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7 . Granatellus sall.ei, Sclatcr, P. Z. S. 1H">0, p. 292. 



The Vicomte B. I)u Bus having kindly forwarded me a copy of his 

 plate of Granatellus vetuutut, it appears that my bird is certainly a 

 good second species of the genus. Mr. George Gray has also shown 

 me an imperfect specimen of G. venustus in the British Museum 

 (where the type of G. sall<ei is also to he seen), whence the same 

 deduction may he drawn. 



8. Catharus melpomene. — Tardus milpomene, Cab. Mus. 

 Ilein. p. 5 ; Catharus aurantiirostris, Sclater, P. Z. S. ls.">(i, p. 29 I. 



Having forwarded a Mexican specimen of this Thrush to Dr. 

 Hartlaub of Bremen, he informs me that his C. aurantUrottru from 

 Venezuela is a different species, distinguished by the ohVe-green of 



its upper plumage. We may therefore employ for the Mexican 

 bird (which will form a second member of the genus) the specific 

 term melpomene, Cabanis' Tardus melpomene being doubtless in- 

 tended for this bird. 



9. Pachyramphus major (Cab.), Sclater, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 78. 

 This is the bird which I have inserted in the List of M. Salle's 



first collection as P. marginatust (P. Z. S. 1856, p. 298). 



10. Myiadestes unicolor, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 299. 



An examination of the specimens of Myiadestes toivnsendi in the 

 collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, baa 

 shown to me that I was right in considering it different from M. ob- 

 tcurus and the present species. 



The following is a short description of Myiadestes toivnsendi : — 



Brunnescenti-cinereits, alis caudaque nigricantibus, secundaria rum 

 marginibus externis albis ; fascia alarum duplici extus appat- 

 rente palfide fulra : rectricibus duabus utrinque e.rdmis ttlbo 

 term'matis : annulo oculari albo. 

 Long, tota 80, aire 4*4, caudte 4*0. 



M. tnwnsendi was originally discovered by Mr. Townsend on the 

 Columbia river. Dr. Gambel met with it in the mountains between 

 the Rio Colorado and California (Journ. Ac. Philad. i. p. 41), and 

 Dr. Woodhouse found it exceedingly abundant in the Zuni Moun- 

 tains and from there westwards (see Sitgreave's Report, p. 7<>). The 

 sexes are coloured alike, as is, I believe, the case in all the specie! 

 of this genus. 



11. Icterus melanocephalus (Wagler), Cassin, B. California, 

 pi. 21. p. 137. 



Two different birds appear to have been confounded under the 

 name of Icterus wuUmoeephehu. Examples of both these have 



been forwarded to me by M. Vernaux for examination, ami I have 

 likewise specimens of each in my own collection. In general ap- 

 pearance they are much alike ; but one (which appears to he Wagler'fl 



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