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Show 578 DR. O. FINSCH ON THE BIRDS OF TRINIDAD. [Julie 23, ICTERIN^E. 65. OSTINOPS CRISTATUS (Gmel.). Ostinops cristatus, Scl. Cat. p. 127 ; Taylor, /. c. p. 83. Cacicus cristatus, Leot. p. 271. One specimen. 66. CASSICUS ICTERONOTUS, Vieill. Cassicus persicus CL.); Scl. Cat. p. 128; Taylor, I. c. p. 84. Icterus persicus, Leot. p. 273. Males and females, very much varying in size. Not different from specimens from Guiana. 15'" ( 6, Trinidad.) 15 (6, Trinidad.) 13 (2, Trinidad.) - (2, Trinidad.) 13 (2, Guiana.) 67. ICTERUS VULGARIS, Daud.; Scl. Cat. p. 133. Two specimens (old males), agreeing with specimens from Cayenne. One specimen has a white mark on the inner web of the exterior tail-feathers, but only on those of the right side. Not included by Leotaud. Lo: 6" 5 4 4 4 ag. al. 0'" 8 2 10 10 rect. med. 3" 10'" 3 7 2 5 2 10 3 4 rostr. 15*'" 16 13 14 141 Long. al. 4" 4'" 4 6 4 5 caud. 4" 0'" 3 11 3 11 rostr. 14'" 13 12! tars. 14'" 15 14 (Trinidad.) (Trinidad.) (Cayenne.) 68. ICTERUS X A N T H O R N U S (L.); Scl. Cat. p. 133 ; Leot. p. 275 ; Taylor, I. c. p. 84. Two males, similar to specimens from Venezuela and Mexico. Fam. TANAGRID^E. 69. EUPHONATRINITATIS, Scl.P.Z.S.1856, p. 274; Cat.Am.B. p. 57. Euphone chlorotica, Leot. p. 308. Three males and two females. This species differs from the near-allied E. chlorotica chiefly in having a narrow black frontal margin, as pointed out by Dr. Sclater. Three males show on the two outer tail-feathers a large white median patch; in another from Trinidad (Bremen collection) this white patch is much smaller. The female is exactly described by Dr. Le'otaud. It is above bright olive-green, tinged strongly with yellow; forehead, an indistinct superciliary stripe, and the upper tail-coverts are more decided yellow; chin, throat, and sides of the body yellow, brightest on the under tail-coverts ; remainder of the under parts (throat, breast, and |
