the only country from which we have seen specimens of it is the " tierra fria " of Central and 

 Southern Mexico, M. Boucard obtained examples of it, near Orizava, and Mr. G. H. White in 

 the vicinity of the City of Mexico, as already recorded by Sclater. In a collection of birdskins 

 from the latter district, which has recently been submitted to our examination by Mr. H. S. 

 le Strange, late of the British Legation in Mexico, is a fine pair of this species which, as that 

 gentleman tells us, were brought to him alive, and were kept for some time in an aviary. 

 Mr. le Strange informs us that the Mexican name of this bird as Calandria nicetera, while 

 Bullock's Hang-nest, of which he likewise procured examples, is called Calandria nogalera. 



The three species of this section of the genus Icterus may be distinguished by the plumage 

 of the adult males as follows : — 



1. Icterus Baltimore. 



Oriolus baltimore, Linn. Icterus baltimore, Daud. Trait. d'Orn. ii. p. 348 : Baird B.N.A. p. 548. 



Diagn. Capite toto cum gula nigris : uropygio flavo. 



Sab. Atlantic States of N. America ; Mexico: Guatemala, Costa Eica : Veragua : Panama. 



2. Icterus bullocex 



Xanthomus bullockiu Sw. Phil. Mag. 1827, i. p. 436 : Icterus bullochii, Bp. : Baird B.N.A. p. 549. 

 Diagn. Pileo nigro, snperciliis elongatis et uropygio flavis. 

 Sab. Pacific States of N. America : Mexico. 



3. Icterus abeill^i, tab. xciv. 



Diagn. Pileo et corpore toto supra nigris : superciliis curtis flavis. 

 Sab. Table-land of Mexico. 



Mat, 1869. 



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