420 CUCTJLID^. 



3ncl ed. p. 474 (1884) ; Dreio, Atik,\\. p. 17 (1885) ; Shufeldt, Ibis, 

 1885, p. 286, pi. 7 ; id. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 466, pis. 42, 45 ; A. O. U. 

 Check-List, p. 207 (1886) ; Scott Sr Allen, Auk, iii. p. 425 (1886) ; 

 Bidffw. Mail. p. 272 (1887) ; Shufeldt, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1887, 

 p. 385 ; id. Journ.:''Anat. Phys. xx. pp. 244, 266, pis. 7-9, xxi. 

 pp. 101, 102. •','■' 

 Geococcj'x marginatiis, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 209, no. 8901 (1870). 



Adult. Crown and back of the neck violet-shaded blue-black, 

 very much mottled with rufous and with white edges to the 

 feathers, the blue colouring being almost hidden on the forehead, 

 sides of the crown, and back of the neck; feathers of the mantle 

 and wing-coverts greener, but similarly edged ; secondaries more 

 metallic green, with clear white edges ; primaries darker and blacker, 

 with a patch of white ; the tip of the outer web of each feather also 

 white ; back dusky olive ; tail-coverts and two centre tail-feathers 

 lilac-shaded bronze with white edges ; the remaining feathers 

 bluish black, with broad white ends ; sides of the head whitish, 

 mottled with black and rufous, chin and upper throat with a mottled 

 blackish Hne down each side ; lower throat and crop mottled with 

 rufous centres to the feathers and rather broad black shaft-stripes ; 

 under surface of the wings dusky brown, with two white marks on 

 the outer webs of the primaries : " bill black ; iris red ; bare space 

 round the eye blue, fading into white behind and then a patch of 

 orange-red " {B. W. Shufeldt). Total length 24 inches, culmen 2*1, 

 wing 7, taO 12, tarsus 2*4. 



Hub. Texas, iS^ew Mexico, Southern Colorado, and westward to 

 California ; south into Mexico. 



a. Ad sk. Texas {Dr. Abadie). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. S ad. sk. Fort Stockton, Texas, Aug. Salvin-Godman CoU. 



c. cf. cJad. ; e-i. CorpusClmsti,Texas,Oct.,Dec., Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 5 ad. sk. March {F. B. Armstrong). 



k, I. (S 2 ^^- sk. Papalote, Bee Co., Texas, Jan. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(F. B. Armstrong), 

 m, n. cJ ad. sk. Ballena, San Diego Co., Call- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



foinia, Feb., June (F.Stephens). 

 0. Ad. sk. California. Purchased. 



p. Ad. sk. California. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



q, r, s. Ad. sk. Mexico. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



t. Ad. St. Mexico. J. Phillips, Esq. [P.]. 



u-x. c? ad. ; y, z. Nuevo Leon, Mexico, May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5 ad. sk. (F. B. Armstrong). 



a',b'.Sad.; c. Sierra Madre,aboveCiudad Vic- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5 ad.sk. toTia.,^is.j(W.B. Richardson), 



d'. 2 ^'i- sk. Xicotencal, Tamaulipas, May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



( JF. B. Richardson). 

 e'. 5 ad. sk. Soto la Marina, April ( TV. B. Sahiu-Godman Coll. 



Richardson). 

 /'. (S ad. sk. Tamesi, near Tampico, March Salvin-Godman Coll. 



( IF. B. Richardson) . 

 g'. S ad. sk. Teuango del Valle, Oct. ( W. B. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Richardson), 

 h' . 5 ad. sk. San Salvador, Huejotzingo, Salvin-Ctodman CoU. 



Puebla, Feb. [Ferrari-Perez). 



