178 Cory, Descriptions of New Species of West Indian Birds. [July 



The immature bird has a patch of bright green on the centre 

 of the throat separated by a narrow white stripe from the deep 

 chestnut brown which borders the sides of the throat and breast ; 

 most of the tail-feathers are broadly tipped with white, showing 

 a sub-terminal band of dark blue. 



Vireosylvia canescens, sp. nov. 



Sp. Char. — Resembles Vireosylvia grandior Ridgw., but is ashy instead 

 of greenish on the back, and lacks the olive on the flanks and the 

 yellowish crissum ; tail-feathers not green. 



Adult $ (Type, No. 10195. Coll. C. B. Cory) : — Head ash gray, 

 becoming dull grayish olive on the back; a superciliary stripe of 

 dull, buffy white, bordered by a narrow streak of brown on the sides 

 of the crown ; a malar stripe of dull brown. Underparts white, 

 faintly tinged with olive; crissum dull white, showing a slight yel- 

 lowish tinge at the vent; quills and tail brown, showing a tinge of 

 olive on the outer webs of the inner feathers. 



Length, 5.60; wing, 3.50; tail, 2.60; tarsus, 80; bill, .70. 

 Habitat. St. Andrews Island. 



Icterus lawrencii, sp. nov. 



Sp. Char. — Similar to Icterus bairdi ; but having the upper plumage and 

 especially the upper tail-coverts more olive. General plumage 

 apparently darker. 



Adult $ (Type, No. 10193, Coll. C B. Cory) :— Above yellowish 

 olive, showing a faint brown tinge on the head and nape, nearly 

 absent in some specimens ; rump and upper tail-coverts yellowish 

 olive, like the back; throat black, the black passing in front of the 

 eye extending to the nostril ; rest of underparts pale orange yellow; 

 wings black, the coverts pure white, forming a broad white wing- 

 patch ; tertials and secondaries heavily edged with white, primaries 

 showing a faint indication of white edging on the inner feathers. 

 Tail black, narrowly tipped with dull white. 



Length, 7. So; wing, 4.40; tail, .37; tarsus, 1; bill, .80. 

 Habitat. St. Andrews Island. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this beautiful species to Mr. Geo. 

 N. Lawrence, of New York. 



Mimus magnirostris, sp. nov. 



Sp. Char. — Bill very large; breast and throat showing a faint tinge of 

 reddish brown, lacking in some specimens. 

 Adult $ (Type, No. 10192, Coll. C B. Cory) : — Upper plumage 



