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States, C. ani and C. rugir ostitis. We are, however, satisfied that there is but 

 one liere and in the West Indies, C. ani (extending to South America). C. 



Crotopkaga ani. 



major of South America, and C. sulcirostris, found from Mexico southward, 

 are the other species, and are easily distinguishable by the following charac- 

 ters among others : — 



C. major.' Length, 17.00; wing, 7.50; outline of culmen abruptly 

 angulated in the middle. Hob. Brazil and Trinidad. 

 C. ani. Length, 13.00 to 15.00; wing, 6.00 ; culmen gently curved from 

 base. Bill smooth or with a few tranverse wrinkles. Hob. North- 

 eastern South America, West Indies, and South Florida. 

 C. sulcirostris.^ Length, 12.00 ; wing, 5.00 ; culmen gently curved. 

 Bill with several groves parallel to culmen. Hab. Middle America, 

 from Yucatan, south to Ecuador. 



1 Crotophaga major, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 363. — Max. Beitr. iv, 319. — Sol. Cat. 1862, 320. 

 C. ani, ViEiLL. Gal. Ois. ii, 35, pi. xliii. 



2 Crotophaga sulcirostris, Swainson, Phil. Mag. 1827, I, 440. — Bonap. Consp. 89. — ScL. 

 P. Z. S. 1856, 309, 1859, pp. 59, 368, 388, et 1860, pp. 285, 297. — Ib. Catal. 1862, 320, 

 C. casasi, Less. Voy. Coq. Zool. I, pi. ii, 619, et Cent. Zool. pi. ix. 



