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18. S i l v i a d o r s a l i s .— N o b . in Zool. J o u rn . iii. 4 28.
S y l. n ig ra , dorso scapularibusque rufis, remigibus rectricibusque
fu s c is .
T h e le n g th from th e en d o f th e b ill to th a t o f th e ta il is 4 J
inches.
19. S i l v i a o e s c d r a .— N o b . in Zool. J o u rn . iii. 429.
S y l. corpore unicolore fu s co -n ig ro , a lis brevibus rotundatis caudd
brevi, pedibus e lo n g a tis ,fo r tib u s p a llid is .
T h e le n g th from th e ape x o f th e b ill to th a t o f th e ta il is 4 J
in ch e s ; o f th e w in g , from th e c a rp a l j o in t to th e e n d o f th e fo u r th
q u ill fe a th e r, I f ; o f th e ta il 1 |- ; o f th e ta r si j .
20. T r o g l o d y t e s . F u r s a , Veillot.
21. F r i n g i l l a (S ev e ra l species, p ro b a b ly new.)
2 2 . S t u r n u s M i l i t a r i s — L in .
M o t a c i l l a p a t a c h o n ic a .— L in .
P a ta g o n ia n w a rb le r o f D ix o n ’s v oyage.
23. S t u r n u s .— Sp. (b la c k )? Leie te s sp . V ig o rs.
2 4 . D e n d r o c o l a p t e s a l r o - g u l a r i s .
N ob. in P ro ce ed in g s o f Z ool. Soc.
D end. corpore su p ra , abdominisque lateribus, ru fo brunneis ; rem ig
ib u s secundariis, dorso imo, cauddque rufis ; mandibuld inferiori
a d basim, g u ld, ju g u h , pectore, abdomineque medio, albis, h u ju s
p lum is hrunneo a d apicem m a rg in a tis ; rostro sursum recurvo.
L e n g th 6^% in ches.— S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s.
2 6 . P s i t t a c u s s m a r a g d im i s .— Gmel.
2 6 . P s i t t a c a r a l e p t o r h y n c a .
N o b . in P ro c e ed in g s o f Zool. Soc.
P s itt. v irid is : fr o n te , striga p e r ocukts, cauddque rufis : capite nigro,
abdomine imo rufo, variegatis ; mandibuld superiori e lm g a ta .
S ta tu r a .— P à l t . Lich ten stein ii æqualis.
H a b ita t in insuld C hiloe.
27. P i c u s M a g e l l a n ic u s .— N o b . in Zool. J o u rn . iii. 430.
P ic . nige r, capite cristato colloque coccineis, remigibus albo notatis.
F oe m . Capite c ristato nigro, fr o n te mentoque coccineis.
CATALOGUE IÌI11DS. 5 3 5
T h e le n g th o f th e b ird from th e tip o f th e b ill to th e e x trem ity
o f th e ta il is 17 in c h e s ; o f th e b ill 2 J ; o f th e w in g , from th e c a rp a l
jo in t to th e fo u r th q u ill fe a th e r, 8 j ; o f th e ta il 7 ¿ ; o f th e ta r s i ;
o f th e e x te rn a l h in d to e , th e n a il in c lu d e d , 2 .
S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s.
28. P i c u s MELANOCEPHALus.— N o b . in P ro c e e d in g s o f Zool. Soc.
P ic . capite corporeque su p ra nigris, hoc albo m a cu la to ; pectore
abdomineque albis, illo albo linéalo, hoc albo fa s c ia to .
L e n g th 6 .or 7 in ches.— S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s a n d Chiio'e.
29. M e l l i s u g a K i n g i i .— V ig o rs in Zool. J o u rn a l, iii. 432.
Ornismya sephanoides. — L e sso n e t G a rn .
M c ll. su p ra metallice v irid is, in fr a alba v irid i variegata, vertice
splendidc ruheo, rectricibus acuminatis.
T h is b ird was fo u n d in th e S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s, so la te in th e
y e a r as th e m o n th o f M a y , w h e n it was seen flying in a snow-
sq u all. I t seemed reg a rd le s s o f th e cold, a n d so lo n g as th e fu c h s ia
a n d veronica w e re in blossom, so lo n g d id th is h ith e r to su p p o se d
to b e d e lic ate little b ird , rem a in to c u ll th e ir sweets, o r r a th e r to
p r e y u p o n th e Insects w h ich b u rie d th em selv e s in th e flow e rs ; for,
in n o c e n t as it seems, it is in s ec tiv o ro u s. T h e b ird was lo n g k n ow n
to n a tu ra lis ts , b u t was n o t d e sc rib ed u n til N o v em b e r 1827, w h e n
M r.V ig o rs d e s c rib e d it, from a spec imen tra n sm itte d b y me to th e
M u se um o f th e Zoological S ociety. I t was fo u n d b y M M . Lesson
a n d G a rn o t, on th e coast o f Chile, w h e re we also su b s e q u e n tly fo u n d
it. M . L e s so n d e sc rib e d it in h is u s e fu l little M a n u e l d ’O rn ith o logie,
ii. p. 8 0 , as above, a n d h a s g iv e n a d e ta iled a cco u n t.
H a d n o t M r. Vigors p re v io u s ly d e s c rib e d it, 1 sh o u ld h a v e h a d
p le a su re in re fe rr in g it to th e ir d e s c rip tio n , a n d th e ir e x c e lle n t
p la te , in Lesson’s M o n o g rap h u p o n th e Trochilidm.
3 0 . T r o c h il u s F e r n a n d e n s i s N ob. in P ro c e e d in g s Zool. Soc.
Troch. fe r r u g in e o - r u fu s ; capitis vertice .splendenti-coccineo; remigib
u s fu s c is .
L e n g th , 5 inches.
I s la n d o f J u a n F e rn a n d e z , S o u th Pacific.
31. T r o c h il u s S t o k e s i i .—N ob. in P ro c e e d in g s o f Z ool. Soc.
Troch. corpore supra viridi-splendente, subtus albo v ir id i-g u tta to ;
capite supra, g uttisque confertis gulce lazuCmo-splendcnlihis;
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