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U. S. p. E R EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



SIALIA SIALIS, Baird. 



Bine Ilird; Red-breasted Blue Bird. 



jMolucilla sialis, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. X, I, 1758, 187. — Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, !)89. 



Sylvia sialis, Latham, Index Cm. II, 1790, 522.— Vieillot, Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 40 ; pi. ci, cii, ciii, (cf Q O.)— 



Wilson, Am. Orn. I, 1808,56; pi. iii.— Doughty, Cab. N. H. I, 1830,135; pi. 



sii.— Ahdubon, Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 84 : V, 1839, 452 ; pi. 113. 

 Saxicola sialis, Bonap. Sj'nopsis, 1828. 

 ^impclis sialis, NuTTALL, Man. I, 1832, 444. 

 Iliihecida caroUntnsis catniUa, Brisson, Orn. 111,1760,423. (Speaks of blue spots on tliroat.) — Buffon, Ois. VI, 



107; pi. enl. .396, f. 1, 2. 

 Siulia wilsonii, Swainson, ZooI. Jour. Ill, 1827, 173, — Bonaparte, List, 1838. — Audubon, Synopsis, 1839, 84. — Ib. 



Birds Amer. II, 1841, 171 ; pi. 1.34. 

 Enjlhraca {Sinlia) iritsonii, Sw. & Rich. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 210. 



Sp. Ch. — Entire upper parts, including wings and tail, continuous and uniform azure blue ; the cheeks of a duller tint of the 

 same. Beneath reddish brown ; tlie abdomen, anal region, and under tail coverts white. Bill and feet black. Shafts of the 

 quills and tail feathers black. Female with the blue lighter, and tinged with brown on the head and back. Length, 6.75 ; 

 wing, 4.00 ; tail, 2.90. 



Hah. — Eastern Norih America to a little west of Missouri river Fort Laramie. 



The female is quite similar to the male, only duller ahove ; the blue tinged with brown, 

 although the wings, tail, and rump are generally light blue. The young male of the year has 

 the head and interscapular region, with the lesser coverts dull brown, streaked (except the 

 head) with white. The throat and fore breast are reddish brown, the feathers streaked with 

 white ; the remaining colors are much as in the adult male, except that the tertials are edged 

 with brown. 



There is much difference in the size and shape of the bill in specimens from the same locality. 



List of specimens. 



Locality. 



Carlisle, Pa. 

 do 



.do. 



do 



Rockport, Ohio 



do 



Eutaw, Ala 



Prairie Mer Roupe, La.... 



Nassau county, Fla 



Racine, Wis 



Ft. Leavenworth 



Independence, Mo 



Ea-slot Fort Uiley, K. T.. 



Fort Riley, K.T 



Bald island, Nel) 



Fort Lookout, Neb 



.... do 



Near nioulli of Powder riv 



Nebraska Territory 



White river, Nefi 



5 miles nbove mo. orplalle. 



On L"up Fork, Platte 



Near LoU]! Fork, Plane. .. 

 Texas 



When col- 

 lected. 



Sept. 21,1842 

 Mar. 9,1844 

 Mar. 25, 1814 

 Mar. 11,1844 

 Mar. 7, 1844 

 Apil 19,1831 

 April 1,1851 

 Jan. —,1853 



Jan. 20,1855 

 Jan. 22, IW7 

 Juno 17,1856 



April 24,1850 

 May 31,1856 



Aug. 1,1856 

 May 16,1856 

 May 11,1855 



July 

 July 



8,1855 

 3.1855 



Whence obtained. 



S. F. Baird . 



do 



, do 



do 



Orig'l 

 No. 



.do.. 



Dr. Kiriland . 

 , do 



A. Winchell 



Jas. Fnirie 



G. Wurdeninnn 



R. Kennieoll 



Lt. Conch 



W. M. Ma;,'raw 



LI- F. T. Bryan 



Dr.W.A.IIunirnoiid 

 Lt. Warren 



.do.. 



.do., 

 .do . 

 .do.. 



Col. Vaughan. 

 Lt. Warren... 



do 



do 



Capt. Pope.... 



Collected by— 



Dr. Cooper , . 

 W. S. Wood. 



Dr. Ilayden. 

 do 



.do., 

 .do.. 

 . do. . 



.do.. 



.do.. 



.do.. 



6.25 

 6.M 

 6.66 

 6.75 

 6.50 



6.6'J 



6.75 



6.12 



6.75 



6.37 



7.50 



6.75 



6. 



6.12 



12.16 



12. 



12.50 



12.50 



12. 



IL.'iO 



11.50 



11. .10 



11.87 



11.75 



12.50 



II. 



II. 



12.12 



U.91 

 3.83 

 4.08 

 4.08 

 3.75 



3.75 



4. 



4.13 



4.25 



4. 



4.50 



3.75 



4. 



4.25 



