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Platypsaris, Bp. Ann. d. Sc. Nat. 1854. 

 Callopsaris, Bp. Ann. d. Sc. Nat. 1854. 



EostruM magis conicum, minus dilatatum et ad apicein minus com- 

 pressum ; apice minus uncinata ; rietu plūs minusve setis oh- 

 sito : alce elongatce, marium remige seeunda brevi, lata, deinde 

 emarginata et apice acuminata : cauda elongatior quam in 

 genere prcecedente : ptilosis sexui(m valde diversa, marium, 

 alho-nigra, foeminarum brumiea. 



a. Platypsaris. 



1. Pachyrhamphus niger. 



Lunius niger, Gm. S. N. i. p. 301. 



Pachyrhynchus aterrimus, Lafr. R. Z. 1846, p. 320. 



Tityra leuconotus, Gray's Gen. pi. 63 (<? et ? ) ; Gosse, B. Jam. 

 p. 187. 



Pachyrhamphus nigrescens, Cab. Orn. Not. p. 241 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 180. 



Ž . Niger subtus paiilo dilutior : scapularium macula hasali 

 alba : rostro et pedibus nigris. 



? . Brunnescenti-cinerea, pileo, alis et cauda brunneis : subtus 

 albescenti-cinerea : gutture et pectore rufo tinctis. 



Loug. totą 7"0, alse 4"0, caudse 3'0. 



Hab. Jamaica {Gosse). 



Mus. Brit., BeroL, P. L. S. 



Mr. Gosse has written a very interesting account of this species 

 in Lis ' Birds of Jamaica,' giving details as to its habits, food, iiidi- 

 fication, &c., whicli is really almost the only reliable information we 

 possess concerning tbese points in respect of any bird of the group. 



2. Pachyrhamphus validus. 



Tityra atricapilla {S) et rufa (?), Vieill. Nouv. Diet. iii. 

 p. 347-8, et Enc. Meth. 859. 



Lanius validus, Licht. Doubl. p. 5U. 



Pachyrhynchus cinerascens, Spix, Av.Bras. ii. pl.46. f. 1. p. 34 (?). 



Psaris cristatus, Sw. Zool. 111. ser. 2. pi. 41 (<?). 



Tityra pileata, Jard., Selb. 111. Orn. i. pi. 17 (?). 



Psaris strigatus et megacephalus, Sw. 1 



Pachyrhamphus validus, Cab. Orn. Not. p. 240 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 180. 



(? . Niger, semicristatus, uropygium versus paulo dilutior : scapu- 



