Compendiiira der neu beschriebeneu Gattungeu uud Arten. 403 



cipue ad latera uigro gnttnlalis; pectoris sunimi plurais quibusdam 

 nigricanti striolatis ; regioue auriculari nigricaute ; rostro etpedibus 

 uigris. 



Lg. t. 11,8; alae 6,5; caudae 5. 



Hab. : Larat iusulam Tenimberensem. 



Obs. simiiis M. huroensi, sed gula albida nigro transversim 

 guttulata et pectoris sumrai plumis nigricauti sirtolatis distin- 

 gueudus. 



Fam. STURNIDAE. 



321. Aplonis rufipennis. 



E. L. Layard, Ibis. Vol. 5. (4. Ser.) No. 20. 1881. p. 542. 



General colour above brown, witli a rufous gloss throughout ; 

 front paler thau the top aud back of the head ; between the eye 

 and the uares a blackish patch; wing-primaries brown, anterior 

 edges bright rufous cbestnut, this colour prevailing on the lower 

 ilanks and upper tail-coverts; spurious wing and two or three 

 outer secondaries almost black, forming a well-marked patch on 

 the Upper edge of the wiog. Chin, throat, and underparts grey- 

 drab, the drab prevailing on the two first-named places; under 

 tail-coverts much tinged with rufous. 



Lg. 1" S'"; wing 4", tail 2" ö'"; tarse 13'", bill 1". 



Hab.: Vate Island, New Hebrides. 



322. Sturnoides minor. 



E. P. Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales. Vol. 6. p. 726. 



All the body pluraage and the upper and under wing and 

 tail coverts black, with slight metallic greenish reflections, the 

 primaries and secondaries and the tail feathers earthy-brown, the 

 primary-coverts washed with black and a blackish shade over 

 the basal portion of the outer webs of the primaries, the inner 

 webs of the quills above and below have a faint reddish-brown 

 tinge; the outer webs of the tail feathers and the centre two 

 feathers washed with blackish-brown , the under surface lighter, 

 bill, legs, and feet black. The feathers of the head, neck and 

 ehest, and upper part of interscapular region painted and slightly 

 glossed with purple. 



T. I. 7,4; wing 4,3; tail 3 inches. 



Hab.: St. Christoval. 



Farn. ICTERWAE. 



323. Icterus pectoralis Espinachi. 



Nuttin g, C. C, Proc. Un. St. Nat. Mus. Sept. 5. 1882. 

 p. 392. 



Three specimens of this species from the Western coast of 

 Costa Rica differ from more northern examples (one each from 

 San Salvador, Guatemala, and Tehuantepec) in decidedly smaller 

 size, the wing measuring only 3,70 — 4,05; and the tail 3,85 — 4,05; 

 instead of 4,30—4,55 and 4,20—4,65 respectively. _ I am unabel, 

 however, to appreciate any tangible diiferences in coloration. 

 Should the diÖerence in size prove constant, the Costa Rican 



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