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interesting species, obtained at Santecoinapam in January 1857. 

 The females of the latter bird are of a uniform chocolate-brown, 

 quite different in tinge from those of the other species of the genus. 

 I have in my collection a male of G. concreta from Orizaba. 



19. Euphonia Gouldi, mihi, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 66. pi. cxxiv. 



A male of this beautiful Euphonia from Santecomapam in January 

 1857, which confirms my impression that the bird in Salle"s original 

 collection, described as a probable female (P. Z. S. 1856, p. 303. 

 sp. 168), was of this species. Among some drawings of birds made 

 by Mr. Bell on the Mosquito Coast, is an accurate representation of 

 the <? and ? of this species, which indicates the extension of its 

 range further southwards. 



20. Lanio aurantius, Lafr. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 303, sp. 158. 

 The present collection contains several males of this splendid bird 



from Santecomapam, obtained in March 1857. The former collec- 

 tions contained only a single female. 



21. Celeus badioides (Less.) ; Cent. Zool. pi. 14 ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 130. — Meiglyptes badiosus, Reichb. ! 



" Very rare at Cuesalapa and Santecomapam, in the forest. Mi- 

 gratory. January 1857." 



22. Centurus pucherani (Mahl.) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 120. 

 Santecomapam, March 1857. 



My collection contains an example of this species from Orizaba. 



23. Dryocopus guatimalensis, Hartl. — Dryocopus regius, 

 Reichb. Handb. d. Sp. Orn. pi. 649. fig. 4331-32. p. 393. 



Santecomapam, March 1857. 



This same bird was in M. Salle's first collection, and was wrongly 

 inserted in my list (P. Z. S. 1856, p. 306. sp. 197) as D. erythrops. 

 The true D. erythrops is from Brazil. The other Mexican species, D. 

 scapularis of my list, has also been figured by Reichenbach as D. 

 leucorhamphus, pi. 6-48. p. 393. 



24. Diplopterus excellens, sp. nov. 



Similis D. nsevio ex Amer. Merid. sed major, supra magis rufescens, 

 caudce tectricibus superioribus cinnamomescenti-rufis nigro 

 longitudinaliter striatis : subtus purius albus, pectore non 

 cinerascente, sed paululum rufo tincto : crisso rufescente : 

 rostro breviore, altiore ; tarsis longioribus. 

 Long, tota 1 1*7, alse 4*5, caudse 6*3, tarsi 1*4. 

 M. Jules Verreaux, whose experienced eye is ever active in distin- 

 guishing new species, called my attention to this bird of M. Salle's 

 last collection, after I had somewhat doubtfully referred it to D. 

 neevius. Upon a close re-examination it certainly appears distinct 

 from the South American species, and I have set forth above the 

 grounds of difference, though I have some doubts whether the pre- 



