BIKDS OF NOKTH AND MIDDLE AMEKICA. 



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VIREO OCHRACEUS Salvin. 

 OCHRACEOUS VIREO. 



Adult (.svvv.v <ilih'<'). A1)()V(\ iiicludinu- aui'iciilar rcuioii and sides of 

 neck. [)lain olive, xaryino- from o-rayish olixc to dull olixc-iireeii; 

 "\vini;s and tail dusky with pale yellowish olive (Ml<;iM»'s (i)ecoiniiijr 

 whitish on tertiids). the middle and ureattM- wiiio--fov(M-ts tipped with 

 white, dull white, or yellowish white, formint*- two distinct hands 

 across wino-; supralond stripe dull canary yellow, varyin^^- to straw 

 yellow or dull yellowish white: a small dusky or olive spot on u})))(>r 

 ej'elid and anothei- at anterior ano-le of eye fadino- out anteriorly: 

 under parts, including" malar I'egion, varying from hutlv or creamy 

 canary yidlow to pale straw yellow, passino- into ])ale oli\e on sides 

 and flanks: axillai's and under wino--coverts ])i-inirose oi- sid})hur yel- 

 low; bill orayish l)rown. th(^ mandible paler; iris white;" le<j;s and fe(^t 

 dusky in dried skins (bluish j^ray or orayish blue in lifeO- 



Aihdt ;y^rt^^— Length (skins), 100-119 (111.5): wing. :)L~:)T (54.2); 

 tail. 40-47 (44.7); exposed culmen. 10-12 (lo.5): tarsus. I!i-2l (2(i): 

 middle toe, 9-11 (10.8).'' 



Adult f<'in(iJ('.—\jQ\\^t\\ (skins). 106-120 (112); wing, 52-57 (53.7); 

 tail, 41-4(5 (43.5); exposed culmen. LI; tarsus, 20; middl(> toe, 10-11 

 (10.2).^' 



Southeastern'^ Mexico, in States of Campeche (Campeche: daina), 

 and Yucatan (Merida; Progreso: La Vega; Chichen Itza: Mugeres 

 Island), and southward through (luatemala (Sakluk, near Peten; San 



. « Dr. H. Berendt, on label. 

 ^Sixteen specimens. 

 ''Four specimens. 

 Specimens from different localities conipaic in average measiireniciits as follows: 



I.ii.aiitv. 



Eight iiilult inak'S fniiii VdcutiUi and (';mii>o('hc'. 



Six adult niiiles from Mugores Island 



One adult male from Mazatlan . . 



One adult malefnnii Nicaragua iGrevto\vn> 



5S. 7 

 54.8 



One aclull female intiii Vueatan I 54 



One adult female from Mugeres Island 52 



One adult female from British Honduras ( Belize) .>" 



One adult female from Nicaragua (Greytown) \ 54 



Tarsus. 



Middle 

 toe. 



•20 ' U). 1 



•_'0 10.5 



•-'1 11 



19 10 



''The riiited States National Museum collection contains a siiiirlc spccitucn from 

 Mazatlan, nortlnvestcrn ^Mexico (no. :i402o, adult male. June Iti. 18(>L': .\. .1. (iray- 

 son I. This specimen lam unable to distinguish from examiiles from other localities, 

 though the bill api)ears to be slightly larger. 



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