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G. K FRINGILLOIDES.— Wing, 6.25-?; tail, 7.80-?; tarsus, 1.80-!; 

 middle toe, 1 Tail with five black bands {qi(. : narrower than 

 gray ones ?). Adult : — Lower parts white, the auriculars and 

 sides of neck uniform light rafous ; breast, abdomen, sides, and 

 tibife with narrow bars of pale rufous or brown, faintest on the 

 tibi?e. Young : — Tibia? and abdomen with bars or transverse 

 waved lines of brown; breast with irregular spots of the same. 

 Hab. — Cuba. 

 B. Black and gray bands of the tail about equal in width. (Size small.) 



7. K ERYTHROCNEMis. — Wiug, 6.25-8.00; tail, 5.40-6.20; culmen, 



0.35-0.40; tarsus, 1.55-2.00; middle toe, 1.10-1.40. Tail with 

 four to five blackish bands. Adult : — Auriculars, sides of neck, 

 and sides (under wings) light rufous; tibias uniform deep rufous; 

 breast and abdomen with narrow bars of pale brown or rufous. 

 Young : — Tibite uniform deep rufous ; sides tinged with the 

 same ; breast and sides with sagittate spots of rusty brown. 

 Hah. — Eastern South America. 



8. N. CHIONOGASTER.— Wing, 6.80-8.40; tail, 6.00-7.30; culmen, 



0.40-0.52 ; tarsus, 1.90-2.25; middle toe, 1.30-1.55. Tail with 

 four to five blackish bands. Lower parts white without distinct 

 markings ; tibite uniform ochraceous or buff". Adult : — White of 

 lower parts relieved only by fine black shaft-streaks on breast 

 and throat. Young: — Breast and sides with faint stripes of 

 dilute brown. Rah. — Guatemala. 

 C — Black bands of the tail decidedly wider than the gray ones. 

 «. Size small (wing, 6.30-8.60; tail, 5.40-7.25). 



0. N. SALVINI.— Wiug, ( 2 !) 7.60-7.80; tail, 6.90-7.00; culmen, 0.50; 

 tarsus, 2.15-2.40 ; middle toe, 1.45-1.50. Tail with four to six 

 gray bands. Lower parts white, without distinct markings ; 

 tibice uniform deep rufous. Adult: — Feathers of the breast 

 and sides with dusky shaft-streaks. Young : — Breast and sides 

 with narrow stripes of dilute brown. Hah. — Venezuela. 



10. X. VENTRALIS. — Wing, 6.30-8.70 ; tail, 5.40-7.25 ; culmen, 

 0.35-0.55 ; tarsus, 1.65-2.20 ; middle toe, 1.10-1.50. Tail with 

 four graj^ bands. Tibiae uniform rufous. Adult : — Lower parts 

 mostly rufous, the crissum usually whitish ; middle of breast 

 and abdomen sometimes showing faint bars of whitish. Oc- 

 casionally entirely rufous underneath. Young: — Breast, sides, 

 and abdomen with broad sagittate spots of brown. Hah, — 

 Columbia. 



11. K NiGROPLUMBEUS.— Wing, 6.75; tail, 6.30; culmen, 0.45; 

 tarsus, 1.95 ; middle toe, 1.30. Tail with four gray bands. 

 Adult: — Lower parts plumbeous, mixed with rufous on crissum, 

 abdomen, tibia), and lining of wing. Hah. — Quito Valley, 

 Ecuador. 



h. Size large (wing, 8.00-10.40 ; tail, 6.80-9.00). 



12. N. BICOLOR.— Wing, 8.00-10.00 ; tail, 7.20-8.80; culmen, 0.50- 



0.75 ; tarsus, 2.25-2.70; middle toe, 1.45-1.80. Tail with three to 

 five gray bauds. No markings on lower parts. Adult: — Be- 

 neath, pearl-gray; tibine rufous; crissum and lining of wing 

 whitish. Young: — Lower parts uniform white or ochraceous; 

 a distinct nuchal collar of the same. Hah. — Central America, 

 from Costa Eica to Columbia. 



13. i^. PiLEATUS.— Wing, 8.10-10.40; tail, 6.80-9.00; culmen, 0.50- 

 0.70 ; tarsus, 2.20-2.65 ; middle toe, 1.35-1.70. Tail with four 



