Oriturus superciliosa superciliosa (Sv;ainson) 

 Ori turns irie>a.canus Bonaparte TYPE 

 (Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, 1850, 469). 



No number. Leiden. Wing 78, tail 72.5, exp. culmen 

 15.2, depth at base 10.0, tarsus 25»8, middle toe 

 minus claw 16. 3 • "Mbxique2. 



Mounted bird in good condition; an adult ;vith little 

 or no abrasion apparent on plumage - hence 

 probably collected in midv/inter or fall. It is 

 typical of the southern race with rather dark 

 olive broTwn hue latte rally on the underpart and 

 reddish brown margins dorsal ly. 



There is one old label on the stand 



Aimophila superciliosa Sw, 



Mexique. 



The Aimophila superciliosa is ^^vritten by quite 

 another hand than the locality, and careful 

 comparison of Temminck^s writing apparently fixes 

 him as the author. The Mexique" is v»Titten by 

 the same person vjho inscribed the label on the 

 stand of Oriturus v;rangeli (which see) and the 

 two specimens would, therefore, seem to be con- 

 temporary. This is the only superciliosa in the 

 collection - old or new - and there can be little 

 doubtt as to its authenticity as the type, 



Oriturus Bp. has many years priority over Plagiospiza 

 Ridg. Bonaparte explains his transposition of the 

 "description" of /.lexicanus ^ and v/rangeli in Compt, 

 Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 13, no, 8, I856, p. />13, - 

 states that his genus Oriturus should not be re- 

 cognized since it is composed only of v-tiat he rjow 

 knov/s to be only Aimophila superciliosa Swains on 

 ^^^ Pipilo crissalis . His words are ■' "Le genre 



