22. ICTERUS. 367 



Zf/c NY. vii. p. 331 (Panama) ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 142 (Vera- 



gua) ; Batrd, Brewer, et Ridgw. N. A. B. ii. p. 190 ; Baird, B. N 

 ^ Atn. p. 547 ; Coues, Key N. A. B. (1884) p. 407. 

 Yphantes spiuius, Bp. Consp. i. p. 432. 

 Pendulinus spuriiis, Cfass. Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1867 p (\\ 

 Xanthoruus spurius, Cah. J. f. O. 1861, p. 8 (Costa Rica). 

 AantLornu3 affims, Z««v. Ami. Lye. N. Y. y. 1851, p. 113; Cassin, 



Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1860, p. 140. 

 Bananiyorus affiois, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 301, et 1859, p. 365 



(Uordova). ' ^ 



Icterus affinis Scl. Cat. A B. p. 130 ; id. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 175 (Mexico 



city) ; &clai. et Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 20, et 1860, p 34 

 Icterus spurius affiuis, Coues, Key iV. A. B. (1884) p 408 

 Pendulmus affiuis, Cass. Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1867, p. 61 (Rio Atrato). 



Above black ; lesser wing-coverts and lower back chestnut ; wino-s 

 black, remigcs and middle coverts narrowly edged with whitish- 

 below chestnut, throat and neck black ; under wing-coverts chestnut • 

 tail black outer rectnces narrowly tipped with white ; bill and feet 

 black : whole length 7-3 inches, wing 3-2, tail 3-1. Female. Olive 

 darker on the back ; beneath yellowish ; wings blackish edged with 

 white. J ounr/ male similar, but throat black. 



Rah. Eastern North America (in summer), and southwards through 

 JViexico and Central America to Panama. 



Some specimens from Texas and Mexico are smaller in size and 

 this form has been separated specifically. But other southern speci- 

 mens are fully as large as northern birds ; and I do not think • 

 /. affinis can be maintained even as a subspecies. 



a. cJ ad. St. N. America. Purchased 



b, c. d jr. sk. Illinois (Coale). R. b. Shai-pe, Esq. 



d. S jr. sk. Michigan. PrS Steere [P.l. . 



..dad.sk. Missoim U.S. Nat. Mils, f P.l 



■'■ n ^'':> i' S?^^"- Co ombia (Prentiss). U.S. Nat. Mus. fP l. 



ff. 2 ad. sk. Distr. Colombia (Coues). U.S. Nat. Mus. fP ] 



/«. d ad. sk ; Pennsylvania. Sclater CoU. 



I. 6 jr. sk. 



/ d jr. sk. ; Pennsylvania. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



A. X o-d- sk. 



I. 2 ad. sk. New Haven, Conn., U. S. A. Sclater Coll. 



(3ferna7}i). 



VI. d ad. sk. Jalapa, Mexico (de Oca). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



w. 5 ad sk Jalapa, Mexico (r/e Oca). Sclater Coll. 



o,p. S2 ad. sk. Presidio, Mexico (Forrer). Salvin-Godman Coll 



q. d ad. sk. Mexico. Sclater Coll 



/•. d ad. sk. Belize, Brit. Honduras (Blan- Salvin-Godman Coll 

 caneatix). 



*~"V^ ^"l , Dueiias, Guatemala (Saloin). Salvin-Godman Coll 



change) sk. 



w, X. d ad. sk. Caliabon, Guatemala ( Cham- Salvin-Godman Coll 



pion). 

 y. d ad. sk. Retalhideu, Guatemala (Salvin Salvin-Godman CoU. 



4" Godman). 

 z. d ad. sk. Sources of Rio de la Pasion, Salvin-Godman Coll 



Vera Paz (Salciti ^ Godman). 



