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., ■ •„ th p ir b ills T h e s tom ao h , a m u s c u la r b a g , filled tb e w h o le a u te r io r p a r t o f th e «Morne»,
som e tln u g m p ro tru s io o o f its fo re p a rt. I t c o u ta in e d a c om p a c t m a s s o f f e a th e rs
au d “ “ “ 7 “ ' ^ . ' ^ ' ‘S f . k i n s o f b ird s , a n d th e whole le g a u d fo o t o f a d a e i, th e e a to rn a l s u rfa c e o f
b o n e s , a n d p o rtio n s o f «»e sk i . in i e rn a l su rfa c e w a s thm ly
w h ic h m a t t e r A s h o r t iu te s tiu a l c a u a l c o n d u c te d to th e re rf«m , from which
T h e , e a p a „ d e d iu to a w id e s«e „ e a r th o h a s e , a u d we re
tilled w ith a d a rk g r e e n a n d r a th e r c o n s is te n t flu id ,
o T h e irid e s w e r e a l ig h t g o ld e n yellow.
Strix brachyotus. Phil. Trans, vol. 62. p . 384. sp.
p. 64. pi. 3 3 ./. 3.—P r . o f Musignano, Syn. p . 27. sp. 2J.
Short-eared Owl. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p . 229. sp. 116.
L a Chouette. Buff., PI. Enl. 438.
T h e r e a p p e a r s U t„ e — ~
sp e c ie s , w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f s n o w i n g sp e c ie s , a n d I h a v e in f a c t tr a c e d it in b ird s
d iffe ren c e m ay b e Am e ric a a n d C u b a . A il th e s e d iffe r in som e
from M a d e ir a . , „ e i r c o lo u r b e in g g en e ra lly m o re suffused th a n ,n tho
s lig h t d e g re e in th e i r „ „ e l y v a rie tie s , c a n b e d e te rm in e d
! u T b " r i r a ü o n o f ^ ù r e r o n ^ s p e c im e n s from e a ch lo c a lity , a n d a n a c c u r a te c om p a riso n with
e a ch o th e r.
S t r i x f l a m m e a . Linn., Syst. N a t. vol. l . p . 133. sp. 8 .
White Owl. Penn., B r it. Zool. vol. 1. sp. 67.
L’Effraye, on la Fresaye. Buff., PI. Enl. 440.
O r d e r I I . IN SE S SO R E S .
Tribe FiSSI ROSTRES,
i j u . H A L C Y O N ID Æ .
ALCEDO A lc v o k . Linn., Syst. N a t. v o l . yi. 180. syi. O” - 3-
p 59. p l.ÿ a . f . i . — P r . o f Musignano, Syn. p .4 S . sp. W.
Belted Kingsfisher. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p. 279. sp. 169.
Martin-pêcheur de la Louisiane. B u ff, P L Enl. 715.
____________ huppé de St. Domingue, Id., Ih. 593.
T h is s p e c ie s w a s m e t w ith a t S a n F r a n c is c o .
Tribe D e n t i r o s t r e s .
Fam.M üSCICAPIDÆ.
MUSCICAPA COBONATA. L a i A , M . O r t l . ^ . 486. SJU. 81.
Boond-crested Flycatcher. Id., Gen. Hist. f
Le Rubin, ou Gobe-moucbe rouge huppé. Buff., PI. Lnt. b io . j . i .
M u s c i c a p a s e m i a t r a , n .s.
Muic. capite, collo, pectore abdomineque summo airis; abdomirie imo, criseo, rectricumque extimarum pogoniis externU
ad lalera albie; dorso, alts, caudaque cinereo-ftucis.
Rostrum pedesque atri. Longitudo corporis, 6^ ; rostri, ^ ; alee, a carpo ad apicem remigis tertiie, 3 | ; caudee, 3 | ;
tarsi, | .
T y r a n n u s c i n e r e u s . n . 5.
Tgr. supra cinereus, subtus albescens; remigibus fuscis; tectricibus infertoribus alarum, peclorisque lateribus ru/es-
centibus.
Rostrum pedesqae atri. Longitudo cojyoTts, 8 ; rostri, | ; ala, a carpo ad apicem remigis tertite, 4^ ; cauda, 4 ;
tarsi, 1| .
This b ird b e lo n g s to th a t r e s tr ic te d p o rtio n o f M . V ie illo t’s g en u s T y ra n n u s, to w h ich M r. Sw a in so n
retains th e n am e . {Zool. J o u rn ., vol. 3 . p . 165.) T h ey a re w e ll d is tin g u ish e d by th e s tro n g em a rgina -
tio n a t th e a p e x o f th e tw o e x te rn a l q u ill-fe a th e rs .
F am , L A N IA D 2E .
P iT A N G U S S U L PH U R A T U S . Swains.
Tyrannus sulphuratus. VieilL, Ois. de VAm. Sepi. tom. X. p . 7 7 .p l. 47.
Lanius sulphuratus. Linn., S yst. 1. p . 137. sp. 19.
Becarde à ventre jaune. Buff., P L Enl. 296.
Yellow-bellied Shrike. Lath., Gen. H ist. vol. 2. p . 84. sp. 104.
L a n i u s L u o o v i c i a n u s . Linn., S y s t.X .p . 134. sp. 6,—Pr. o f Musignano, Syn.
sp. 92.
Loggerhead Shrike. Wils., Am. Orn. vol. 3. p . 57. p i. 22. / . 5.—Audubon,
Birds o f Amer. p i. 57.
F am . M E R U L ID 2E .
T u r d u s N 2E V IU S . Lath., Ind. O r n . / ) . 331. s/).l3.
Varied Thrush. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p . 337. sp. 197. 1 .15.
T u r d u s m i g r a t o r i u s . Linn., Syst, Na t. 1. p . 292. sp. 6.— Wils., Am. Orn. vol. 1.
/). 35. pi. 2. f . 2 .—P r . o f Musignano, Syn. p . 75. sp. 97.
Red-breasted Thrush. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p . 336. sp. 196.
S ev e ra l sp e c im en s were b ro u g h t home from M o n te re y .
O r p h e u s l e u c o p t e r u s . n .s .
Turdus supra mnereus ; alis caudaque tiigris ; gula, abdomine, ptilorum apieibus, pteromatibus, remigibus primariis ad
basin, rectricibusquelateralibus albis; pectore cinerascente.
Rostrum pedeeqixe atri. Pteromata basesque remigum primariarum alb*, fasciam albam latam alarem exhibcntes.
Rectrtcei, extima tota alba, nota gracili ad latus pogonii interni nigra exceptà ; secunda alba, linea elongata nigrà utrin-
quc notata; tenia nigra, apice albo ; csetcr® tot* nigr*. IVciWce« alarum inferiores alb*, nigro parcè in medio notat*.
Longitudo corporis, 9 ; rostri, | : ala, a carpo ad apicem remigis quart*, 5 | ; cauda, 5 ; tarsi, 1 | .
T h is b ird h a s th e g en e ra l a p p e a ra n c e o f th e w e ll-k n ow n mocking Th ru sh , T u rd u s p oiyglottus o i
North Am e ric a , a s we ll a s o f th e a llie d sp e c ie s , T u rd u s Orpheus o f S o u th Ame ric a . I t s c h ie f d is tin -
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