3. TACHTCINETA. 119 



Hub. The whole of North America from Alaska southwards, 

 ranging throughout Central America in winter to Guatemala. Cuba. 



a. Ad. sk. N.W. America. Capt. Collinson [P.]- 



b. Ad. sk. Fort Norman. Sir John Richardson [P.]. 



c. Ad. sk. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]- 



d. S juv. sk. Lake of Woods N. A. Boundary Commis- 



(G. Dawson). sion [P.]. 



e. Ad. sk. Niagara Falls. Gould Collection. 

 /. <S ad. sk. S. Juan Island. Dr. Lyall [P.]. 



ff, h. Ad. sk. Sumass Prairie, Brit. N. A. Boundary Commis- 



Columbia {J. K. Lord). sion [P.]. 



i, k. S 2 ad. sk. West side of Rocky J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



Mountains. 



I. Juv. sk. Ovster Bay, Long Island, U.S. Nat. Museum [P.]. 



N. Y., Aug. 20 {Roosevelt). 



m. (S ad. sk. Beriy Lake, N. Indiana, R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



Jidy 4 (If. K. Coale). 



n. Ad. sk. California. J. Gould, Esq. 



o. (S ad. sk. Northern California, June II U.S. Nat. Museum [P.]. 



(C. H. To-wnsend). 

 p. Ad. st. North America. 



q. Ad. sk. North America {Bell). Sclater Collection. 



r. Ad. St. Mexico. Purchased. 



s. Juv. sk. Mexico. Pm-chased. 



t,u. c? 5 ad. sk. Mexico. _ R. B. Sharpe, Esq. IP.]. 



V. Ad. sk. Mirador, Mexico, June U.S. Nat. Museum [P.]. 



{Dr. C. Sartoi-itis). 



w. Ad. sk. Guatemala. Gould Collection. 



6. Tachycineta thalassinus. 



Hinmdo thalassina, Sicains. Phil. liar/, new ser. i. p. 366 (1827) ; 

 Audiib. B. Amer. pi. 385 ; id. Orn. '^Biogr. iv. p. 597 (1838) ; Bp. 

 Comp. List B. Eur. ^ N. Amer. p. 9 (1838) ; Audub. B. Amer. i. 

 p. 186, pi. 49 (1840) ; Grmj, Gen. B. i. p. 58 (1845) ; Denmj, 

 P. Z. S. 1847, p. 38 ; Cass. III. B. Calif, p. 245 (1856) ; Brewer, 

 N. Amer. Ool. i. p. 102 (1857) ; Baird,'Cass., ^ Lawr. B. N. Amer. 



Sci. ^- Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 14 (1873) ; Baird, Breiver, Sf 



Bidfjw. Hist. N. Amer. B. p. 347, pi. 16. fig. II (1874). 

 Cecropis thalassinus. Less. Compl. Buff. viii. p. 499 (1837). 

 Chelidon thalassina, Boie, Isis, 1844, p. 171. 



Herse thalassina, Bp. Consp. i. p. 341 ; Cones, Ibis, 1865, pp. 159, 163. 

 Tachycineta thalassina. Cab. 3Ins. Hein. Th. i. p. 48 (1850) ; Sumichr. 



Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 547 (1869); Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 



p. 113 (1872) ; id. B. N.- West, p. 86 ; Rid(j2o. Pep. Surv. iOth 



Par. iv. p. 443 (1877) ; Cones, B. Color. Vail. p. 419 (1878) ; id. 



Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 42 (1882) ; id. Keij N. Amer. B. 2nded. 



p. 323(1884). 

 Petrochelidon thalassina, Cass. Cat. Hirund. PMlad. Mus. p. 5 



(18.53) ; 8cl. ^ Salv.Ibis, 1850, p. 13 ; id. if Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 173. 

 Tachycineta thalassinus, Salv. ^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. 



p. 233 (1883). 



Adult male. General colour above dark green with a slight 



