BIRDS OP NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 



695 



130-137 (132.7); tail, 90-96 (93.1); exposed culmen, 18-21.5 (19.7); 

 tarsus, 18.5-20 (19.2); middle toe, 13.5-15 (14.4).« 



Adult female . — Similar to the male and not always distinguishable 

 as to coloration, but tips of longer primaries not distinctly, if at all, 

 attenuated and orange-red crown spot usually more restricted ; length 

 (skins), 183-229 (207); wing, 121-131.5 (126.1); tail, 86-92 (89.4); 

 exposed culmen, 18.5-22 (19.8); tarsus, 18-20.5 (19.3); middle toe, 

 13.5-16 (14.7).« 



Young. — Essentiall}" like adults, but crown without any orange-red, 

 coloration of upper parts duller (the back sometimes decidedly grayish 

 brown), paler wing-markings buffy, and yellow of under parts paler. 



Southwestern United States, western and central Mexico, and 

 southward, in migration, to Guatemala (casually to Costa Rica?); 

 northward, along eastern base of Rocky Mountains, to eastern Colo- 

 rado (El Paso County), and southern Wyoming (Cheyenne; Laramie); 

 thence southward to western Texas, and westward tlu'ough New 

 Mexico and Arizona to southern California (north regularly to Santa 

 Cruz County), more rarely to northern California (breeding at 

 Paicines, San Benito County), occasionally (casually?) to north- 

 western Oregon (Washington County); breeding southward through 

 northern and central Mexican States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango 

 (El Salto; Cienega de las Vacas; Rio Sestin; Rancho Baillon), 

 Jalisco (Ocatlan; Sierra Madre; Volcan de Colima; Mesquitic), and 

 Guanajuato (Silao), and occurring, at least in winter, in States of 

 Sinaloa (Culiacan; Escuinapa), Michoacan (Los Reyes; Patamban; 

 Volcan de Jorullo), Colima (Plains of Colima), Morelos (Cuernavaca; 

 Yau tepee), Mexico (near City of Mexico; Tlalpam; Temascaltepec; 

 Culhuacan; Coapa; Chimalpa; Ixtapalapa; Coajimalpa), Puebla 



a Fnnrtepn spprimens. 



Lofiilitv. 



Wing. 



Four adult males from California 133. 4 



Eight adult males from Arizona 



Two adult males (breeding) from Durango and Jalisco 



FEMALES. 



132. .5 

 132.3 



Four adult females from California and northern Lower 



California ! 120. 



Six adult females from Arizona (5) and New Mexico (1) j 124. .5 



Four adult females from Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, [ 

 and Tepic ' 128. 1 



Tail. 



Ex- 

 posed 

 culmen. 



93.8 

 93.2 

 91.5 



20.1 

 19.8 

 18. .5 



20.9 

 19.6 



Middle 

 toe. 



18.8 



14.9 

 14.1 

 13.8 



1.5. 3 

 14.8 



I am not able to discover any difforonro in rolor botwocn s|) 

 and those from the United States. 



■iniens from Mexico 



