206 FRINGILLTD.S. 



Subsp. a. Chrysomitris arizonae. 



Chrysomitris mexicana, var. arizonae, Coues, Proc. Philad. Acad. 



1866, p. 82 ; Cooper, B. Calif, p. 170 (1870). 

 Chrysomitris psaltria, var. arizonae, Coues, Key A. Amer. B. p. 132 



(1872); Baird, Brewer, $ Ridgiv. Hist. N. Amer. B. p. 476 



(1874); Coues, B. N.-West, p. 117 (1874); Hensh. Rep. Expl. 



lOOtfj Merid. p. 245, pi. iv. tig. 1 (1875). 

 Chrysomitris psaltria arizonae, Ridyio. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mas. iii. 



pp. 177, 216 (1880). 

 Astragalinus psaltria arizonae, Coues, Check-list, p. 50 (1882) ; id. 



Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 355 (1884). 

 Spinus psaltria arizonae, Stejneger, Auk, ii. p. 362 (1884) ; A. O. U. 



Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 261 (1886). 



An intermediate form between the green-backed C. -psaltria and 

 the black-backed C. mexicana. Dr. Coues says that the olive and 

 black on the upper parts are mixed in about equal amounts. 



Hab. Southern New Mexico and Southern Arizona southward 

 into Northern Mexico (A. 0. U. Chech-list). 



8. Chrysomitris mexicana. 



Carduelis mexicanus, Swai?is. Phil. May. i. p. 435 (1827) ; Wayler, 



Ms, 1831, p. 525. 

 Fringilla melanoxantha, Licht. Preis- Verz. mex. Vog. p. 2 (1830) ; 



Cab. J.f. O. 1863, p. 56. 

 Chrysomitris mexicana, Bp. Comp. List B. Eur. 8f N. Amer. p. 33 



(1838) ; id. Consp. i. p. 516 (1850) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 65, 1858, 



p. 303 ; Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 423 ; id. U. S. $ Mex. Bound. 



Surv. ii. Birds, p. 14, pi. 16. fig. 1 (1859) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, 



pp. 365,380; id. §■ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 19, 1860, p. 34; Lawr. 



Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 331 (1861) ; Scl. Cat. Amer. B. p. 124 



(1862) ; id. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 353 ; Duges, La Nat. i. p. 140 



(1868); Sumichr. Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 550 (1869); Scl. 



Ibis, 1869, p. 314 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 190 ; Cooper, B. Calif. 



p. 169 (1870) ; Grayson, Pr. Bost. Soc. N. H. xiv. p. 282 (1872); 



Scl. 8f Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 34 (1873) ; Baird, Brewer, 8f 



Ridyw. Hist. N. Amer. B. i. p. 478, pi. 22. figs. 12, 13 (1874) ; 



Salv. Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 214 (1882) ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, 



p. 445 ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 431 (1886). 

 ? Carduelis yarrelli 5 , Audub. B. Amer. 8vo, iii. pi. 184. fig. 2 



(1841). 

 FriDgilla texensis, Giraud, Descr. Sixteen New Sp. Amer. B. pi. 5. 



fig. 1 (1841). 

 Astragalinus mexicanus, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 159 ; id. J.f. O. 



1861, p. 7. 

 Chrysomitris melanoxantha, Licht. Nomencl. Av. p. 46 (1854). 

 ? Astragalinus columbianus, Cab. J. f. O. 1861, p. 94. 

 Chrysomitris columbianus (wee Lafr.), Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. 



p. 103 (1868) ; Frantz. J. f. O. 1869, p. 302. 

 Fringilla Columbiana, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 81, no. 7186 (1870). 

 Chrysomitris psaltria, var. mexicana, Coues, Key N. Amer. B. p. 133 



(1872); id. B. N.-West, p. 117 (1874); Lawr. Mem. Bost. Soc. 



N. H. ii. p. 278 (1874). 

 Astragalinus psaltria mexicanus, Ridyiv. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. iii. 



p. 177 (1880) ; Coues, Check-list, p. 51 (1882) ; id. Key N. Amer. 



B. 2nd ed. p. 355 (1884). 



