VOL. XIV, PP. 169-175 SEPTEMBER 25, 1901 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW GENUS AND ELEVEN 



NEW SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES OF BIRDS 



FROM MEXICO. 



BY E. W. 



The following descriptions are based upon material in the 

 Biological Survey collection and mainly upon specimens ob 

 tained during a recent trip to the peninsula of Yucatan by Mr. 

 E. A. (ioldman and myself. I am indebted to Mr. Robert 

 Kid<>; way and Dr. Chas. AY. Richmond, Curator and Assistant 

 Curator of Birds in the National Museum, for their usual kind 

 assistance during the preparation of this paper. 



All measurements are in millimeters. 



Crypturus sal I an goldmani, new subspecies. Yucatan Tinamou. 



Tt/i><' No. 1(>7,71.~>. $ ad., V. S. National Museum, Biological Survey 

 collection, from Chichen It/a. Yucatan, Mexico. Collected February 1, 

 11)01. by K. W. Nelson and K. A. (ioldman. 



Dixtrihulioti. -Yucatan, Mexico. 



SubxiH'i-ifn- cJidrin-tcrx. $ , smaller than typical ('. *<tlki'i with general 

 ly paler coloration: back grayer: the light transverse bars more strongly 

 marked and extending farther forward on back and wings: underparls 

 paler, more butt'y (less rufous); 9 paler and more strongly and exten 

 sively barred with light color on back and wings. 



Diint 'itxiuit* of ////>^.--AVing 1">2: tail 4<5: culmeji 27; tarsus 44. 



Jictmt ('/,-.-- The males of Ihe present form differ more from those of 

 ('. AY///W both in sixe and color than do the females. 



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