BIRDS — ICTEEIDAE — ICTERINAE. 



541 



Chestnut and black. Tail black, except at extreme base ; a slight edging of white on 

 the quills and greater coverts I. spurius. 



Brilliant orange, red, and black. Greater coverts and quills edged with white. Tail 

 orange ; the middle feathers, and basal half of all the rest, black /. baltimore. 



B. Sides of head and neck like the belly. 



Orange and black. Forehead, sides of the throat, and tail, orange ; the innermost tail 

 feathers, and median spots on the others, black. Coverts continuously white ; edges 

 of quills white I. bullockii. 



C. Top of head and neck like the belly. 



Forehead, lores, and whole throat, with the interscapular region, black. 



Orange and black. Lesser wing coverts and tail, except at extreme base, black. Two 

 bands on wing, and edges of quills, white I. cucullatus. 



Yellow and black. Lesser and middle coverts, and tail, yellow ; middle tail feathers, 

 and bases of the rest, black; quills slightly edged with white /. mesomelas. 



Comparative measurements of species. 



Calal . 

 No. 



2527 

 4063 



do. 

 10202 

 6713 



do. 

 4062 



do. 



10201 



10293 



4056 



do. 

 4057 



do. 

 4058 



do. 

 8089 

 1542 



do. 



150 

 4266 

 6711 

 6708 

 4066 

 4066 



do. 

 4069 



do. 

 6721 

 7506 

 9092 

 S354 



do . 

 f521 

 3900 



Species. 



Icterus vulgaris . . . 

 Icterus audubonii. 

 do 



do., 

 .do., 



.do., 

 .do., 

 do.. 



Icterus meIanocppliaIU£ 



Icterus pariaorum 



do 



.do. 

 .do., 

 .do.. 



Icterus wagleri., 

 , do 



.do.. 



Icterus Bpurius, 



do 



, do 



do, 

 .do.. 



do 



Icterus cucullatus. 

 do 



.do., 

 .do.. 



Icterus mesomelas. 

 Icterus baltimore... 

 do 



Icterus bullockii . 



do 



do 



do.. 



do.. 



Locality. 



Cage bird 



Tamaulipas, Mex . 

 do 



Me.\ico 



Ringgold barracks.. 

 do 



Tamaulipas 



do 



Mexico 



Pecos ? 



New Leon, Mex.. 

 do 



do... 



do... 



Coaliuila.. 

 do... 



Guatemala.. 

 Carlisle, Pa. 



do 



do 



Calcasieu Pass, La. 

 Saa Antonio, Tex.. 

 do 



Tamaulipas,Mex. 

 do 



.do.. 



.do.. 



Mexico 



Carlisle, Pa 



Washington, D. C. 



Mexico 



Farm Island, Neb.. 

 do 



Pctalunia, Cal.. 

 California 





9.10 

 9.00 

 9.25 

 9.34 

 8.70 

 9.37 

 8.70 

 8.75 

 7.70 

 8.50 

 7.70 

 8.25 

 7.20 

 8.00 

 8.80 

 9.50 

 8.20 

 6.50 

 7.25 

 6.40 

 6.20 

 6.12 

 5.92 

 7.60 

 7.50 

 6.90 

 7.50 

 7.40 

 7.00 

 7.30 

 8.06 

 7.70 

 7.62 

 7.34 

 6.90 



S fc 



12.25 

 11.50 



11.75 

 12.00 



12.00 



10.00 

 10.00 



^ 



4.86 

 3,96 

 4.00 

 4.04 

 3.90 

 4.00 

 3.84 

 3.75 

 3.75 

 4.20 

 4.02 

 4.00 

 3.90 

 4.00 

 4.16 

 4.50 

 3.75 

 3.22 

 3.25 

 2.98 

 3.00 

 2.93 

 2.88 

 3.42 

 3.25 

 3.19 

 3.25 

 3,49 

 3.82 

 3.64 

 4.02 

 4.10 

 4 23 

 3.84 

 3.58 



4.43 

 4.54 



4.45 

 4.46 



4.51 



4.18 

 4.12 

 3.70 



3.54 



4.40 

 3.23 



2.92 

 3.13 

 2.86 

 2.80 

 4.06 



3.74 



4.32 

 3.26 

 3.17 

 3.55 

 3.54 





3.42 

 2.96 



1.36 

 1.10 



1.03 

 1.06 



1.04 



1.00 

 0.90 

 0.93 



0.92 



0.98 



0.88 



0.86 

 0.66 

 0.79 

 0.80 

 0.87 



0.89 



1.10 

 0.9S 

 0.90 

 0.94 

 1.00 



0.96 

 0.92 



1.30 

 1.01 



1.00 

 0.95 



1.00 



0.90 

 0.90 

 0.92 



0.94 



0.96 



0.82 

 0.80 



0.80 

 0.S4 

 0.75 

 0.73 

 0.81 



0.83 



0.90 

 0.85 



0.87 

 0.80 



0.80 

 CM 



0.38 

 0.29 



0.29 

 0.30 



0.30 



0.24 

 0.26 

 0.24 



0.26 



0.22 

 0.22 



0.22 

 0.24 

 0.21 

 0.20 



o.ai 



0.26 



0.27 

 0.27 



0.25 

 0.23 



0.21 

 0.25 



s s 



0.96 

 0.76 



0.77 

 0.73 



0.78 



0.66 

 0.67 

 0.67 



0.42 

 0.-J-2 



0.30 

 0.32 



0.72 



0.62 



0.57 



0.62 

 0.62 

 0.56 

 0.66 

 0.60 



0.61 



0.68 

 0.66 

 0.64 

 0.66 

 0,63 



0.65 

 0.60 



0.30 

 0.29 

 0.31 



0.31 



0.35 



0.25 

 0.25 



0.26 

 0.30 

 0.23 

 0,24 

 0.27 



0.29 



0.30 

 0.28 

 26 

 0.31 

 0.27 



0.28 

 0.27 



1.37 

 0.97 



1.06 

 0.86 



0.92 

 0.89 

 0.85 



0.90 



0.96 



0.87 

 0.71 



0.70 

 0.67 

 0.64 

 0.62 

 0.77 



0.81 

 0.73 

 0.72 

 0.78 

 0.74 



0.75 

 0.71 



1.35 

 0.96 



1.04 

 0.90 



0.88 

 0.90 

 0.92 



0.83 

 0.75 



0.75 



0.70 

 0.69 

 0.67 

 0.86 



0.80 



0.83 

 0,76 

 0.80 

 0.84 

 0.78 



0.77 

 0.78 



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