HOLOQUISrALUS. 401 



Genus HOLOdUISCALUS, Cassin. 



Holoquiscalus jamaicensis (Daud.). 



(Plate XVIII. figs. 1 & 2.) 



Quiscalus crassirostris, Goiae, Birds Jamaica, p. 217 (1847) ; Set. Cat. 



Birds B. M. xi. p. 398 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 



(1899). 

 Iloloquiscalus jamaiccnsis, Ridqw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 227 



(1902) ; Sharps, Htind-l. v. p. 509 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 347 (1910). 



The eggs of the Jamaica Grackle resemble those of Meqaquiscalus 

 macrurus. They measure from 1-1 to 1*18 in length, and from 

 8 to -88 in breadth. 



4. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Jamaica. Rev. Barbara Zincke [C.~|. 



4. Jamaica. Rev. Barbara. Zincke [C."]. 



1. Jamaica ( IV. Osburn : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.}. 



1. St. Thomas, Jamaica, 7th June Crowley Bequest. 



(C. B. Taylor}. 



Holoqniscalus fortirostris (Lawr.). 

 (Plate XVIII. figs. 7 & 8.) 



Quiscalus fortirostris, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 400 (1886); Feilden, 

 Ibis, 1889, p. 485 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). 



Iloloquiscalus fortirostris, Ridyiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer.ii. p. 229 

 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 347 (1910). 



The eggs of the Barbados Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus 

 macrurus and H. jamaicensis so closely as to require no separate 

 description. Four examples measure respectively : 1*1 by '76 ; 

 1-03 by -71 ; 1-03 by 76 ; 1 by -74. 



3. Barbados, Oth July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 



1. Barbados, 6th July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 



Holoquiscalus luminosus (Lawr.). 

 (Plate XVIII. figs. 5 & 6.) 



Quiscalus luminosus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 402 (1886) ; Lawr. Pr. 



U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 615 (1886). 

 Holoquiscalus luminosus, Ridgic. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 232 



(1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 347 (1910). 



Eggs of the Grenada Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus 

 TOL. v. 2 D 



