266 li^oies on some Cuban Bird^^ 



13. Tireosylvia altiloqiia, (VieillOt.) 



Muscicapa altiloqua, Vieill. Ois, Am., Sep, 1, ISOY, p. 67, pi. 38. 

 Vi7-eo longirostris, Sw. F. Bor., Am. 11, 1831, p. 237. 

 Vireosylvia olivacea, Gosse^ B. of Jam,, 1847, p. 194. 

 Vireosylvia altiloqua, Bon. Cons. Av. 1850, p. 330; Cass. Birds of 



Cal, Tex., &c. 1856, p, 221, pi, 37. 

 Vireo olivaceus, Lemb, ? Av. Isl. Cuba, Cat., 1850, p. 128. 

 Phytlomanes barbatulus, Caban. ? Jour. f. Orn,, 1855, p. 467. 



Two specimens from Dr. Gundlach seem to agree with the 

 bird from Florida^ which is decided by Mr. Cassin to be the 

 same as the species found in Jamaica, and considered by him 

 to be the true altiloqua. Until within a few years, this bird 

 has passed in Cuba as olivacea, from which it may be known 

 by the blackish stripe that runs from the base of the lower 

 mandible, downward on each side of the neck. In M. Forns's 

 collection is a specimen of olwacea^ showing that species to 

 be found in Cuba also. 



14. Sttirnclla hippocre|>is, (Wag^ler.) 



StUrnus hippocrepis, Wagl. Isis,, 1832. 



Sturnella Ludoviciana, Lemb. Av, Isl, Cub. Cat., 1850, p. 130. 

 " hijjpocrepis, Gund. Journ. f. Orn., Jan. 1856, p. 14. 



This is Somewhat smaller than S. magna of the United States, 

 and I think is specifically distinct. It would be difficult to point 

 out any reliable diiferences in coloration, especially of the upper 

 plumage, as individuals even of the same species are very varia- 

 ble ; the most apparent difi'erences are in the black pectoral baiid 

 being narrower, the bill broader at the base, and tapering more 

 regularly to the end, where it is more pointed than in magna / 

 the tertiaries are equal in length to the primaries ; in my speci- 

 mens of magna they are much shorter. This is a good character 

 if a permanent one ; it exists in the two adult specimens before 

 me. 



