Upper part of the body deep brown, with each feather margined with cinereous olive; the throat and breast cinereous olive, with the middle of each feather darker; the abdomen, sides, and under tail coverts cinereous tinged with straw colour.
Habitat, Galapagos Archipelago, (Charles Island?)
I am nearly certain that this species is not found in James Island. I believe it came from Charles Island, and probably there replaces the C. psittaculus of James Island. I obtained three specimens, one male, and two females; from the analogy of so many species in this group, I do not doubt the old male would be black.
Sub-Genus.—CACTORNIS. Gould.
Cactornis differt a genere Geospiza rostro elongato, acuto, compresso, longitudine altitudinem excellente; mandibulæ superioris margine vix indentato; naribus basalibus et vix tectis; tarsis brevioribus, unguibus majoribus et plus curvatis.
Cactornis scandens is the typical species.
1. Cactornis scandens. Gould.
Plate XLII.
C. intensè fuliginosa, crisso albo; rostro et pedibus nigrescenti-brunneis.
Long. tot. 5 unc.; rostri, ¾; alæ, 2⅝; caudæ, 1¾; tarsi, ¾.