22 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 106 



Remarks. — This new subspecies differs from Agelaius 

 pJioeniceus phoetiicciis in somewhat longer wing, rather 

 shorter bill, and much lighter coloration of the female; 

 from Agelaius phoeniceus sonoriensis and Agelaius phoeni- 

 ceus fortis in very much smaller size; and from Agelaius 

 phoeniceus neutralis in greatly inferior size and paler fe- 

 male. Birds belonging to this geographic race have hith- 

 erto been referred to Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi, but 

 they are so different from typical representatives of the 

 latter that subspeciflc separation seems desirable. It is a 

 larger and less brownish edition of Agelaius phoeniceus 

 richmondi, and replaces that form in Texas, Tamaulipas, 

 and Nuevo Leon. It seems to be more or less permanently 

 resident, as no specimens have been taken outside of its 

 breeding range. Southward it passes into Agelaius phoeni- 

 ceus richmondi somewhere in the northern part of the State 

 of Vera Cruz; westward through central western Texas 

 into Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis; northward in central 

 northern Texas into Agelaius phoeniceus predatorius; and 

 along the coast of southeastern Texas be^'ond the Brazos 

 River into Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus of the south- 

 eastern United States. Birds from Del Rio and Fort Clark 

 in central western Texas are intermediate between the pres- 

 ent race and Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis, but are nearer 

 the former. 



The type of Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi ^ came from 

 Tlacotalpain in southeastern Vera Cruz, and represents the 

 bird breeding in that region ; hence the northern race is the 

 one without a name. 



By this separation the geographic distribution of Age- 

 laius phoeniceus richmondi is restricted to the southern 

 part of its former range, i.e., from central Vera Cruz, south 

 through Tabasco, Yucatan, and Cozumel Island, to British 

 Honduras, The average dimensions of seven adult males 

 from southern Vera Cruz and Tabasco are added here for 

 comparison Avith Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus: 



^Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi Nelson, Auk, XIV, No. 1, Jan., 

 1897, p. 58. 



