Species of the Family Icteridse. 157 



used " Cacicus.'^ I think, however, we are justified in re- 

 verting to " Cassicus" (as a more correct form), under which 

 name the genus was first properly characterized by Illiger, 

 and which term most authors have employed. 



Synoiisis Cassicorum, 



A. Nigri, dorso postico flavo, 



a. crisso flavo, 



recti'icum dimidio basali flavo (1) persictts, 



rectricum parte tertia basali llava (2)Jlavtcrissus. 



b. crisso nigvo, 



alls extiis omnino nigris (3) chri/sonotus. 



alarum tectriciim plaga llava, 



major : dorso postico toto flavo (4) leucorhamphus, 



minor : uropygio flavo (5) albirostris. 



B. Nigri, dorso postico rubro, 



dorso postico late rubro, 



ptilosi fusco-uigra (6) lia>morrhous. 



ptilosi nitide uigni (7) affinis. 



dorso postico anguste rubro, 



major, rostro validiore (8) nropijgialis. 



minor, rostro debiliore (9) mici'orhynchus. 



C. Nigri, unicolores, 



major (10) solitarius. 



minor (11) fiolosericeus. 



]. Cassicus persicus. 



Cassicus luteus, Briss. Av. ii. p. 100. 



Oriolus persicus, Linn. S. N. i, p. 161. 



Cacicus persicus, Daud. Orn, ii. p. 327. 



Cassicus jjersicus, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 1234j ; Cab. in Schomb. 

 Guian. iii. p. 687; Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 84 ; Scl. Cat. A. B. 

 p. 128; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 182, 1872, p. 266; 

 Nomencl. p. 35 ; et P. Z. S. 1879, p. 608 ; Cass. Pr. Ac. Phil. 

 1867, p. 65 ; Pelzeln, Orn. Bras. p. 193 ; Layard, Ibis, 1873, 

 p. 381 ; Forbes, Ibis, 1881, p. 338. 



Cassicus icteronotus, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. v. p. 315, et Enc. 

 Meth. p. 724 ; Tsch. Faun. Per. p. 228 ; Cab. Mus. Hein. 

 p. 186; Bp. Consp. p. 428 ; Sw. Orn. Dr. pi. 3 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 

 1858, p. 455. 



Psarocolius icteronotus^ Wagl. Syst. Av. sp. 5. 



