Catalogue of a Collection of Birds. 831 



Fam. ICTEPJD^. 



SuBFAM. ICTERINJ3. 



258. Icterus Baltimore {Linn.). 



259. " spurius {Linn.). 



Fam. TAN^AGRID^. 



SuBFAM. TANAGRINJi;. 



260. Saltator striatijpectxis., Lafr. ^ and ? . 



" Irides brown ; very common ; feeds on low trees and bushes ; 

 has a sliort song." 



261. TachypJionus melaleucus {Sparm.) $ and 2. 

 " Irides brown ; very plentiful ; has no song." 



262. Tachyphonus xanthopigius, Scl. 5 . 

 " Irides reddish brown ; quite rare." 



263. Tachypho7ius Belattrii, Lafr. S and $ . 



" Irides of male red, of female brown ; not common ; very 

 solitary, and has no song." 



264. Pyranga rubra., Vieill. 



265. liampJiocelus dimidiatus, Lafr. $ and ? . 



266. " luciana, Lafr. $ and ? . 



A fine pair of this rare species was obtained ; in the distribu- 

 tion of colors it is very similar to B. dimidiatus, but the head 

 and back are black, with the hind part and sides of the neck 

 deep maroon color ; the red is of a very different shade from 

 the other species, being of a deep flame color, not crimson. The 

 female differs still more ; in the present species the head and 

 back are of a dull yellowish olive, with the feathers dusky in 

 their centres ; the breast, abdomen, lower part of back, and 



