Notes on some Cxiban Birds, <&c. 247 



XXIII. — Notes on some Cxiban Birds, with Descriptions of 



New Species. 



Br Georqk N. Lawrence. 

 Kead May 21, 1860. 



I HAVE received at different times from the collections of Dr. 

 J. Gundlach and Ramon M. Forns, Esq., specimens of Cuban 

 birds for examination, and of such as have been thought identi- 

 cal with species found in the United States for comparison with 

 them. The result has been, that some have proved to be dif- 

 ferent from the species, under the names of which they have 

 heretofore passed, and appear to be undescribed. 



In the following notes descriptions are given of those I con- 

 sider new, with observations on other species, which may serve 

 to elucidate their history and correct some errors of nomencla- 

 ture. 



1. Tiniiiincultis sparyeroides, (Vigors.) 



Falco dominicensis, Gm, ? Syst. Nat. 1789, p. 285. 



" sparveroides, Vigors, Zool. Jour. 1827, iii. p. 436 ; D'Orbig. 



(R. de la Sagra) Hist. Cub. 1840, p. 30, pi. 1. 

 " sparverius, Lemb. A v. Isl. Cub. 1850, p. 128. 

 Tinnunculu^ dominicensis, Cab. Jour. f. Orn. Nov. 1854. 



" sparveroides, Strict. Orn. Syn. 1855, p. 100 (sub. T. 



sparverius). 

 Hypotriorchis ferrugineus, Sauss. ? Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1859, p. 117, 



pi. 3. 



It being questioned by many writers whether the subject of 

 this article is really distinct from sparverius, I am induced by 

 the large number of examples sent me for the purpose, to point 

 out such differences as appear of importance in determining 

 whether they shall be entitled to specific distinction. 



MAY, I860. -j fj Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. Vol. VII. 



