ICTEETJS. 393 



Icterus cuciillatus sennetti, JRidgw. Birds North &• Middle Amer. ii. 



p. 289 (1002). 

 Ictenis sennetti, Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 501 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 



samml. p. 345 (1910). 



Eggs of Bennett's Hangnest are of an elongate, pointed, oval 

 shape, and without gloss. The ground is white, one is speckled all 

 over with pale brown and lavender, the remainder are marked at 

 the broad end onlj' with a wreath of black and lavender spots and 

 lines. They measure respectively : -91 by -6 ; -9 by -62 ; -9 by 

 •59 ; -88 by -62 ; -86 by -62 ; and -85 by 6-1. 



2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Gadman Coll. 



4. San Antonio, Texas, 6th J irae. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Icterus mesomelas {Wagl.). 

 (Plate XVII. fig. 20.) 



Icterus mesomelas, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 445 ; Sel. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xi. p. 878 (1886J ; SaLv. %■ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 

 i. p. 470 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 845 

 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 502 (1909). 



Icterus mesomelas mesomelas, Bidgw. Birds North Sj- Middle Amer. ii. 

 p. 305 (1902). 



Eggs of the Yellow-tailed Hangnest are of a pointed or elongate 

 oval form and slightly glossy. They are greyish-white, marked 

 with lines of dark chocolate-brown and lavender. Some of the 

 lines are short and blotchy ; others are fine and encircle the egg in 

 au irregular manner, but most of the markings are confined to the 

 larger end. Four specimens measure respectively: 1*1 8 by •? ; 

 1-15 by -7; l'06by75; r06 by -7. 



1. Mexico {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Vera Paz, Guatemala, Nov. (i\>/w- Crowley Bequest. 



korn Coll. : Tristram Coll.). 



1. Valladolid, Yucatan (G. F. Gav,- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



mer) . 



1. Honduras. W. E.adclitFe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Icterus giraudi, Cassin. 

 (Plate XVII. fig. 19.) 



Icterus giraudi, Scl. Sr Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p, 509 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B..M. 

 xi. p. 379 (1886); Salv. l^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 469 

 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 845 (1910) ; 

 Ridgw. Birds North S,- Middle Amer. ii. p. 293 (1902); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. V. p. 502 (1909). 



Pour eggs of Giraud's Hangnest are of a rather narrow oval 

 shape and slightly glossy. They are dull white, marked, chiefly at 



