HOLOQ0ISCALTTS. 401 



Genus HOLOaUISCALTJS, Cassin. 



Holoquiscalus jamaicensis (Daud.). 



(Plate XVIII. figs. 1 & 2.) 



Quiscalus cvassirostris, Oosse, Birds Jamaica, p. i217 (1847) ; Sel. Cat. 



Birds B. M. XV. p. ,398 (1886) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 



(1899). 

 Holoquiscalus jamaicensis, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 227 



(1902) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 509 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. S47 (1910). 



The eggs of the Jamaica Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus 

 macrurus. They measure from I'l to 1'18 in length, and from 

 •8 to -SS in breadth. 



4. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke [0.]. 



4. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke [C.]. 



1. Jamaica , ( W. Osburn : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



1. St. Thomas, Jamaica, 7th June Crowley Bequest, 



{C.B. Taylor). 



Holoquiscalus fortirostris (Laivr.). 

 (Plate XVIII. figs. 7 & 8.) 



Quiscalus fortirostris, ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 400 (1886); Feilden, 

 Ibis, 1889, p. 485 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899), 



Holoquissalus fortirostris, 'Ridr/to. Birds North i^ Middle Amer.'u. p. 229 

 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 347 (1910). 



The eggs of the Barbados Grackle resemble those oi Mer/aquiscalug 

 macrurus and H. jamaicensis so closely as to require no separate 

 description. Pour examples measure respectively: 1-1 by "76; 

 1-03 by -71 ; 1-03 by 76 ; 1 by -74. 



3. Barbados, 6th Julv. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.] 



1. Barbados, 6th July, Col. H. W. Feildea [?•]- 



Holoquiscalus luminosus {Lawr.). 

 (Plate XVIII. figs. 5 & 6.) 



Quiscalus luminosus, Sel. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 402 (1886) ; Lawr. Pr. 



U. S Nat. Mus. ix. p. 615 (1886). .. 



Holoquiscalus luminosus, Ridgw. Birds North 1^ Middle Amer. u. p. 233 



(1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 347 (1910). 



Eggs of the Grenada Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus 

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