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16. SYNALLAXIS ANTHOIDES.--n.o.b. in Proceedings of Zool. Soc.

_Syn. supra brunnea plumis in medio fusco late striatis, tectricibus alarum superioribus rufo tinctis subtus pallide cinerea; rectricibus lateralibus ad marginem externum, fasciaque alarum, rufis. Statura.

Syn. Spinicaudae._

Strait of Magalhaens.

17. SYLVIA SPINICAUDae.--Latham.

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18. SYLVIA DORSALIS.--n.o.b. in Zool. Journ. iii. 428.

_Syl. nigra, dorso scapularibusque rufis, remigibus rectricibusque fuscis._

The length from the end of the bill to that of the tail is 4 inches.

19. SYLVIA OBSCURA.--n.o.b. in Zool. Journ. iii. 429.

_Syl. corpore unicolore fusco-nigro, alis brevibus rotundatis cauda brevi, pedibus elongatis, fortibus pallidis._

The length from the apex of the bill to that of the tail is 4 inches; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the end of the fourth quill feather, 1-7/8; of the tail 1; of the _tarsi_ .

20. TROGLODYTES.

21. FRINGILLA.--(Several species, probably new.)

22. STURNUS MILITARIS.--Lin.

MOTACILLA PATACHONICA.---Lin.

Patagonian warbler of Dixon's voyage.

23. STURNUS.--Sp. (black)? Leistes sp. Vigors.

24. DENDROCOLAPTES ALBO-GULARIS.

n.o.b. in Proceedings of Zool. Soc.

_Dend. corpore supra, abdominisque lateribus, rufo brunneis; remigibus secundariis, dorso imo, caudaque rufis; mandibula inferiori ad basim, gula, jugulo, pectore, abdomineque medio, albis, hujus plumis brunneo ad apicem marginatis; rostro sursum recurvo._

Length 6-4/10 inches.--Strait of Magalhaens.

25. PSITTACUS SMARAGDINUS.--Gmel.

26. PSITTACARA LEPTORHYNCA.

n.o.b. in Proceedings of Zool. Soc.

_Psitt. viridis: fronte, striga per oculos, caudaque rufis: capite nigro, abdomine imo rufo, variegatis; mandibula superiori elongata, gracillima._

Statura.--_Psitt. Lichtensteinii aequalis.

Habitat in insula_ Chiloe.

27. PICUS MAGELLANICUS.--n.o.b. in Zool. Journ. iii. 430.

_Pic. niger, capite cristato colloque coccineis, remigibus albo notatis._

Foem. _Capite cristato nigro, fronte mentoque coccineis._

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The length of the bird from the tip of the bill to the extremity of the tail is 17 inches; of the bill 2; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the fourth quill feather, 8; of the tail 7; of the _tarsi_ 1-1/8; of the external hind toe, the nail included, 2.

Strait of Magalhaens.

28. PICUS MELANOCEPHALUS.--n.o.b. in Proceedings of Zool. Soc.

_Pic. capite corporeque supra nigris, hoc albo maculato; pectore abdomineque albis, illo albo lineato, hoc albo fasciato._

Length 6 or 7 inches.--Strait of Magalhaens and Chiloe.

29. MELLISUGA KINGII--Vigors in Zool. Journal, iii. 432.

_Ornismya sephanoides._--Lesson et Garn.

_Mell. supra metallice viridis, infra alba viridi variegata, vertice splendide rubeo, rectricibus ac.u.minatis._

This bird was found in the Strait of Magalhaens, so late in the year as the month of May, when it was seen flying in a snow-squall. It seemed regardless of the cold, and so long as the _fuchsia_ and _veronica_ were in blossom, so long did this. .h.i.therto supposed to be delicate little bird, remain to cull their sweets, or rather to prey upon the insects which buried themselves in the flowers; for, innocent as it seems, it is insectivorous. The bird was long known to naturalists, but was not described until November 1827, when Mr. Vigors described it, from a specimen transmitted by me to the Museum of the Zoological Society. It was found by MM. Lesson and Garnot, on the coast of Chile, where we also subsequently found it. M. Lesson described it in his useful little Manuel d'Ornithologie, ii. p. 80, as above, and has given a detailed account. Had not Mr. Vigors previously described it, I should have had pleasure in referring it to their description, and their excellent plate, in Lesson's Monograph upon the Trochilidae.

30. TROCHILUS FERNANDENSIS.--n.o.b. in Proceedings Zool. Soc.

_Troch. ferrugineo-rufus; capitis vertice splendenti-coccineo; remigibus fuscis._

Length, 5 inches.

Island of Juan Fernandez, South Pacific.

31. TROCHILUS STOKESII.--n.o.b. in Proceedings of Zool. Soc.

_Troch. corpore supra viridi-splendente, subtus albo viridi-guttato; capite supra, guttisque confertis gulae lazulino-splendentibus; {536} remigibus fusco-atris; remigum omnium, mediis exceptis, pogoniis internis albis._

Length 5 inches.

Island of Juan Fernandez.

HYLACTES.--_Novum genus. Megapodio affine._

_Characteres Generici._

_Rostrum subelongatum, subtenue, apice subemarginato; naribus basalibus, longitudinalibus, membrana subtumescenti pilisque per mediam longitudinem tecta._

_Alae, brevissimae, rotundatae; remige 5ta longissima._