Bulletin, Issue 50, Part 7

United States National Museum

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1916 - Science

Contents

• present volume were made by Miss Celestine B Hodges and: 1
• Key to the Superfamilies of Coccygiformes: 2
• SUPERFAMILY CUCULI THE CUCKOOS: 3
• Key to the American Genera of Cuculidæ: 4
• Cuculus Linnæus: 6
• Cuculus canorus telephonus Heine: 7
• Coccyzus Vieillot: 10
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Coccyzus: 11
• Coccyzus americanus americanus Linnæus: 12
• Coccyzus americanus occidentalis Ridgway: 17
• Coccyzus americanus julieni Lawrence: 19
• Coccyzus minor minor Gmelin?: 21
• Coccyzus minor palloris Ridgway: 23
• Coccyzus minor maynardi Ridgway: 25
• Coccyzus minor nesiotes Cabanis: 26
• Coccyzus minor rileyi Ridgway: 29
• Coccyzus minor vincentis Clark: 30
• Coccyzus minor dominicæ Shelley: 31
• Coccyzus minor grenadensis Bangs: 33
• Coccyzus minor abbotti Stone: 34
• Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot: 35
• Coccyzus erythropthalmus Wilson: 38
• Coccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte: 41
• Coccycua Lesson: 42
• Coccycua rutila panamensis Todd: 43
• Piaya Lesson: 45
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Piaya: 46
• Piaya cayana thermophila Sclater: 47
• Page: 48
• Piaya mexicana Swainson: 51
• Hyetornis Sclater: 53
• Key to the Species of Hyetornis: 54
• Hyetornis pluvialis Gmelin: 55
• Hyetornis rufigularis Württemberg: 56
• Saurothera Vieillot: 57
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Saurothera: 58
• Saurothera bahamensis andria G S Miller: 60
• Saurothera merlini decolor Bangs and Zappey: 61
• Saurothera vieilloti Bonaparte: 62
• Saurothera vetula Linnæus: 63
• Saurothera dominicensis Lafresnaye: 64
• Tapera Thunberg: 66
• Geococcyx Wagler: 74
• Geotrygon Gosse: 76
• Neomorphus Gloger: 83
• Crotophaga Linnæus: 90
• ORDER PSITTACIFORMES PARROTLIKE BIRDS 10: 103
• Anodorhynchus Spix 11: 117
• Conuropsis Salvadori: 143
• Aratinga Spix: 150
• Aratinga rubritorquis Sclater: 156
• Aratinga holochlora holochlora Sclater: 159
• Aratinga euops Wagler: 160
• Eupsittula Bonaparte: 162
• Key to the species and subspecies of Eupsittula: 163
• Eupsittula pertinax pertinax Linnæus: 164
• Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia Bonaparte: 166
• Eupsittula pertinax arubensis Hartert: 167
• Eupsittula canicularis Linnæus: 168
• Eupsittula astec Souancé: 171
• Eupsittula nana Vigors: 174
• Eupsittula ? labati Rothschild: 175
• Pyrrhura hoffmanni hoffmanni Cabanis: 176
• Pyrrhura hoffmanni gaudens Bangs: 178
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Bolborhynchus: 179
• Brotogeris Vigors: 182
• Key to the Species of Brotogeris: 183
• Psittacula Illiger: 187
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Psittacula: 188
• Psittacula cyanopygia cyanopygia Souancé: 191
• Psittacula cyanopygia pallida Brewster: 193
• Psittacula spengeli Hartlaub: 194
• Urochroma Bonaparte: 196
• Key to the Species of Urochroma: 197
• Urochroma dilectissima Sclater and Salvin: 199
• Urochroma costaricensis Cory: 200
• Pyrilia Bonaparte: 201
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Pyrilia: 202
• Pyrilia hæmatotis hæmatotis Sclater and Salvin: 203
• Pyrilia hæmatotis coccinicollaris Lawrence: 206
• Key to the Species of Pionus: 208
• Pionus menstruus Linnæus: 210
• Pionus senilis Spix: 214
• Amazona Lesson: 217
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Amazona: 218
• Amazona imperialis Richmond: 222
• Amazona violacea Gmelin: 224
• Amazona guildingii Vigors: 225
• Amazona versicolor Müller: 227
• Amazona arausiaca Müller: 229
• Amazona martinicana A H Clark: 231
• Amazona autumnalis autumnalis Linnæus: 234
• Amazona autumnalis salvini Salvadori: 237
• Amazona farinosa inornata Salvadori: 239
• Amazona farinosa virenticeps Salvadori: 240
• Amazona farinosa guatemala Sclater: 241
• Amazona viridigenalis Cassin: 242
• Amazona finschi Sclater: 244
• Amazona oratrix oratrix Ridgway: 246
• Amazona oratrix tresmariæ Nelson: 249
• Amazona barbadensis barbadensis Gmelin: 251
• Amazona barbadensis rothschildi Hartert: 253
• Amazona albifrons albifrons Sparrman: 254
• Amazona albifrons nana Miller: 257
• Amazona albifrons saltuensis Nelson: 259
• Amazona xantholora Gray: 260
• Amazona agilis Linnæus: 262
• Amazona vittata vittata Boddaert: 263
• Amazona vittata gracilipes Ridgway: 265
• Amazona collaria Linnæus: 267
• Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Linnæus: 269
• Amazona leucocephala palmarum Todd: 272
• Amazona leucocephala bahamensis Bryant: 273
• ORDER COLUMBIFORMES PIGEONLIKE BIRDS: 275
• Key to the Suborders of Columbiformes: 277
• Key to the American Genera of Columbæ: 279
• Chloronas Reichenbach: 283
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Chloronas: 285
• Chlorœnas fasciata fasciata Say: 288
• Chloronas fasciata vioscæ Brewster: 292
• Chloronas caribæa Jacquin: 295
• Chlorœnas inornata inornata Vigors: 296
• Chlorœnas inornata exigua Ridgway: 298
• Chloronas inornata proxima Todd: 299
• Chloronas flavirostris flavirostris Wagler: 300
• Chloronas flavirostris madrensis Nelson: 303
• Chloronas flavirostris minima Carriker: 304
• Chloronas rufina pallidicrissa Chubb: 305
• Patagionas Reichenbach: 308
• Key to the Species of Patagionas: 309
• Patagionas squamosa Bonnaterre: 312
• Lepidonas Reichenbach: 315
• Lepidonas speciosa Gmelin: 316
• Crossophthalmus Bonaparte: 320
• Crossophthalmus gymnophtalmos Temminck: 321
• Total 3756: 323
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Enœnas: 324
• Encenas subvinacea subvinacea Lawrence: 326
• Enœnas nigrirostris Sclater: 328
• Encenas purpureotincta Ridgway: 331
• Enoenas chiriquensis Ridgway: 332
• Ectopistes Swainson: 333
• Ectopistes migratorius Linnæus: 334
• Zenaidura Bonaparte: 339
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Zenaidura: 340
• Zenaidura macroura macroura Linnæus: 341
• Zenaidura macroura clarionensis Townsend: 344
• Zenaidura macroura carolinensis Linnæus: 345
• Zenaidura macroura marginella Woodhouse: 347
• Zenaidura macroura tresmaria Ridgway: 351
• Zenaidura graysoni Lawrence: 352
• Zenaidura yucatanensis Lawrence: 353
• Zenaida Bonaparte: 354
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Zenaida: 355
• Zenaida zenaida zenaida Bonaparte: 357
• Zenaida zenaida lucida Noble: 361
• Zenaida zenaida yucatanensis Salvadori: 362
• Zenaida aurita Temminck and Knip: 363
• Zenaida ? plumbea Gosse: 366
• Zenaida ruficauda vinaceorufa Ridgway: 370
• Nesopelia Sundevall: 372
• Nesopelia galapagoensis galapagoensis Gould: 373
• Nesopelia galapagoensis exsul Rothschild and Hartert: 375
• Melopelia Bonaparte: 376
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Melopelia: 377
• Melopelia asiatica asiatica Linnæus: 378
• Melopelia asiatica mearnsi Ridgway: 382
• Streptopelia Bonaparte: 385
• Streptopelia risoria Linnæus: 386
• Scardafella Bonaparte: 388
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Scardafella: 389
• Scardafella inca Lesson: 390
• Chæmepelia Swainson: 393
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Chæmepelia: 395
• Chæmepelia passerina passerina Linnæus: 398
• Chæmepelia passerina pallescens Baird: 402
• Chæmepelia passerina socorroensis Ridgway: 406
• Chæmepelia passerina neglecta Carriker: 407
• Chæmepelia passerina albivitta Bonaparte: 408
• Chæmepelia passerina antillarum Lowe: 411
• Chæmepelia passerina trochila Bonaparte: 412
• Chæmepelia passerina aflavida Palmer and Riley: 415
• Chæmepelia passerina insularis Ridgway: 417
• Chæmepelia passerina bahamensis Maynard: 418
• Chæmepelia passerina exigua Riley: 420
• Chæmepelia passerina jamaicensis Maynard: 421
• Chæmepelia minuta elæodes Todd: 422
• Geotrygon Gosse: 464
• Key to the Species and Subspecies of Oreopeleia: 468
• Oreopeleia mystacea sabæ Riley: 476
• Starnonas Bonaparte: 496
• This becomes Geococcyx velox A Wagner See Addenda p: 502
• Index: 507
• Cuculidæ 1276: 519
• Psittacidæ 989: 534

Popular passages

Page 344 - ... 306; wing, 156; tail, 135; exposed culmen, 16; tarsus, 27.5; middle toe, 26.° Adult female. — Similar to the adult male but slightly duller in color, especially the posterior portion of head and neck, where the gray is less pure and less strongly contrasted, and metallic gloss on sides of neck less brilliant; length (skins), 283-306 (294.5); wing, 147-149 (148); tail, 120-131.5 (125.7); exposed culmen, 16-16.5 (16.2); tarsus, 27; middle toe, 24-24.5 (24.2).‎

Page 434 - Adult female. — Similar to the adult male and not always distinguishable but usually with the forehead less purely white (tinged with bluish gray), metallic gloss of neck somewhat less bright, and color of foreneck and chest less pinkish (more grayish) ; length (skins), 263-317 (295); wing, 151-160 (153.9); tail, 99.5-114 (105.8); exposed culmen, 15.5-17 (16.1); tarsus, 28-31 (29.4); middle toe, 23-24 (23.2)6 Jamaica (near Spanish Town; Priestmans River; Moneague; St.‎

Page 72 - Cuculinae (length about 385-583 mm.) with culmen (from base) as long as tarsus, pileum crested, and plumage conspicuously streaked. Bill about as long as head, narrow, moderately compressed terminally, slightly widened basally, its depth at anterior end of nostrils slightly greater than its width at same point; exposed culmen decidedly shorter than tarsus, nearly straight for basal half (more or less), then more and more decurved terminally, the tip of the maxilla distinctly uncinate, the culmen...‎

Page 36 - ... brown, like hindneck, etc. ; malar region, lower portion of suborbital region, chin, throat, and upper chest varying from pale buffy grayish to pale grayish buff; rest of under parts plain dull white, the under tail-coverts more buffy or brownish white; under wingcoverts pale buff; inner webs of remiges passing into buff on edges, except distally; maxilla black; mandible pale grayish blue (in life), dusky terminally; iris deep brown; naked orbital space bright red (in life); legs and feet pale...‎

Page 465 - Adult female. — Similar to the adult male and apparently not always distinguishable, but usually with the gray of chest more broken by exposure of the dusky on underlying portion of the feathers; length (skins), 238-265 (254); wing, 164-175 (169.3); tail, 86-96.5 (92); culmen, 25.5-33 (28.6); tarsus, 23-26 (24.6); outer anterior toe, 18-21 (19.6).° Young (both sexes').‎

Page 364 - ... point on each side of the mesorhinium and but very little in advance of the malar antia, 0. veraguensis being similar but with the frontal antia broader, more rounded, and with the median indentation less distinct or hardly obvious. Wing moderately to rather strongly concave beneath, much rounded, the longest primaries exceeding distal secondaries by a little more than one-third to less than one-fifth the length of wing; third to fifth, or second to fifth, primaries (from outside) longest, the...‎

Page 38 - ... Cubana, ed. 1895, 146. — SCLATER and SALVIN, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1873, 296 (Rio Ucayali, e. Peru); 1879, 537 (Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia).— COUES, Check List, 1873, No. 290; Birds Northwest, 1874, 274.— BREWSTER, Ann. Lye. NY, xi, 1875, 144 (Ritchie County, West Virginia); Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii, 1878, 178 (descr. young). — GRINNELL (GB), in Ludlow's Rep. Recon., 1876, 80 (Missouri R., as far as Wolf Point, 40 miles below Fort Peck).— BAGO, Bull.‎

Page 258 - Adult female. — Similar to the adult male and probably not always distinguishable, but usually slightly duller in color, especially the gray of the crown and occiput, which is more or less strongly tinged with brown; length (skins), 152-162 (155.7); wing, 72-79 (76.5); -tail. 60-63 (61.7); exposed culmen, 16.5-18 (17.6); depth of bill at nostril. 9.5-10 (9.8); tarsus, 22-25 (23.5); middle toe...‎

Page 111 - ... Latham.) Rather small, short-tailed Psittacidae (length about 180-200 mm.) with bill rather compressed, the greatest width of maxilla at base little if any greater than length of gonys, and less than two-thirds the length of culmen; tenth (outermost) primary not much, if any, longer than seventh; tail less than half as long as wing, graduated for much less than half the length of culmen; lores scantily feathered, sometimes with sparse bristles only, and coloration varied (usually with red on...‎

Page 6 - Adult female. — Similar to the adult male and perhaps not always distinguishable, but usually (?) c with chest (especially lower portion) suffused, more or less, with pale brownish buffy and showing faint bars of darker; length (skins), 299-300 (299.7); wing, 202-205.5 (203.7); tail, 157-161 (159.3); exposed culmen, 20-22 (20.7) ; tarsus, 20.5-22 (21); middle toe, 18.5-19 (18.8).d o According to Stejneger.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bulletin, Issue 50, Part 7; Issue 50, Part 7 of Bulletin - United States National Museum, United States. Department of the Interior; Bulletin, Biodiversity Heritage Library; Bulletin, United States National Museum; Smithsonian miscellaneous collections
• Author: United States National Museum
• Contributor: Smithsonian Institution
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1916
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Oct 4, 2005