116 Oberholser — Forms of Astragalinvs Psaltria {Say). 



Chrysomitris (Pseudomitris) mexiettmu var. arizona Coues. Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila.. 1S66, pp. S2. S3. 



ifit characters. — Upper parts, including wings and tail, black, 

 the wings with broad white edgings, the tail with most of its feathers 

 extensively white basally: entire under surface yellow. 



Geographic distribution. — Mexico, excepting the northwestern and ex- 

 treme southern portions: Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. 



Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus, subsp. nov. 



Astra galinus psaltria Auct., nee Say. 



Subspecific characters. — Similar to Astragalinus psaltria psaltria, but 

 ear-coverts, sides of neck, with back, nape, and rump, in fully adult 

 plumage, olive green instead of black. 



Geographic distribution. — Southwestern United States and northwest- 

 ern Mexico, from California and Lower California to Utah, Arizona, and 

 extreme southwestern New Mexico. 



Description. — Type, adult male. No. 139. 15S. U. S. National Museum 

 (Biological Survey Collection): San Bernardino. California, December 28, 

 1S90: Dr. A. K. Fisher. Pileum. and upper tail-coverts black, the latter 

 with olive green edgings; remainder of upper parts olive green with 

 narrow dusky or blackish shaft streaks: tail black, the inner webs of the 

 three outer pairs of rectrices largely white, and all the feathers narrowly 

 margined externally with pale grayish: wings black, with a large white 

 speculum at the base of the primaries, the tertials broadly bordered with 

 white, the other quills narrowly edged with grayish and olivaceous: 

 lesser and median wing-coverts edged with olive green: greater coverts 

 broadly margined with greenish white: sides of head and neck olive 

 green: entire under surface deep primrose yellow, paler on the crissum, 

 whitish on the abdomen, and shaded with olivaceous on sides and flanks: 

 lining of wing mixed gray, white, and black. Length of wing. 65.5; tail, 

 43: exposed culmen, 9; tarsus. 15: middle toe. 10 mm. 





