ERGATICUS. 531 



Hub. Highlands of Guatemala and Mexico, north to southern bordor of United 

 States (southern Texas? to southern Arizona). 



GOO. C. rubrifrons (Giuald). Red-faced Wartler. 



Genus ERGATICUS Baird. (Puge 483, pi. CXVIII., fig. 4.) 



Species. 



Common Characters. — Adults (sexes alike) : Prevailing color red, the wings 

 and tail dusky brownish. 



a'. Adult: Above plain dusky red, brighter on rump and upper tail-coverts; lower 

 parts, including sides of neck and head (except ear-coverts), brighter red, 

 inclining to vermilion ; ear-coverts silvery white, in conspicuous con- 

 trast ; wings and tail brownish dusky, the lesser and greater wing-coverts 

 broadly edged with brownish red, and middle coverts broadly tipped 

 with pinkish red ; remigcs and reetrices edged with dull light brownish 

 red. YouiKj : Above dull rusty brown; beneath similar but paler, in- 

 clining to cinnamon ; ear coverts silvery white, as in adult. Length about 

 4.50-5.00, wing 2.30-2.50, tail 2.40-2.55. Hab. Highlands of eastern Mexico 

 (north to southern Texas ?) 691. E. ruber (Swains.). Red Warbler. 



rt'. Adult: Head, neck, and chest light silver}- pink, the feathers dusky at base 



(dark red on chest, where the iinderlj-ing color is more exposed) ; rest of 



lower parts plain dull vermiiion-red ; back and scapulars dark claret-red ; 



rump light pinkish red; about the size of E. ruber. Hab. Highlands of 



Guatemala. 



E. versicolor (Salv.). Pink-headed Warbler.' 



Ge.nus BASILEUTERUS Cabanis. (Page 483, pi. CXVIII., figs. 5, 6.) 



Species. 



CoM.MON Characters. — Above plain olive-green, with top and sides of head 

 chestnut; or olive-gray, the top of head with two black (lateral) and one (median) 

 yellow or orange-rufous stripes; beneath yellow, or with posterior half (or more) 

 whitish. 



a'. Top of head with two black lateral stripes, enclosing a median stripe of yellow 

 (varying to orange-rufous) ; rest of upper parts plain olive-gray (sometimes 

 tinged with olive-green); lower parts yellow, tinged with olive laterally; 

 length about 4.50-5.00, wing 2.10-2.30, tail 2.00-2.10. Hab. Middle America, 

 south to Veragua, north to eastern Jlexico; southern Texas? 



692. B. culicivorus (Licht.). Brasher's Warbler. 



(('. Top of bead chestnut or rufous, with or without black lateral and frontal 

 border; rest of upper parts plain olive-green. 



> Cardcllina ttrticolor Salv., P. Z. S. ISC3, 186, pi. 2A, fig. 1. Enjaticm veni!color ScL. i S.tLV., Xom. 

 Xeotr. 1873, 11. 



