10 Nelson — New Birds from Western Mexico. 



Cardiualis cardinalis mariae subsp. nov. Tres Maria Cardinal. 



Type No. 1561)07, U. S. Nat. Mus., Biological Survey Coll., ad. rj\ Maria 

 Madre Island, Mexico, May 3, 1897. Collected by E. W. Nelson and 

 E. A. Goldman. 



Description. — Males most like tbose of C. cardinalis igneus, but red of 

 under parts deeper and richer, lacking tbe pinkish suffusion notable in 

 igneus; color of back also richer, and feathers less edged with gray. 



The females of the two forms are more distinct than the males. ('. 

 mariae has a large whitish throat area, and the entire abdomen is whitish, 

 thus confining the main huffy area of lower parts to a broad pectoral 

 band. The bill is more swollen ; the wing is longer and tail shorter than 

 in igneus. Dimensions of type: wing, 101; tail, 103; culmen, 20; tarsus, 

 29. 



Averages of Cardinalis c. igneus. — cj ( 4 specimens): wing, 94.5 ; tail, 

 106; culmen, 20; tarsus, 26.6. 9 (3 specimens) : wing, 91.6; tail, 104.3; 

 culmen, 20; tarsus, 26.8. 



Averages of C. c. mariae. — $ (4 specimens): wing, 97.7; tail, 98.7; 

 culmen, 20.5; tarsus, 28.9. 9 (4 specimens): wing, 91.7; tail, 89.7; 

 culmen, 19.9; tarsus, 28.2. 



Vireo hypochryseus soididus subsp. nov. Tres Marias Yireo. 



Type No. 156898, IT. S. Nat. Mus., Biological Survey Coll., ad. J 1 , Maria 

 Madre Island, Mexico, May 13, 1897. Collected by E. W. Nelson and 

 E. A. Goldman. 



Description. — Differs from V. hypochryseus in duller, more olive green on 

 dorsal surface, and dingier, more greenish yellow under parts. The bill 

 is darker horn color and larger than in true hypochryseus. Dimensions of 

 type: wing, 66; tail, 61 ; culmen, 13; tarsus, 21. 



Averages of Vireo hypochryseus. — $ (5 specimens): wing, 63.4; tail, 

 57.8; culmen, 12.4; tarsus, 19.5. 9 (2 specimens) : wing, 63 ; tail, 55.5; 

 culmen, 12; tarsus, 20. 



Averages of V. hypochryseus sordidus. — -tf (7 specimens): wing, 67.3; 

 tail, 60.3; culmen, 13.3; tarsus, 21. 9 (3 specimens): wing, 66.3; tail, 

 60.7; culmen, 12.7; tarsus, 21.1. 



Melanotis caerulescens longirostiis subsp. nov. Tres Marias Blue 



Mockingbird. 



Type No. 156923, IT. S. Nat. Mus., Biological Survey Coll., ad tf, Maria 

 Madre Island, Mexico, May 4, 1897. Collected by E. W. Nelson and 

 E. A. Goldman. 



Description of type. — General color dull slaty blue with a grayish cast; 

 top of head and all of neck and breast paler than rest of body ; remainder 

 of lower parts dull grayish blue (becoming smoky bluish in some speci- 

 mens) ; back, rump, scapulars, and wing coverts dull slaty blue. Two 

 central tail feathers and outer web of other rectrices same as back ; rest 



