554 



BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO— BIDGWAY. vol.xix. 



August 8, 1891) is essentially identical Avitb tliat from James Island, 

 the (3uly obvious difterence consisting' in the slightly paler and grayer 

 color of the pileum and hind neck, Avith more evident darker streaks, 

 and slight more oclirascent wing-bands. Its measurements are as fol- 

 lows: Length (skin), -I.OO; wing, 2.75; tail, 1.75; culmen, 0.57; gonys, 

 0.30; width of mandible at base, 0.35; depth of bill at base, 0.43; tar- 

 sus, 0.90; middle toe, 0.G5. 



Measurements of Camarhynchus jiaittaculus. 



Sex and age. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Iminafureiiiale Charles Island.. Apr. 8, 1888 12. VTjl. 65 



Adult lualo ... I James Islaud . . . Apr. 11, 1888 3. 00 1. 82 



IuimatTirem.ile! Indefatigable Ia-| Apr. 12,1888 :2.85|l.85 



land. 



Adult female 

 do 



....do 

 ....do 



James Island . . . 

 do 



Jervis I.-iland . . 

 Charles Island. 



Aug. 17, 1891 2.77 1.75 .61 

 Aug. 18, 1891 12.641. 60 .55 



Average 2.7l[l.68| .58 



Aug. 8,1891 2.751.75' .57 

 , Apr. B, 1888 ,2. 88 1. 73 . 58 



.321 



.301 



.31 



3.2 



.43 



. 90 . 65 

 .95.65 



' Type of Ca}>iarhi/nchiis torvnsendi. Ridgway. 

 * Type of Camarhynchus rostratus, Eidgway. 



CAMARHYNCHUS AFFINIS, Ridgway. 



Camarhiinchns affiniii, Ridgway, I'roc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, No. 1007, Nov. 15, 

 1S91, p. ;jli5 (Albemarle Island, Galapagoa Archipelago; collection of Dr. G. 

 Baur. 



Speeific characters. — Similar to G. psiftaci(lii.s, Gould, but smaller (the 

 bill especially) and with the chest rather broadly and distinctly streaked 

 with dusky. Wing, 2.58-2.75; tail, 1.50-1.70; culmen, 0.50-0.57 • basal 

 depth of bill, 0.10 ; basal width of mandible, 0.30^0.33 ; tarsus, 0.82-0.90. 



Range. — Galapagos Archipelago: Albemarle Island (Baur and 

 Adams). 



Adult female?. — Tyj^e, ISTo. 598, Dr. Baur's collection, Cowley Bay, on 

 mountains, August 10, 1891. Above light brownish olive, lighter on 

 rump, rather grayer on to]) of head, where indistinctly streaked with 

 dusky; sui)erciliary stripe (passing to a little behind eye), malar region, 

 and under parts light grayish buft", tinged with brownish on sides 

 (almost Isabella color on Hanks), and nearly Avhite on abdomen, the 

 chest and sides of breast broadly and rather distinctly streaked with 

 dusky. Bill light brown, paler and yellower on mandible; legs and 

 feet dusky horn color. Length (skin), 4.15; wing, 2.75; tail. 1.70; cnl- 

 men, 0.57; gonys, 0.30; depth of bill at base, 0.10, width of mandible 

 at base, 0.33; tarsus, 0.90; middle toe, 0.55. 



