368 



Fam. Rhamphastid^e. 



174. Rhamphastos carinatus, 175. Aulacorhamphus prasinus, 

 Sw. Gould. 



Fam. Psittacid^e. 



176. Ara pachyrhyncha (Sw.). 177. Conurus holochlorus, Scl. 



Neither of these Parrots have occurred in previous collections 

 from Vera Cruz. The Conurus I described from M. de Oca's spe- 

 cimens in the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History ' for July last 

 (ser. 3, vol. iv. p. 224). 



Fam. Cuculidje. 



178. Piaya thermophila, sp. nov. 180. Bromococcyx mexicanus, 



179. Crotophaga sulcirostris, Bp. 



Sw. 181. Geococcyx affinis, Hartl. 



Piaya thermophila is the common species of the tierra caliente, 

 which I have hitherto referred to Swainson's Cuculus mexicanus. 

 Having now received the true P. mexicana (with the tail-feathers 

 red, as described by Swainson : see below, p. 388), I propose to call 

 this bird 



Piaya thermophila. 



Saturate castanea, subtus cinerea, gutture pallide cinnamomeo- 

 rufescente, ventre imo crissoque nigricantibus : caudce rectri- 

 cibus subtus unicolori-nigricantibus, lateralibus in pogonio ex- 

 teriore et mediis duabus in utroque pogonio rufescentibus, 

 omnibus albo late terminatis : rostri plumb ei culmine et apice 

 toto Jlavo-virentibus : pedibus nigris. 



Long, tota 17*0, alse 6*2, caudse 10*8. 



Hab. In terra calida reipublicse Mexicanse et in Guatemala. 



Mus. P.L.S. 



Fam. Falconid^. 



182. Polyborus tharus (Mol.). 187. Asturina nitida. 



183. Her pet other es cachinnans 188. — magnirostris. 



(Linn.). 189. Micrastur xanthothorax 



184. Buteo borealis (Gm.). (Temm.) ? 



185. erythronotus (Lafr. 190. Tinnunculus sparverius. 



et d'Orb.). 191. Ictinia plumb ea. 



186. Asturina albifrons. 192. Hypotriorchis femoralis. 



Fam. Strigid^e. 

 193. Syrnium virgatum. 194. Pholeoptynx hypogaea. 



Fam. Columbid^e. 



195. Geotrygon montana. 197. Zenaida leucoptera. 



196. — — albifacies, G. R. Gr. 198. Leptoptila albifrons. 



