368 ICTERIDJ5. 



Genus GYMNOSTINOPS, Sclater. 



Gymnostinops montezumae (Less.). 

 (Plate XVI. fig. 9.) 



Ostinops montezumae, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 58. 



Gymnostinops montezumaj, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 313 (1886); 



Sftlo. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 437 (1886) ; Gosse, 



Auk, v. p. 27 (1888) : Sharpe, Hand-l v, p. 484 (1909) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml p. 340 (1910). 

 Gymnostinops montezuma, Ridgiv. Birds North 2f Middle Amcr. ii. 



p. 180 (1902). 



An egg of the Montezuma Hangnest is of a long pointed oval 

 form and devoid of gloss. The ground is pinkish-white, rather 

 sparingly marked with short irregular streaks and a few blotches of 

 dark chocolate-brown and underlying clouded markings of pale 

 lilac-grey. It measures 1-6 by 1-05. 



1. Costa Rica, March. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 



Gymnostinops guatimozinus (Bo nap.), 

 (Plate XVI. fig. ].) 



Ostinops cruatemozinus, Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 508. 

 Gymnostinops guatimozinus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 314 (1886) ; 



Salv.fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 439 (1886); Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml p. 98 (1899), p. 340 (1910;; Ridgw. Birds 



North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 182 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 484 



(1909). 



Two eggs of the Colombian Hangnest are of a regular oval form, 

 slightly glossy, rough in texture, and covered with small pores. 

 They are pinkish-white, very sparingly blotched with chocolate- 

 brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1-38 bv -98 ; 

 1-33 by -98. 



2. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Colombia ( T. K. Salmon}. 



Genus OSTINOPS, Galanis. 



Ostinops decumanus (Pall.). 

 (Plate XVI. figs. 2, 3.) 



Icterus cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig, 7 (1845- 



54). 

 Ostinops cristatus, Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 328. 



