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98. CoccoTHRAUSTES ABEiLLii (Less.). Guiraca abeillH, hcss. 

 Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 41. 



Mr. Gould has received an example of this beautiful bird from 

 Mr. Skinner. 



99. Chrysomitris mexicana (Sw.). 



Transmitted by Senor Constancia to Mr. Strickland. In coll. 

 P. L. S. 



Fam. Xni. ICTERIDiE. 



Subfam. Agel^in^. 



100. Agel^us phosniceus (Linn.). 



The females of this species congregate in large flocks near the 

 lake of Duenas, feeding about the swampy grass on the edge of 

 the water. The males are always separate, and generally to be 

 seen on a single twig of a bush or low tree, uttering their mono- 

 tonous cry. At Duenas they are resident all the year round, and 

 build in the reeds that surround the lake, deferring the period 

 of incubation till the month of June. 



101. Sturnella hippocrepis, Wagl. (?) 



Not only at Duenas, whei'e it is common about the open land, 

 but through all the open plains of the higher region, is this bird 

 found. At the former place it is most abundant in the winter 

 months, but some few pairs remain to breed. 



Subfam. IcteriNjE. 



102. Cacicus montezum.e (Less.) Cent. Zool. pi. 7. 

 Procured by Capt. Taylor at Taulevi, Honduras : seen once 



at Iguana near Izabal, in the Atlantic coast-region. 



103. OcYALUs WAGLERi, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of B. pi. 8. 

 Transmitted by Mr. Skinner from Cajabon, Vera Paz. 



104. Cassiculus prevosti (Less.). 



Occurs sparingly at Duenas. Is generally seen in the thick 

 trees, where it seems to employ itself in breaking the dead twigs, 

 and so attracts attention by the sound. 



105. Icterus gularis (Wagl.). 



Transmitted by Mr. Skinner from the Vera Paz, and collected 



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