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BULLETIN 50, FNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



287 (near Charleston, South Carohna, Dec, 18S6 to Feb., 1887, abundant); v, 

 1888, 115 (do., Nov.).— Allen, Auk, v, 1888, 325 (Mandeville, Louisiana, 

 Mar. 27).— CooKE, Bird Migr. Miss. Val., 1888, 180 (dates, etc.).— Ever- 

 MANN, Auk, vi, 1889, 24 (Carroll Co., Indiana, Dec. 26 to Apr. 23).— Miller, 

 Auk, vii, 1890, 228 (breeding near Ca])e Cod, ^Massachusetts). — Chapman, 

 Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., iii, 1890, 143 (Brit. Columbia).— Fannin, Check List, 

 Birds Brit. Columbia, 1891, 34 (throughout). — Macfaklane, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus.,xiv, 1891, 440 (Fort Anderson, June 20). —Thompson, Proc. U. S; Nat. 

 Mus., xiii, 1891, 585 (Manitoba, winter; breeding?). — Butler, Proc. Ind. 

 Acad. Sci., 1892, 63 (range in Ohio Valley). — Lawrence (R. H. ), Auk, ix, 

 1892, 45 (Gray's Harbor, Washington, resident). — Kennard, Auk, xii, 1895, 

 304 (Hamilton Co., New York, breeding). — Nehrling, Our Native Birds, 

 etc., ii, 1896, 39.— Geinnell, Auk, xv, 1898, 128 (Sitka). 



L. [o.rta] curirrostra minor Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 392. 



Loxia minor Nelson, Reji. Nat. Hist. Coll. Alaska, 1887, 174. 



LOXIA CURVIROSTRA BENDIREI Ridgway. 

 BEND IRE'S CROSSBILL. 



Similar to Z. c. rmnor, but decided!}' larger; adult male averaging 

 rather lighter or bris'hter in color, the adult female slightly lighter and 

 grayer. 



jlcde.—l.ength. (skins), 135.13-158.24 (118.0S): wing, 87.38-97.03 

 (92.20); tail, 45.47-57.10 (52.58); exposed culmen, 16.26-20.83 (18.51); 

 depth of bill at base, 10.16-11.91 (11.13); tarsus, 16.51-19.30 (17.53); 

 middle toe, 12.70-15.19 (11.22).^ 



Female.— l^ength (skins), 137.16-151.89 (115.29); wing, 83.82-92.96 

 (87.88); tail, 13.18-5^.36 (50.01); exposed culmen, 16.76-19.05 (18.03); 

 depth of bill at base, 9.91-11.13 (10.67); tarsus, 16.51-17.78 (17.27); 

 middle toe, 12.95-14.73 (13.97)." 



More northern and central mountain districts of western United 

 States, from ^Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado to the Cascade Moun- 

 tains and Sierra Nevada; during migration east to eastern Nebraska 



^ Thirty-eight specimens. 

 ^ Thirteen specimens. 



The follownng average measurements show the slight amount of variation in size 

 according to localitv: 



Locality. 



Tarsus. 



Middle 

 toe. 



MALES. 



Fifteen adult males from eastern Oregon 

 Fourteen adult males from California . . . 

 Nine adult males from Colorado 



FEMALES. 



Three adult females from eastern Oregon 



Four adult females from California 



Six adult females from Colorado 



17.27 

 17.78 

 17.27 



17.78 

 17.02 



13.97 

 14.48 

 13.97 



13.72 

 14.22 

 13.97 



