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112. Tvuannus vociferans, Sw. Quart. Journ. Sc. 1826, 
p.273; Baird’s Hep. p.174. Tyrannus cassinii , Lawrence. (N.A.) 
Transmitted by Mr. Skinner from Salama, Vera Paz. 
143. Tyhannus melancholicus (Vieill.). 
This is a very abundant resident species about Duenas. It 
builds in tlie month of May an open nest, slight in texture 
and flat in form. This structure is composed of sticks, with a 
few line roots and horse-hair inside, and is usually placed at 
the end of a branch, at various heights from the ground. The 
eggs, generally four in number, are spotted with three shades ot 
red on a creamy-white ground. Some examples measure—axis 
111 lines, diam. 8 lines, but others are more rounded in form. 
144. Miuvulus monachus, Hartl. R. Z. 1844, p. 214 : Mil - 
vulus tyr annus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 29/. 
Scarcely different from the S. American M. tyrannus. It 
occurs at Estansuelas, a village on the road between Izabal and 
Guatemala. Mr. Skinner has transmitted examples of it, as 
also of 
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145. Milyulus forficatus (Gm.) ; PL Enl. 677 ; Baird’s 
Rep. p. 169. 
146. Myiakchus crinitus (Linn.); Baird’s Rep. p. 178. 
Mr. Gould’s collection contains a Guatemalan skin of this 
species. 
147. Myiakchus lawrencii (Giraud); Baird’s Rep. p. 181. 
A common and resident species at Duenas, where its P ecu “ 
liarly melancholy note may frequently be heard. 
148. Myiakchus cinerascens (Lawr.) : M mexicanus , 
Baird’s Rep. p. 179. 
Also found at Duenas; but it is by no means ot such frequen 
occurrence. Examples were procured at Livingston, at ie 
moutli of the llio Dulce, in December. We are not quite con¬ 
vinced of the identity of this bird with Dr. Kaup s TyrannuM 
mexicana (P. Z. S. 1851, p. 51), to which Professor Band has 
united it. 
