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Amussium feneatratiim (Forbes) Jeffreys. 



Jeffreys, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudou, 1ST9, p. 561. 

 Verrill, Trans. Conn. Acad., v, p. o82, July, 1882 (descrij)tiou). 

 PSctenfene/ifratus Forbes, Kept. Brit. Assoc, for 184.3, pp. 146, I9i, 1844. 



Verrill, Proc. Nat. Mns., iii, p. 40:5, Jan., 1881 (description). 

 Pecten incequisculptuH Tiberi (t. Jeffreys). 



This eleg^ant species has been dredged, living, at several stations off 

 IMartha's Vineyard, in 86 to 310 fathoms. It was most numerous at sta- 

 tions 949 and 1040, in 100 and in 93 fathoms. 



It occurs on the European coasts, ofi' Portugal and in the Mediterra- 

 nean Sea: from 50 to 250 fathoms. 



]»ES€RIPTIOIV8 OF SOME NEW IVOKTH A.IIERICAIV BIRDS. 



By ROBERT RIB>«WAY. 



1. Catherpes mexicanus punctulatus, snbsp. uov. 



Ch. — In coloration, somewhat intermediate between C. mexicanus 

 (typicus) and G. consperstin (paler than the former, darker than the latter), 

 but in dimensions agreeing best with the latter. 



Adult: Above dull rusty brown, less reddish anteriorly, the whole 

 top of head, nape, back, and scapulars distinctly speckled with white, 

 each white dot immediately preceded by an equally distinct one of 

 dusky; rump and outer surface of wings ferruginous, the former nearly 

 immaculate, the latter rather coarsely barred with black; upper tail- 

 coverts chestnut-rufous, each feather with a white terminal and black 

 subterminal dot. Tail clear rusty rufous, crossed by about seven or 

 eight narrow, irregular bars of black, these less than .05 of an inch 

 broad on the middle feathers, and al)out .10 of an inch wide on the outer 

 pair. Chin, throat, and jugulum silky white (more or less tinged with 

 ochraceous), passing gradually on the breast into soft ochraceous, this 

 changing to rich ferruginous on sides, abdomen, and remaining lower 

 parts, the parts thus colored marked, more or less distinctly, with black 

 dots or bars, and, in some specimens, white terminal specks. Bill dusky, 

 the mandible paler; iris brown; legs and feet brownish black or dark 

 brown. Wing 2.25-2.40 (2.32), tail 2.00-2.20 (2.12). culmen .75-.85 (.81), 

 bill from nostril .52-.65 (.GO), tarsus .68-.72 (.70), middle toe .50-.58 (.53). 

 (Five specimens.) 



Hah. — California, north to San Francisco and the Calaveras Eiver. 



The Califoruian specimens of this species appear to differ uniformly 

 from examples obtained in the Interior, in the characters indicated above. 

 They are all decidedly darker in coloration, approaching in this respect 

 the typical G. mexicanus of Mexico, but they are much smaller tJian the 

 latter race. Compared with a series of seven examples of G. conspersiis, 

 as to dimensions, five examples of punctulatus average the same in length 

 of wing, .05 of an inch less in length of tail, the middle toe and tarsus 



