ds inhabiting tropical America, some very closely; while one--the common
American rice-bird which ranges over the whole northern and part of the
southern continents--is the only land-bird identical with those of the
mainland. The following is a list of these land-birds taken from Mr.
Salvin's memoir in the _Transactions of the Zoological Society_ for the
year 1876, to which are added nine species collected in 1888 and {281}
described by Mr. Ridgway in the _Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum_
(XII. p. 101) and some additional species obtained in 1889.

TURDIDAE.

1. Nesomimus trifasciatus } This and the two allied species
2. ,, melanotus } are related to a Peruvian bird
3. ,, parvulus } _Mimus longicaudus_.
4. ,, macdonaldi (Ridg.)
5. ,, personatus (Ridg.)

MNIOTILTIDAE.

6. Dendroeca aureola { Closely allied to the wide-ranging
{ _D. aestiva_.

HIRUNDINIDAE.

7. Progne concolor { Allied to _P. purpurea_ of North
{ and South America.

COEREBIDAE.

8. Certhidea olivacea } A peculiar genus allied to the
9. ,, fusca } Andean genus Conirostrum.
10. ,, cinerascens }

FRINGILLIDAE.

11. Geospiza magnirostris
12. ,, strenua
13. ,, dubia A distinct genus, but allied to the
14. ,, fortis South American genus Guiraca.
15. ,, nebulosa
16. ,, fuliginosa
17. ,, parvula
18. ,, dentirostris
19. ,, conirostris (Ridg.)
20. ,, media (Ridg.)
21. ,, difficilis (Sharpe)
22. Cactornis scandens
23. ,, assimilis
24. ,, abingdoni
25. ,, pallida A genus allied to the last.
26. ,, brevirostris (Ridg.)
27. ,, hypoleuca (Ridg.) A very peculiar genus allied to
28. Camarhynchus psittaculus Neorhynchus of the west coast
29. ,, crassirostris of Peru.
30. ,, variegatus
31. ,, prosthemelas
32. ,, habeli
33. ,, townsendi (Ridg.)
34. ,, pauper (Ridg.)
{282}

ICTERIDAE.

35. Dolichonyx oryzivorus Ranges from Canada to Paraguay.

TYRANNIDAE.

36. Pyrocephalus nanus
37. P. minimus (Ridg.) Allied to _P. rubincus_ of