72 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



States (skins). — Wing, 162.3; tail, 71.2; culmen, 27.3; tarsus, 14.8; 

 middle toe, 12.2. 



Remarks. — This form is named in honor of Mr. Edward Johnson 

 Brown, who has contributed so largely to the collection of birds in the 

 United States National Museum, from both the Atlantic and Pacific 

 coasts of North America. 



