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'riii'iv it in«j>ii:viitl_v soiin-lhiiij; iu>t yot u!ulti>t>HKl in tlio i\lali>'ii>liip Ivtwi'ou this hn\l .itul 

 I!, h((iK'Uai.us, ami il wnuUl iu>t Iv iit sill sun>nsiii^' it' tho X\\\> sluniM junvt- tii U' ilitlViviit j'liusc.'t <.•( 

 DUO sjxvifs. 1)1- (\>Ufi (•• I'f. I'hil.ul. Ai-.ul " ISOS, |>. tvi) suj;>;»'st.s tlic jKkvsibility i>f (Vittvcti U'iii^ 

 till' vmiiij; i>f A;//n>/t-aitii , luii l>i T. II. Sfxvts (•• lUiU. l". S, Nat Miis." No 7, IS77, i>|>. 3;}, ;U0 

 juwcs this iu>t li' Iv tlu' la-M', .uul .viiU.--uiuUn tlu- ilu\u_v vi tlu- l.aui Ivuij; tlic toiuti/', ilio ti'iiiur 





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tho summer, j>huuuj;»' of tlu' saiiu' sptviK-s. Hk iviii.iiks ,iiv as I'olUiws : " l>r. (\>iii-.s alUuUvs tn tlu' 

 ' Uiiv jK'vsiliiliiy ' that CnKvnt whs tin- yi>uui; ot' hij^HiL-acus — a Mii>(Kvsiiiv)u iltsjii\iv»'U h\ liiuliiij; 

 it hivtsliii^. />', I'nuxrti iiiii mily K' n't'oiivtl to httyd-uius ik>\v uikiu thi' as.tumj>ti»'ii that tho lattor 

 id tho wiutt'i' I'lmua^v- i>l' the loniui-, as ill -.[Hvimi'iis whiih have lonu- to haiul thus (m with puiv 

 whiti- lining of thf wiii>;s wciv' t.iki'ii in wiud-r, as far as known, Siuli an as-.uin|>ti»in wouM not 

 Iw wiili'ly «t vaiianio with tlu' known ihaiaitii's of ilu' smsoual ihaii^x-s of j>lnuia^v in ^oml• 

 lUfinU'i-s of thi.s fitiuilv, but ivinains to W \<iv\vii. l\ lulin^ thi* lU-ti-nnination, (Vintru shoitUl U' 

 IXvoj^n !/:<•< I as a ^mnl s|n'>ii's." 



To tho aUivo wo luivo to sw that altl'.oui;li no >l,ito is i;i\cn vn tho lahol of tho tvpo sjiooiinon 

 iif />'. Ay/i<'if«i'f(.<, it is apiKUvntly a uiitlsuninioi- hinl, tho I'luiuaj^v hoiii^ o\ooo(linj;ly wvnn or 

 woathoi-lHMton, whioh wouLl haully Iv iho oaso liail it boon killoil in wnitor. 



(U:ms SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS, liicvM.r. 



SyHthlitk'nuniiKut, I'ikamm, Hull Ao. St I'ltoi^l. 11 1S<;', SI? (ty|v, .TVa a tf<(/Mii, llMKl. ) 



Cn.vu. Si^o nithoi- small («ini; about \!tO inoho--'), l'>ill nuioh shorlor than tho ho.ul, vory 

 (■tiin|U\-s.sotl, but tho ouUnon ov>nn>i»rativoly bnuul ; iiilnion ivijularly oonvo\ ; i;onys toiiothonisl 

 (nioiv than half as loni; as tho ouhnon), nearly straij^ht ; nas;(l fossa' vory small, tho oval nostrils 

 silnatotl noar tluir oontiv ; oolor ohiotly jiIuuiIh-ous aboxo anil whito Kiualli, tho hoail anil nook 

 )iiotl blaok and whito. 



(\)M. t'lUlt. Above |>lnnib>'t>us, bonoalh whito. Sammr [ilumayf: I'lun anil [wirt or whole of 

 the thu>at iluskv ; top of tho IhmiI with a biwiil whito stripe on o.uh siiU- ; ontiiv siilos, from nook 

 to Hanks, dooty bkukish H'uittr ^'iumajv ; Similar, but whole tliro<it white, tho ohm plumlvous ; 

 white ,Htri|K'.s oil top oflu'ttil iilwiit ; siilos aiul thinks white, striiHil with slaty. 



(M'tliin ^Miiis two sjHvios aiv known, ilistiiij^uislioil as follows ; 



1, 8 auUquus. Never ii\stoil. >'(un»i</ /i^i»c<i;;i ■ v'hin aiul whole thrmit siHity blaok, with 

 II ooiivex lower outline. H'tnUr fluiiMtj<f : v\llvioiilar roj;ioii otwvtixl by h hori»oiiti»l biXMul 

 )>tir of ilusky. 



a. 8. wutuiiuauiue. I'listoil in the bieeilinv;-.so«soii. Summer f^lumuje : Fo^•lu'^lll with 

 ti hnwo oiv.st of several iiari\>w, iiiuoh elom^iitiHl, nearly stiaii;ht loalheiN, e ioiuliiij; l«aok 

 towiinl the iKoiput ; loivs, oibitiil iv>{ioii, ohoeks, ohiii, ami up|H'i' hiilf of the thiixit, 

 velvetv pluinU'oiis, with a Iriiiio.iteil lower outline. h'mUr yUuimje: Auriviilar ivoioii 

 I'litiivlv white. 



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