424 



914. fltuiscalus, Viei 11. 1816. (Chalcophanes, Wagl. 1827.) America. 

 I.Gracula QDiscALA,L.(Oriolus ludovicianus e£hudsonius, 

 Gm. - Quiscalus wersicolor, Vieill. - Sturnus quis- 

 calus , Daud.- G. purpurea , fulgida et nitens , Licht.) 

 Pl. enl. 646. - Wils. Am. Om. t. 21. 4.-% Cont. 



t. 5. I. - Aud. Am>. t.7. ex Am. s. Nigerrimus splen- 

 dens; in capite nitore chalybeo, in collo pectoreque viridi-cu- 

 preol remigibus tertia et quarta aequalibus. Long.ultra 

 pedalis. Rostr. 1| poll. Al. semi-pedal. Tars.l^poll. 

 2? purpuratus , Sw. Two Cent. p. 298. sp. 56. ex 

 Am. s. Capite, collo , pectoreque purpureo-nigris nitore 

 violaceo, minime viridi. Long. vix pedalis. Rostr. l^. 

 Al. Sjpoll. Tars. l|. An a faemina praeced. sane dis- 

 tinctus? 



3. <fc. lugubris , Sw. Tivo Cent. p. 299. sp. Sl.fig. 50. c. 



exBrasil. Niger vix purpureo nitens : alis brevioribus , 

 cdudaque subvirentibus. Long. 9^polL Rostr. l^.AlA^poll. 

 Cauda 4 poll. Tars. 1 j. 



4. €fc. tenuirostris , Sw. Two Cent. p. 299. sp. 58.fig. 



5 1 . b. c. ex Mexico. Niger violaceo parum nitens : remi- 

 gum secunda et tertia omnium longissimis : rostro, unguibus- 

 que vix curvis, gracilibus. Long. 1 5 \ poll. Rostr. 1 \poll. 

 Al.%\. Cauda 7|. Tars. lf . 



vnacrourus, Sw. Two Cent. p. 299. sp. 59.y%-. 51. a. 



e x Mexic o , Real del Monte. Niger; corpore cyano- 

 nitens: alis caudaque subvirentibus: unguibus gracilibus, in- 

 curvis. Long. 20-poll. Rostr. 2-poll. Al. 8-poll. Cauda 

 10-poll. Tars. l |. 



6. ^. major, Vieill. (corvinus , Sw.- Corvus mexicanus? 



Gm. - Chalcophanes major, Temm.) Bp. Am. Orn. 



t. 4. 1. mas. 2. faem. - Aud. Am. t. 187. ex mer. Am. s. 

 Ex aureo viridi-niger ; auriculis , gulaque splendide purpu- 

 rascentibus: alis brevissimis, remigum prima longiore quam 

 quinta: digito interno longiore quam externo. Long. sesqui- 

 pedalis. Rostr. sub 2-poll. Al.l^. Caud.T-poll. Tars.l^. 



7. Q,. infleacirostris , Sw. Two Cent. p. 300. fig. 52. 



ex Amer. m. Similis Quiscalo lugubri; sed rostro toto 

 Quiscalo divorso longiore, valde graciliore , magis incurvo , 

 tamiis inflexis nec sinuosis. 



8. Q. peruwianus , Sw. Two Cent. p. 354. ex Peru. 



Nigro-nitens , i?i eapite colloque purpurascens , in corpore 

 praesertim subtus , vix autem in alis caudaque virescens. 

 Long. 13 \poll. Rostr. l\poll. Al. 7{. Caud. 7|. Tars.2-poll. 



