AitDKin.i'; — rm: HKnoxs iioT.vrRT's. 



c: 



iliuii till' iiiiilill'' toe) i iIk' t>l>>><' itliiKi!*! <'i>tii|ili-ti'ly t'catliiTi')!, nti<1 tlir I'laww very Inn^ r^xl liut 

 -li.'lillv fiirvfd. 'I'uil, <if ten xlinii, wilt lrulln'i!«, >li;,'liily rniuiilt'cl nr lu-arly i-vi'ii. 



Hill ;;niiliially la|irriii;{ I'niiii tlic Imim' Io iIk- |Hiiiit, tlii' ii|i|m'|' niilliiii- iiiitii- convex than llir 

 |ii«rr, ilu'ppiiN-* Vfiy «li;^lilly nmvi'X ami k''"IIv a^niiilin;,', thr lnwi'r cdp' nf tilt' niaxillaty rami 

 hi'ifi'i'tiv Hliai>;lit ; inintal a|>i-\ ixti ii<iin;{ Inruaicj almul hall »!iv Inxn tin' icntic nl' ilir I'Vi' to 

 the jHiiiit of the hill, ami .'lii^htly in advanri' nl the anteiior emi ol the iio.^tiil ; malar a|><'\ hilling 

 la ^hort of tiiat of (he I'lontal t'ealheiK. Toes very lon^j, tjie middle one eoiisideraMy exieediii;; 

 llir liill .iMil alnio"! ei|iiallin;,' the tar-'Ms ; ininr to, ilinilfillij Iniiiji r Ihnii tin niili r ; hallux almiit 

 li.ilf the miihlle toe; rlaws veiy lon;^' (that ol the hallux nejnl\ e<|ual to it'< di>;it), and lait 

 • il^ditly ciirveil ; Iniiv |Hirlioii of the tihiii HJiorter than the hallux. 'rai>i with lar^'e iv>,'nlar 

 H iili'lhi' in I'lont. 



Only two American xiieeicM are kiniwii, ImjiIi viiy di»tiial. They may Ik- dirtlinj^niHlieil by the 



following' lioiliti* of diU'elenee : — 



B. lentigiiiodua. Nape and >icles of the mek |>lain ochraceon.'*, or only tninntely frerkleil ; 

 «in>;-i ii\eit^ minutely -|iei kleil with dilfeii'Ut -hades of orhraceous or ru»ly. A Idaekisli 

 or dull ),'rayiHh stripe on the nidi' of the mtk. I^ower jiartr* dii«tiiully xlrijied. Winj,-, 

 U.'SO-IJJK* ; eiilmen, z.',.')!) IJ.St) ; depth of hill throUKh iio-tril, .U{\-AVt ; taisn-, ;j. |(i- 

 3.H'> ; middh^oe, :>.!M>-:i.l')i). ll.Mi. North Aineiiea; '••xith to (iuateinala, Cuha, ami 

 Jainaiea; Itermudas ; ociasional in British I-land-'. 



B. pionatua.* Xajie and hides of nei k transversely rayi'd or harred with Maikisli ; winn- 

 fovert» coarsely varii'^jati'd, in iire;,'ular, somewhat " herrinK-l>oiie" jiallern with Markish. 

 No Mack or xi'iiyisli stripi' on side of neck. Lower |i:irls nearly nnvarie;,'ated. Win;;, 

 111. In ; culinen, ',\.'1'> ; dc|ith of hill throu;;h nostril, .Tn ; tarsus, 3. 7.') ; inidiUe toe, U.75. 

 II.\n. - Troiiical America, north to Nicara>;ua. 



BotauruB lentiginosus. 



THE AMEBICAN BITTEBK. 



Aiil'ii slilhirin fiiiiitil-tms, KnwAiths, N;it. Hist. jil. VM. 



1,1- lliiliiv ill' III Itiiijf ill- lluilmm, KnWAIiDs, I. r. 



Ilnliiiinin Firfi-JJiiilsiiiili, Biiiss. Orii. V. 17ti<l, ^.'lO, |il. :17, Mg. 1. 



.Inliii slilliiris, Varicliis, Koiisr. riiilos. Trans. I.Xll. 1772, 410, no. 38 (.tcveni R.). 



Iliikni, Var. A., I,\rn. .><ym>|). III. Us'i, .^H. 



Arilni Mliiiis, W., I.Aiu. Iml. (Irn. II. 17!Mi, «80, no. 18 11. (ex Kdwnnls, pi. 136). 



Ariira iiiiitjiliiiin, llAurii. Tnivels, 17!'2, . 



Ilotii II nt.t mil ij ill 111.1, CoiKs, Check List, 'Jil cd. 1882, no. (iOO. 



Anliii liiiiiiiiiiimi, MoNTAorK., Orn. Diet. Sii].|.l. 1813. —.Sw. k Itnii. V. B. A. II. 1831, 374.— 



N'rrr. .Man. II. IHiU, mi. — Acn. Syiiop. I8:i!i, -JtllJ ; llir.ls Am. VI. ls|;t, It4, yl 3ti!). 

 Jliitiiiini.i liiiliijiiiiisiiM, SrKriiKSs, .Shaw's (im. Zool. .\II. l.slli, TiDtt. Baikp, Binl.s X. Am. 18.18, 



074 ; Cat. N. Am. B. IS.W, no. IHJ. — l!i ic iii;now. .1. f. (». 1877, 248. — KiDow. Nom. N. Am. 



B. 1881, no. 4!t7. 

 Anlin liiiilHiiiiiim, Mr.liliKM, Ki-si'h. (inili. Kiicy. V. 1820, \7!>. 

 Aitli'i iiiiiiui; \Vii.s. .\m. Orn. Vlil. 1814, :!;'., |il. t!;"., lii,'. 3. 

 Jliifiiiinimiiiiiiir, Bon;, Isis, 182ti, Jirii' - Col i.s, Key, 1872, 200 ; Cluck LUt, 1873, no. 460; Birds 



X. W. 1874, 623. 

 Jliitnr itnii-rii'tiniis, .Swains. Classif. B. II. 1837, 3.')4. 

 Ariliit Mobiki), ViKn.i.. Xouv. Di.t. .\IV. 1817, 440. 

 Iliiliiiinis mIsjterHiu, "C'An.," IJonap. Consp. II. 1S57, 156. 



• BoTAl'Rfs I'ISNArts, Lieht. 



Arden pinnnia, "Ln nr,," Waci,. Isis, 1820, 663. 



JIntiiiinis piiiiiiihi.i, (!|!AY, (len. li. III. .'i.'>7. 

 Ardiit hviisiliiiiiiiii, .Max. lleitr. ls:t'i, tit2. 



