(SOLITARY CASSIQUE.)
+Cassicus solitarius+, _Scl. et Salv. Nomencl._ p. 36; _Barrows,
Bull. Nutt. Orn. Cl._ viii. p. 133 (Entrerios); _Scl. Cat. B._
p. 326.
_Description._--Uniform black; bill white; feet black: total length
11 inches, wings 4·8, tail 4·5. _Female_ similar, but smaller.
_Hab._ Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Northern Argentina.
Mr. Barrows obtained a single specimen of this species at Concepcion,
and others were seen. It was said to be an excellent song-bird, and to
be more abundant further up the Uruguay River.