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On some little-knonm Species of Tanagers. 



grey; bill — upper mandible brown, lower white; feet brown. 

 Whole length G"5, wing 34, tail 2*5 inches. 



Hab. Porto Rico. 



This peculiar Antillean form can, I think, hardly be re- 

 ferred to Chlorospingus ; it has a much stouter and thicker 



Structure of Nesaqmu/iis spcculiferns. 



bill and large Fringilline feet. I am not sure that its correct 

 position is not with the Ground-Finches (Pipilo &c.), but for 

 the present I propose to leave it among the Tanagers under 

 a separate generic name. I am much indebted to the autho- 

 rities of the Smithsonian Institution for an opportunity of 

 examining the typical specimen of this rare bird. 



7. Chlorosfingus flavo-virens. 



Buarremon flavo-virens, Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. 

 p. 467. 



