ORNITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
IX.- 
ON THE BIRDS FROM YUCATAN. 
DESCRIBED BY. DR. CABOT IN THE JOURNAL OF THE BOSTON 
natural history society. 
Dr Cabot has written several articles in the above mentio 
piS .. to birds b, M-* in » 
reading the descriptions of his new spec.es, I was soon awarethat 
many if not all of them, had been previously named. Havu 
however some doubt on one or two points, I co ” C ^ ffi ^ of 
Mr. John Cassin, the correspond.ng seciTtaryoftheAcade y 
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia on the subject. He has bee 
fo obSng as to send me the following result of an “ cxa— 
by himself and Dr. Wilson, of the descriptions of Dr ‘J abot >.„_ 
2d. aid as his recollection of Dr. Cabot’s specimens forded . 
Yol. iv. p. 462 (1844) of the Journal of the Boston Iw 
History Society. Falco percontator, Cabot =Micmstur rac >/p 
^y’oiTv. 464. Corvus vcciferns, Cabot. I have heretofore 
taken this to be the young of 
actly agrees with P. AW Bp. ^ 
,!,b allusion to a spoe.mon from Dr. Cabot no. m « 
clloction, not spooi.ll, roo.llooCg 
Boston I believe it to be synonymous with P mono. 
Vol 'iv. p. 465. Oriolus musicus, CM ^ Icterus mesome^J 
Vol.iv. p. 467. Momotus yucatensis, Cabot = CrypUcus super 
ciliaris, Sandbach. q~lintar a t r i c eps. Lesson. 
Vol v d 90. Pyrrlmla raptor, Cabot = baltator at* icep , 
Vol. v.p 91. Picus dubius, Cabot = Centurus santacru^ Bp. 
Vol. v. p. 92. Ficus parvus, Cabot = P. scalar is, ag^ 
Yol. v. p. 92. Picus yucatensis = Picus rubiginosu , 
in y«, V-r^tsrsri ^ 
stand good. I am acquainted with imens . 
suspected, but have no recollection of D . > t o pre- 
The fii’st six names are therefore “^thinking 
viously described species, but I agree with Mr. Cassin 
that the Pyranga may be really new. 
London, May 26th. 
