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Platypsaris, Bp. Ann. d. Sc. Nat. 1854. 

 Callopsaris, Bp. Ann. d. Sc. Nat. 1854. 



Rostrum magis conicum, minus dilatatum et ad apicem minus com- 

 pressum ; apice minus uncinata ; rictu plus minusve setis ob- 

 sito : alee elongates, marium remige secunda brevi, lata, deinde 

 emarginata et apice acuminata : cauda elongatior quam in 

 genere prcecedente : ptilosis sexuum valde diversa, marium 

 albo-nigra, fceminarum brunnea. 



a. Platypsaris. 



1. PACHYRHAMPHUS NIGER. 



Lanius niger, Gm. S. N. i. p. 301. 



Pachyrhynchus aterrimus, Lafr. R. Z. 1846, p. 320. 



Tityra leuconotus, Gray's Gen. pi. 63 (<? et ?); Gosse, B. Jam. 

 p. 187. 



Pachyrhamphus nigrescens, Cab. Orn. Not. p. 241 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 180. 



<? . Niger subtus paido dilutior : scapularium macula basali 

 alba : rostro et pedibus nigris. 



$ . Brunnescenti-cinerea, pileo, alis et cauda brunneis : subtus 

 albescenti-cinerea : gutture et pectore rufo tinctis. 



Long, tota 7'0, alee 4 # 0, caudae 3*0. 



Hab. Jamaica (Gosse). 



Mus. Brit., Berol., P. L. S. 



Mr. Gosse has written a very interesting account of this species 

 in his ' Birds of Jamaica,' giving details as to its habits, food, nidi- 

 fication, &c, which is really almost the only reliable information we 

 possess concerning these points in respect of any bird of the group. 



2. Pachyrhamphus validus. 



Tityra atricapilla (<?) et rufa (?), Vieill. Nouv. Diet. iii. 

 p. 347-8, et Enc. Meth. 859. 



Lanius validus, Licht. Doubl. p. 5U. 



Pachyrhynchus cinerascens, Spix, Av.Bras. ii. pi. 46. f. 1. p. 34 (?). 



Psaris cristatus, Sw. Zool. 111. ser. 2. pi. 41 (<?). 



Tityra pileata, Jard., Selb. 111. Orn. i. pi. 17 (?). 



Psaris strigatus et megacephalus, Sw. ? 



Pachyrhamphus validus, Cab. Orn. Not. p. 240 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 180. 



<S . Niger, semicristatus, uropygimn versus paulo dilutior : scapu- 



