva prsecipue ad latera nigricante striolata : caudS 

 nigra; remigibus extiis rufo limbatis. 

 Hab. Southern Brazil and Paraguay: Rio Parana [Natt.). 

 Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. 



