4. MEL0PEL1A. 393 



1889, p. 100 (KevWest); Salv. Ibis, 1889, p. 377; Tristr. Cat. 



Coll. B. p. 40 (1889) ; Hein. # lichnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p. 284 (1890) ; Herrera, Naturaleza, (2) i. p. 327, n. 184 (1890) ; 



id. Apunt. de Omit. p. 20; Hartert, Kat. Voqelsamml. p. 187 



(1891); Shufeldt, 1'. Z. S. 1891, p. 194; Bendire, Life-Hid. N. 



Am. Birds, p. 145 (1892) ; Scott, Auk, 1892, p. 123 (Jamaica) ; 



Attwater, t. c. p. 233 (Texas). 

 Melopeleia leucoptera, Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 22, t. 254. f. 1417, t. 255. 



f. 2869 (1862), ii. p. 164 (1862). 

 Chamsepelia leucoptera, Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. 634 (1872). 



Adult male. Upper parts, throat, and breast pale greyish brown, 

 with an olivaceous cast ; occiput and nape with a purplish tinge ; 

 on the nape golden-green reflections in some lights ; a spot of black 

 below the ears ; sides of the neck with golden-green and amethyst 

 reflections ; throat and upper breast with an ochreous tinge ; lower 

 breast, abdomen, under tail-coverts, and under wing-coverts pale 

 grey ; a broad band of white on the wings from the bend to the tips 

 of the greater coverts ; winglet, primary-coverts, and quills brown- 

 black ; secondaries margined terminally with white, inner second- 

 aries like the back ; primaries with narrow white edges ; central 

 tail-feathers rufous brown ; the lateral ones above grey, with a 

 broad apical white-grey band, and before this an obsolete blackish 

 one ; lateral tail-feathers below black, with the broad apical band 

 greyish white : bill black ; feet pinkish purple ; iris purple. Length 

 about 11 inches, wing 6-5, tail 45, bill 0-75, tarsus 0-95. 



Female. Slightly smaller and with the purplish colour on the 

 occiput and nape scarcely apparent. 



Hub. Southern border of the United States, from Texas, New 

 Mexico, Arizona, and Lower California, southward to Costa Rica 

 and the West Indies. 



a. S ad. sk. Fullers, Arizona, May (E. Salvin-Godrnan Coll. 



W. Nelson). 



b. d ad. sk. La Paz, Lower California, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Feb. (Frazar). 



c. d, e. $ J ad. et Cape San Lucas, California Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5juv. sk. (J. Xantus). 



/->'■ d 2 ad. et iruni. Brownsville, Texas, April Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. (F. B. Armstrong). 



"-"■ d 2 ad. et imm. Hidalgo, Texas, April (F. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 /A . Irmstrong). 

 Matamoros, Mexico, Aug. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(H. E. Dresser). 

 Alamos. Sonora, May (If. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Lloyd). 

 Ati.tonilco, Mexico, July Salvin-Godman Coll. 



I /■) rrari-Perez). 

 Gila River, N. Mexico, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Oct. (H. Wheeler). 

 Pesqueria Grande, X. Leon, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



May i /•'. />. Armstrong). 

 Hacienda de Los E-cobas, Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 X. Leon. April, May (F. 

 A'. . irmstrong). 



