MTIADESTES. 



429 



Slyiadestes townsendii. 



Ptiliogomjs townsendii, ApD. Orn. Biog. V, 1839, 206, pi. 419, fig. 2. (For 

 other references see Birds N. Am. 321). — Newbekry, P. R. Rep. VI, 

 Whipple's Rep."Zool. Sl.— Culicivora towns. DeKat, N. Y. Zool. II, 

 1844, 110. — Myiadestes towns. Cabasis, Wieg. Arch, 1847, 1, 208. — 

 ScLATEE, P. Z. S. 1857, 5 ; 1858, 97.— Baibd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 

 321.— Cooper & Scckley, P. R. Rep. XII, ii, 187.— Kexxekly, P. R. 

 Rep. X, Whipple's Rep. 25. — Lord, Pr. R. Art. Inst. Woolwich, IV, 

 116 (Br. Col.). 



Hab. Mountainous regions of middle and western United States. (Not 

 found at Cape St. Lucas nor in Mexico.) 



(No. 16,168.) Second quill shorter than 6th; 3d rather longer than 5th; 

 4th longest. Wings much pointed, as long as the tail, which is forked, and 

 the lateral feathers graduated. 



Prevailing color dark ash gray, scarcely lighter on breast, paler on abdomen, 

 mixed with paler dull whitish-gray on chin, throat, belly and crissum ; the ends 



Myiadtstes townsendii, Cab. 



of axillars, inner wi:ig coverts, edge of bend of wing, outer web of lateral and tips 

 of outer tail feathers, dull white. A white ring round the eye ; the loral region 

 and cheeks below eye blackish. Quill- and tail-feathers dark brown ; the 

 central tail feathers more like back, the lateral edged and tipped as described. 

 All the quills with a broad, well-defined patch of light cinnamon at their bases ; 

 which in the outer five are not visible across the outer webs, but show dis- 

 tinctly externally on the rest. A second less distinct but broader band of 

 similar color (brightest on the primaries) crosses the outer webs of the same 

 quills nearer the end, the two bands separated by a blackish one. Outer 

 edges of inner secondaries grayish-white. Bill black ; feet dusky. 



No appreciable difference in the sexes ; the young bird thickly spotted with 

 pale ochrey. 



