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C. K fringilloides.—W ing, G.25-?; tail, 7.80-?; tarsus, 1.80-?; 
middle toe, ?. Tail with live black bands (qu.: narrower than 
gray ones ?). Adult .-—Lower parts white, the auriculars and 
sides of neck uniform light rufous; breast, abdomen, sides, and 
tibim with narrow bars of pale rufous or brown, faintest on the 
tibiae, losing: —Tibia) and abdomen with bars or transverse 
waved lines of brown; breast with irregular spots of the same. 
Hab. —Cuba. 
B. Black and gray bands of the tail about equal in width. (Size small.) 
7. 27. erytiirocnemis. —Wing, 6.25-8.00; tail, 5.40-6.20; culrnen, 
0.35-0.40; tarsus, 1.55-2.00; middle toe, 1.10-1.40. Tail with 
four to five blackish bands. Adult: —Auriculars, sides of neck, 
and sides (under wings) light rufous; tibiae uniform deep rufous; 
breast and abdomen with narrow bars of pale brown or rufous. 
Young: —Tibiae uniform deep rufous; sides tinged with the 
same; breast and sides with sagittate spots of rusty brown. 
Hal). —Eastern South America. 
8. 27. chionogaster.— Wing, 6.80-8.40; tail, G.00-7.30; culrnen, 
0.40-0.52 ; tarsus, 1.90-2.25; middle toe, 1.30-1.55. Tail with 
four to five blackish bands. Lower parts white without distinct 
markings; tibiae uniform ochraceous or buff. Adult :—White of 
lower parts relieved only by fine black shaft-streaks on breast 
and throat. Young: —Breast and sides with faint stripes of 
dilute brown. Hab .—Guatemala. 
—Black bands of the tail decidedly wider than the gray ones. 
a. Size small (wing, G.30-S.G0; tail, 5.40-7.25). 
9. 27. SALYINI.— Wing, ( 2 ?) 7.G0-7.S0; tail, G.90-7.00; culrnen, 0.50; 
tarsus, 2.15-2.40; middle toe, 1.45-1.50. Tail with four to six 
gray bands. Lower parts white, without distinct markings; 
tibim uniform deep rufous. Adult: —Feathers of the breast 
and sides with dusky shaft-streaks. Young :—Breast and sides 
v.th narrow stripes of dilute brown. Hab .—Venezuela. 
10. 27. yentralis.— Wing, G.30-S.70; tail, 5.40-7.25; culrnen, 
0.35-0.55; tarsus, 1.65-2.20; middle toe, 1.10-1.50. Tail with 
four gray bands. Tibim uniform rufous. Adult :—Lower parts 
mostly rufous, the crissum usually whitish ; middle of breast 
and abdomen sometimes showing faint bars of whitish. Oc¬ 
casionally entirely rufous underneath. Young: —Breast, sides, 
and abdomen with broad sagittate spots of brown. Hab .— 
Columbia. 
11. 27. NIGROPLUMBEUS.—Wing, 6.75; tail, G.30; culrnen, 0.45; 
tarsus, 1.95; middle toe, 1.30. Tail with four gray bands. 
Adult: —Lower parts plumbeous, mixed with rufous on crissum, 
abdomen, tibim, and lining of wing. Hab .—Quito Valley, 
Ecuador. 
b. Size large (wing, S.00-10.40 ; tail, G.80-9.00). 
12. 27. bicolor.—W ing, 8.00-10.00; tail, 7.20-8.80; culrnen, 0.50- 
0.75; tarsus, 2.25-2.70; middle toe, 1.45-1.80. Tail with three to 
five gray bands. 27o markings on lower parts. Adult: —Be¬ 
neath, pearl-gray; tibim rufous; crissum and lining of wing 
whitish. Young: —Lower parts uniform white or ochraceous; 
a distinct nuchal collar of the same. Hab. —Central America, 
from Costa Iiica to Columbia. 
13. 27. pileatus. —Wing, 8.10-10.40; tail, G.80-9.00; culrnen, 0.50- 
0.70; tarsus, 2.20-2.G5 ; middle toe, 1.35-1.70. Tail with four 
