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Show 1868.] ON NEW AMERICAN BIRDS. 323 (following Baird) into two groups:-first, those without any rictal streak and with the bend of the wing yellowish; and, secondly, those with a rictal streak, and with the bend of the wing whitish. a. Sp. striga rictali nulla: campterio flavicante. (1) PEUCAEA AESTIVALIS. Fringilla cestivalis, Licht. : Fr. bachmanni, Aud.: Peuceea eestiva/is, Baird, B. N. A. p. 484. Hab. North America, Georgia (Baird). Mus. P. L. S. et Salvino-Godmannico. (2) PEUCAEA BOTTERII. Zonotrichia botterii, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 214. Peuceea botterii, Sclater, Cat. A. B. p. 116. Hab. Mexico merid.: Orizaba (Botteri); Atlisco (Boucard). Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. This species was originally described by Sclater from a single indifferent skin obtained by Botteri near Orizaba. The specimens b, c, and d of his American Catalogue, subsequently referred to it, have since been found to belong to P. boucardi. But Salvin has obtained from M. Boucard's recent collection a second (good) example of the bird. This shows that it is a species very closely allied to P. cestivalis, but differing in its larger size, paler chest, longer and stouter tarsi, and larger feet. In the colouring of the body above, the two species approximate very closely. (3) PEUCAEA CASSINI. Zonotrichia cassinii, Woodhouse. P. cassinii, Baird, B. N. A. p. 485. Hab. Texas, San Antonio (Woodhouse et Dresser); Sonora (Kennerly). Mus. P. L. S. b. Sp. striga rictali nigra ; campterio albicante. (4) PEUCAEA BOUCARDI. Zonotrichia boucardi, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 1, t. 1. Hab. Mexico merid.: Orizaba (Botteri) ; Atlisco et La Puebla (Boucard). Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. (5) PEUCAEA NOTOSTICTA, nobis. We have not yet seen specimens of P. ruficeps (Baird, B. N. A. p. 486) from California, which seems to be a good species of the second section. 2. ZONOTRICHIA QUINQUESTRIATA, sp. nov. Schistacea, interscapiUio vinaceo tincto: alis caudaque fusco- |