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species allied to it, have very recently been discovered in Mexico : 

 they form a small, very natural group, which it is but just to adopt 

 at least as a subgenus, under the name of Pipilo. 



Note 18. Loxia ctjrvirostra. Another species, which from 

 its close resemblance to this, may perhaps have been mistaken for 

 it, probably inhabits America. It is somewhat larger, and may be 

 distinguished by the following phrase. 



Loxia pytiopsittacus , Bechst. Wings without bands ; bill shorter 

 than the middle toe, very stout, very much incurved, point of the 

 upper mandible not crossing the top of the bill. 



Inhabits the Arctic circle, descending in winter to more temper- 

 ate countries : said by authors to be found in America. 



Note 19. Columba zenaida. Another species of Pigeon, pro- 

 bably Columba rufina, Temm. inhabits the keys of East Florida ac- 

 cording to Mr. Peale, who was unable to procure it, though it is 

 well known to the wreckers. Other West Indian Pigeons most 

 probably resort there either periodically or accidentally. 



Note 20. Tetrao phasianellus. Other species of grouse, 

 which inhabit high northern latitudes, may hereafter be found to 

 stray occasionally to the extreme northern parts of the U. S. 



Since this was written, having detected several errors in our ac- 

 count of this genus, owing principally to the bad state of the speci- 

 mens we first examined, and having, moreover, a stately new specie3 

 to add, we give the following amended version of this part of the 

 Synopsis, page 126. 



SUBGENUS I. BONASIA. 



{Add to the characters.) Tail elongated, rounded. Adorned 

 with crests and ruffs. Female similar to the male. Flesh 

 white. 



205. Tetrao umbellus, L. Mottled ; tail of eighteen mot- 

 tled feathers, all ferruginous, and with a black subterminal 

 band. 



Male, a ruff of large black feathers on the sides of the neck. 



Female and young, ruff smaller, dark brown. 



