. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum . aterrimus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 139; id. Ihis, 1884, p. 21; Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 283 (Cape Ne^ro, Patagonia) : Salv. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 428 (Chili). TTniform black, with lighter shaft-stripes above and slight metallicreflections ; feathers of head lanceolate and rather rigid ; bill andfeet black: whole length 11 inches, wing 5-4, tail 4-5. Femalesimilar. Bah. Chili and Western Patagonia down to Magellan Straits. Mrs. Graham [P.]. T. Bridges [C.]. Lords Commissioners of the Admiraltv [P.].Capt. Kino- \vy\.Sclater
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum . aterrimus, Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 139; id. Ihis, 1884, p. 21; Scl. et Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 283 (Cape Ne^ro, Patagonia) : Salv. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 428 (Chili). TTniform black, with lighter shaft-stripes above and slight metallicreflections ; feathers of head lanceolate and rather rigid ; bill andfeet black: whole length 11 inches, wing 5-4, tail 4-5. Femalesimilar. Bah. Chili and Western Patagonia down to Magellan Straits. Mrs. Graham [P.]. T. Bridges [C.]. Lords Commissioners of the Admiraltv [P.].Capt. Kino- \vy\.Sclater Coppinger [P.].Salvin-Godman Coll. Challenger Coll. a. Ad. st. ChiH. b. Ad. St. Chili. c. Ad. sk. Chili. d. Ad. sk. Chili. e,f. Ad. sk. Chili. <l. S ad. sk. Chin {Capt. Marhham). h. S ad. sk. Chili. i. S ad. sk. True Bay, Patagonia. j. Ad. sk. True Bay, Patagonia (Dr. Coppinger). k. S ad. sk. Gray Harbour, Patagonia. I. (S jr. sk. Straits of Magellan. STURNELLIN^, 355 Subfamily III. STURNELLIN^.. Structure of SturneUa. Under this heading I foUow Dr. Cones in separating two forms0 the Agdcemc that present an extraordinary mimetic resem-blance to tlie Larks. They are at once recogniz;b]e by their flat-tened mcsorhmmm, elongated outer secondaries, acute rectrices and hatos °^ ^^* ^^^ ^^ ^^° ^^ ^* 1^^^ terrestrial Key to the Genera. A. Culmen slightly rounded anteriorly ; prerail- B. CulS^^Si • -tl^ron,...-: • pre;;nh;. ■ ^^ ^^ ■ colour yellow ^ .jq^ STDR^, p. 358. 2a2 356 ICTERID^. 19. TRUPIALIS. Type. _ Trupialis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 429 (1850) , T. militans. Pezites, Cab. Mm. Hein. i. p. 191 (1851) T. militaris. The Red-breasted Ground-Starlings of the Patagonian Snbrcgionfall into three forms, which are sufficiently distinct to be recogni-zable as species. They are said to resemble Sturnella in habits asin form. The nest is built amongst long grass or rushes—an openstructure : the eggs three in number (cf. Abbott,
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