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In A. garrula the naked skin on tlie posterior edfje of tarsus bc- 

 twet'ii the two lateral plates, and on inner side between the lateral 

 and frontal, shows a development of small hexagonal [dates — .seen 

 to niueh lews extent in A. oedrorum, where also the lateral tarsal 

 plates are frequently undivided, except at lower end. 



The young of A. cedrorum are streaked longitudinally beneath, 

 as in aduli DuIuh, although more faintly. 



The ger.us AmpelU exhibits a close resemblance to Prague in the 

 broad, deeply cleft bill ; the long, pointed wings ; the short, stout 

 legs. The n)08t striking differences in Proyne consist in the still 

 broader and more deeply cleft bill, less hooked lower mandible, open 

 superior and rounded nostrils, absence of spurious lirst j)riniary, etc., 

 with others of less signification. Still it would not be at all sur- 

 prising to see them associated more closely by authors than has 

 hitherto been the case. 



Three species of the genus Ampelia are known : one common to 

 the northern portions of the northern hemisphere, one peculiar to 

 North America, and a third found in Japan and Eastern Siberia. 

 They may be distinguished by the following diagnosis: — 



A. Turtniiial band of tail yellow. 



YellowiBh cinnamon ; more pinmbeous bthlnd. Chin, 



foreliead, and band from forehead above and behind ' 



the eye, black. A white mandibular patch. 



Large ; cliin and throat black ; crissum orange 

 brown ; two white bauds on the wing, and a 

 , white line along tips of primaries . . . garrula. 



Smaller; chin only black; crisaum whitish. No 



white on wing cedrorum. 



B. Terminal band of tail red. 



' ' Colors generally similar to those of A. cedrorum. 



!i A red band across the end of the greater wing 



,.; ■ coverts. Black line behind eye continued 



along under side of crest, which is very long phaenicoplerum. 



The A. phenicopterum is stated by Temminck to have the nasal 

 setiE so short as to bave the nostrils exposed, and to lack the seal- 

 ing-wax appendages ; the latter condition may, however, result from 

 tht Immaturity of the specinipn, as it is very common to find the 

 same thing in Individuals of the other species. v.^- • '•'*-'v^ r^^^.-n 



Ampelis garrnla. 



Lanius garruhts, I ink. " Fauna Snecica, 2, no. 82." — Ib. Syst. Nat. 10th 

 ed. 1758, S.").— J/«/<e/»s garrulus. Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. 176<5, 297 

 (Europe).— Box. Consp. 1850, 336.— Baihd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 



