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Show 556 DR. O. FINSCH ON THE niRDS OF TRINIDAD. [June 23, Long. al. caud. l4lii giin rost. 14'" 13 a rict. 19"' 20 tars. 3" 3'" 3 4 dig. med. 2" 0'" 2 2 ung. 12'" (ad.) 12 (jun.) >2 y4 14f 10| Professor Schlegel is certainly wrong in considering 5. braccatus, Spix (Des Murs, Icon. pl. 67; S. tyrannus, Neuw.) to be "l'oiseau dans la premiere livree" of S. ornatus. FALCONING. 4. FALCO COLUMBARIUS, L.; Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Falcones, p. 19. Hypotriorchis columbarius, Leot. p. 26. One male in young plumage, resembling in every respect the young of our F. eesalon, except that the tail has five rusty cross bands instead of seven as in F. eesalon. The latter species seems to be also distinguished by having considerably longer wings. Long. al. caud. rostr. tars. dig. med. 6" 10'" 4" 0'" 5|'" 14'" 13"' (d jun., Trinidad.) 7 1 4 5 5^ 14 14 (o* ad., N. America.) 8 0 4 10 6" 17 14 ($ ad., Cuba.) 7" 4"'-7 9 4" l'"-4 6 5-6 15-16 12-13 (eesalon, 3 males.) 5. FALCO SPARVERIUS, L.; Schleg. Falcones, p. 30. Tinnunculus sparverius, Pelz. Geier und Falken (1863), p. 627; Taylor, I. c. p. 80. A young male agreeing entirely with specimens from Texas and California (Cape St. Lucas : Xantus). Dr. Leotaud does not include this widely distributed species; but Mr. Taylor notices-" Occasionally seen in Trinidad, but much less common there than in the Antilles Islands." 6. HARPAGUS BIDENTATUS (Lath.); Burm. ii. p. 100; Leot. p. 28. An old one and two in change of plumage, having the underparts white, with longitudinal black shaft-stripes; in one the flanks bear cordiform brown spots. ACCIPITRINJE. 7. A S T U R I N A NITIDA (Lath.) ; Taylor, I. c. p. 80. Astur nitidus, Leot. p. 46. One specimen in the very different and curious first year's plumage, as described by Dr. Leotaud (p. 47). MILVIN^E. 8. CYMINDIS CAYENNENSIS (Gmel.); Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Pernes, p. 9 ; Leot. p. 34. A young specimen, brown above, below white, with black shaft-stripes ; tail with four black and four brown cross bands. W e possess this species from Brazil and Guatemala. |