XOTES OX THE BIRDS OF TEXXESSEE WETMORE 215 



(100.4), tail 111.1-126.0 (118.9), culmeii from base 22.1-27.2 (25.3), 

 tarsus 32.4-35.4 (34.0) mm. These are the birds that breed fi'om 

 Louisiana through eastern Kansas northward and eastward. 



Toxostoma rv.fum Jongicavda: Males (18 specimens), wing 104.1- 

 116.7 (109.5), tail 120.8-135.7 (127.5). culmen fi^om base 24.2-29.5 

 (26.8), tarsus 32.7-35.8 (34.6) mm. Females (9 specimens), wing 

 104.4-116.6 (108.5). tail 122.0-136.7 (126.6). culmen from base 24.7- 

 27.5 (26.0), tarsus 33.2-37.0 (34.4) mm. The specimens seen come 

 from the Great Plains area fi'om western Kansas and eastern Colo- 

 rado (near Denver) north to Alberta and Saskatchewan. Winter 

 and migrant birds have been examined fi'om Texas. IVIississippi. and 

 Tennessee. 



Family TURDIDAE 



TURDUS MIGRATORIUS MIGRATORIUS Linnaeus: Eastern Robin 



From material available it appears that this race breeds in the 

 liigher altitudes of the mountains of the eastern part of Tennessee 

 and that it is found at other seasons through the State. Individuals 

 off their breeding grounds were taken at Ellendale, April 17 (female, 

 wing 129.4) ; Frankewing, November 6 (male, wing 130; female, 

 wing 126.7) : and Roc-kvrood. March 3. 1885 (dark, richly colored 

 male, wing 128.7, taken by W. H. Fox). 



Four males secured in the Hoist on Mountains, bordering Shady 

 Valley, on June 3. 4. 8, and 9. are large and dark colored (wings 

 125.9. 128.1. 129.6, and 132 mm). They were taken from the base 

 of the mountains at 2.800 feet to 3,800 feet elevation. An immature 

 female in spotted dress was shot at 6.2O0 feet on Roan Mountain. 

 Septeml^er 23. In a pair taken on June 21 on Inadu Knob in the 

 Great Smoky ^Mountains, the male has the wing 132.4 nnn, while in 

 the female it measures 124.7. Both birds are dark above and are 

 richly colored below. 



TURDUS MIGRATORIUS ACHRUSTERUS ( Batchelder) : Southern Robin 



The collection includes only a few specimens of robins from the 

 lowlands that belong to this race, which is presumed to be the breed- 

 ing form throughout most of the lowland area of the State. A 

 female taken at Ellendale on April 17 (wing 124.7) has the pale 

 color of the southern form. The wings are somewhat worn, and it 

 is believed to be the breeding bird of the area. A male fi'om Union 

 City, May 6 (wing 125.4). is decidedly dark above but a little paler 

 below than the average of the northern bird. It is called achru-<feru.s 

 hut is considered intermediate toward miprafonu-s. A female from 

 Rockwood. with the wiuij 118.3 mm and the color verv light above 



