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GeNL'S FULIZ, .Sl'NDKVALL. 



Fith'x, SiTNnKV. Kong. Vut. Ak. Ilaiid. \)iM, I'M. (No tyiM' (lcNii,'imtf(l, Imt rt'»trioti"(l to the group of 



wliich Anna mnri/u, LisN., is typical, l>y I'loliissor lUiiiu in U. N. Am. ISi'iS, 7W.) 

 Fiiliijula, AufT. (hoc Stephens, 18'i4). 



Mtirila, Bonap. C'ompt. Kciul. XLIII. Si'iit. 185ti, tir)l. (Not of Reiciieniiacii, \h:,->.) 

 Nettarimi, Haikd, 15. X. Am. 1S58, 7"J() (in text), (type, Amis inarilii, [,i.nn.). 



Chau. Bill loiif^er tlmii tliu liiisus (about as loiiy as the liead), vi'iy liroail ami iniu'h depressed 

 jfor the terminal halt', the edj^es nearly parallel or sli;,'litly diverj,'ent terminally ; lower ed^je of 

 the ma.Killa strongly convex, concealing ull of the mandible except the basal portion. Coiorii 



F, marila, male. 



IhieHy black and white (the head, neck, and jujjiilum black, lower parts white) in the adult male 

 the idack reidaced by brownish in the female. 



This genus, as restricted, embraces tiiree North American and one European species, whose 

 characters are as follows : — 



A. 8p<Mnilum white, tipped with black ; sides and flanks plain white, or very minutely undulated 

 with f^rayish. 



1. P. marila. Occiput not crested ; back and sciipulars grayisli white in the male, undulated 



with black. Wing, 8.25-9.(H) inches;' bill, 1.8.5-2.20 X .85-1.05 X .70-.90 ; tarsus, 

 1.40-1.00; middle toe, 2.25-2.45. Hub. North America. 



2. P. affinia. Similar to F. marila, but smaller. Wing, 7. CO-8.25 inches ; bill, 1.58-1.00 



X .80-.95 X .(J0-.80; tarsus, 1.15-1.50 ; middle toe, 2.00-2.25. Hah. North America. 



* The average dimensions of the two arc as follows : — 



F. marila : Wing, 8.59 inches ; culmcn, 2.02 ; width of bill, near end, .97, at base, .79 ; tarsus ] 51 

 middle toe, 2.32. (17 specimens.) ' 



_ F. affinis: Wing, 7.80 inches ; culmen, 1.75 ; width of bill, near end, .88, at base, .69 ; tarsus 1 38 ■ 

 ■-iddle toe. 2.14. (20 specimens.) ' 



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