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tr. S. p. K. E EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



Comparative measurements of species. 



SPIZELLA MONTICOLA, Baird. 



Tree Sparr w. 



Fringilla monticola, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 912. 



Zonolrichitt monlkota, Gray, Genera. 



Spinites monlicolus, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1851, 134. 



Passer canadensis, Brisson, Cm. Ill, 17G0, 102. 



Fringilla canadensis. Lath. Index, I, 1790, 434.— Aud. Cm. Biog. II, 1834, 511 : V, 504 ; pi. 188. 



Emberiza canadensis, Sw. F. B. Am. 11, 1831, 252.— Add. Syn. 1839.— Ib. Birds Amor. HI, 1841, 83 ; pi. 166. 



Spizella canadensis, Bon. List, 1838. — 1b. Conspectus, 1850, 480. 



Fringilla arborea, Wilb. Am. Orn II, 1810, 12 ; pi. xii, f. 3. 



Moineau du Canada, Boffon, PI. Enl. 223, f. 2. 



"Mountain Finch, Lath. Syn. II, i, 265." 



Sp. Ch. — Middle of back with the feathers dark brown centrally, then rufous, and edged witli pale fulvous, (sometimes with 

 whitish.) Hood and upper part of nape continuous chestnut; a line of the same from behind the eye. Sides of head and 

 neck ashy. A broad light superciliary band. Beneath whitish, with a small circular blolch of brownish in the middle of the 

 upper part of the breast. Edges of tail feathers, primary quills, and two bands across the tips of the secondaries, white. 

 Tcrtiarics nearly black ; edged externally with rufous, turning to while near the tips. Lower jaw yellow ; upper black. 

 Length, 6.25 inches ; wing, 3. 



Hab. — Eastern North America to the Missouri ; also on Pole creek and Little Colorado river. New Mexico. 



This species varies in the amount of whitish edging to the quills and tail. 



List of specimens. 



Caul, 



No. 



1380 

 666 

 871 

 7561 

 1591 

 10330 

 6352 

 C353 

 5409 

 MtO 

 *7la 

 •SM 



635S 



Sex. 





Locality. 



When col- 

 lected. 



Carlisle, Pa Feb. 28, 1844 



do Nov. 22, 1842 



do do 



Wasliinglon, D.C 



Boiiton,MiiHs 



Shctburne, Masa ' 



Fort Leavenworth.. ..I Nov. 27, 1854 



do Jan. 20, 1K-.5 



Cedar Inland, Neb.... Oct. 15, 1850 



Medicine river Oct. 8,1856 



Pole Creek, K. T | Aug. 2, 1850 



UtUc Ool'do rivcr,N.M Dec. 18, 1853 



.do Dec. 20,1853 



Whence obtained. 



8. F.. Baird 



do 



do 



Wni. llutton < 



T.M. Brewer 



A. 8. Ualicock.... 



Lieut. Couch 



do 



Lieut. Warren 



do 



Lieut. F. T. Bryan, 



Lieut. \Vtii|t|ilo..., 



.do , 



Orig. 



No. 



Collected by— 



Dr. llnyden. 

 lo .... 



Kcnnerly and 



Miilhnuaen. 

 do 



Length 



6.25 

 6. 00 

 6.25 



5.87 

 6.12 



5.50 

 5.50 



Suetch 

 of wings. 



9.50 

 8.83 

 9.67 



Wing. 



3.00 

 2.75 

 3.08 



8.50 

 9.25 

 9. 

 8.50 



8.50 



3 

 3.25 



EycH brown . 



