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besides other differences. Its proper place is intermediate between 

 these species. 



217. COLUMBA FLAVIROSTRIS, Wagl. 



Teotalcingo (March). 



218. Leptoptila albifrons, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 74. 

 Playa Vicente. 



219. Geotrygon albifacies, G. R. Gray : Sclater, P. Z. S.1858,, 

 p. 98. 



Latani (Feb. 1859). 



220. Peristera cinerea (Temm.). 

 Playa Vicente. 



221. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.). 

 Talea and Oaxaca. 



222. Cham^pelia passerina, Linn. 

 Oaxaca ; several specimens. 



223. SCARDAFELLA INCA (LcSS.). 



Oaxaca. The egg of this species, forwarded by M. Salle, mea- 

 sures 0'9 by 0*6 inch, and is of the usual uniform white. 



Fam. Cracid^. 



224. Penelope purpurascens, Wagler. 

 Rio Grande ; called ' Faisano.' 



225. Ortalida vetula (Wagl.). 



Playa Vicente. I have never seen but two Ortalidce from Mexico 

 — the two here mentioned. I can hardly believe that Baird's O. 

 maccallii is different from the present bird. 



226. Ortalida leucogastra, Gould. 



Rio Grande. The female like the male, but smaller. I have 

 now little doubt that this is really the true O. poliocephala of 

 "Wagler. It seems to be the representative of 0. vetula in the Pacific 



coast-region. 



Fam. Perdicid^e. 



227. Odontophortis guttatus, Gould. 

 Teotalcingo (March 1859). 



Fam. TiNAMiD^. 



228. TiNAMUS BoucARDi, Salle, MS. 



Obscure cinereus ; dorso toto et alis extus brunneis, nigro minutis- 



