﻿70 CASSIN ON THE GENUS SPERMESTES. 



Obs. — Though several specimens of this bird in the museum of the Academy have 

 been labelled in Europe " F. nigerrima" and " F. aierrima", I have not succeeded in 

 finding it described. It does not intimately resemble any other within my know- 

 ledge, and may be easily recognized by its plain and uniform plumage. All the 

 specimens are labelled as natives of Borneo. 



