BIRDS—FRINGILLIDAE—POOSPIZA. 469 
The wing is rounded ; the second quill Tongest, the third; fourth, and fifth, successively, a 
little shorter ; the first longer than the sixth. Tail slightly rounded, and a little emarginate. 
In the full spring dress there is no trace of any second color on the back, except an exceedingly 
faint and scarcely appreciable wash of dull brownish over the whole upper parts. The markings 
of the third tail feather vary somewhat in specimens. Sometimes the whole tip is margined 
with brown ; sometimes the white extends to the end ; sometimes both webs are margined with 
brown ; sometimes the outer is white entirely ; sometimes the brownish wash on the back is 
more distinct. 
List of specimens. 
| 
Catal.| Sex. Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by—  Length.| Stretch Wing. Remarks. 
No. s lected. No. | of wings.) 
: | - 7 = 
1987 | @ | Carlisle, Pa........ 605. Mar. 9, 1844| S. F. Baird ........]..00.. Lsasemesivestemeanh PGLO5-, Ih 9.25. Ih “Si08: Ws 
276 Alor Gell since AO eias sneetaee? Mar. 1, 1841 }...... Osevassiccweke| swieyarilleas ae eeiennn tees ecadooes epee Gocdernt snranmcnracocsecdtctcoc: 
10138 | | Washington, D. C......Jesceeeeees seas) SoC McGuire’ ccc] .ccestilaan aun iets sh Aasiceaavad| Soe aoa Iisa I cctetesteace pee meee 
6248 g | Fort Leavenworth..... Oct. 21, 1854] Lieut. Couch ,,... B | cc ccisssierceeeiasec| cosisives| cesecese leaweu vel [te eeeeceeeee eee sees sees 
4816?)...... Vermilion river, Neb...| May 6, 1856 | Lieut. G. K.”Warren|...... br. Hayden... 5,50 9.50 a2 Di || seers Se eis os ceciwictaiess brela 
5706 | roi Repub. Forks, K.T....| Oct. 20, 1856 | Lieut. F.T. Bryan,.| 389 | W.S. Wood...) ...eeees| eee eeee lees eens |scecvecscee ete ceeececere 
5707 | OD ]oseee CV WSm done) anseece Bacdad UO sie ejele's| (eosin AAO srnsiaeh sie ticle ET | cisialerars Otatcisiates Ilsaiisiscee||seee Fl orn \aalars aacce ves) Samana 
89597/......| Black Hills............| Sept. 14, 1857 | Lieut. Warren. ...]...... Ds Hayden cies] aise s(eleie's\|| aise: vinisls | seeeeee laieisiststies ols slalalele/e etsia's ata : 
5373 |..... | Cannon Ball river...... Sa aaeeieee creisters |e ae iLO vateiarcteietereie aici eisterdias|ie are e(en' 0s elsletsisis s | caisisteiees| sreree sists ia Vsieloatalarere Lavieters celajs'sia meen, arsteereeres 
POOSPIZA, Cabanis. 
Poospiza, Cazanis, Wiegmann’s Archiv, 1847, 1, 349. (Type Emberiza nigro-rufa, Orb., or Pipilo personata, Sw.) 
Cu.—Bill slender, conical, both outlines gently curved. Under jaw with the edges considerably inflected ; not so high as the 
upper. Tarsi elongated, slender ; considerably longer than the middle toe. Toes short, weak ; the outer decidedly longer than 
the inner, but not reaching to the base of the middle claw. Hind toe about equal to the middle without its claw. All the claws 
compressed and moderately curved. Wings rather long, reaching about over the basal fourth of the exposed portion of the 
rather long tail. Tertiaries and secondaries about equal, and not much shorter than the lengthened primaries ; the second to 
fifth about equal and longest ; the first considerably shorter, and longer than the seventh. Tail long, slightly emarginate, 
graduated ; the outer feather abruptly shorter than the others. Feathers broad, linear, and rather obliquely truncate at the 
ends, with the corners rounded. 
Color.—Uniform above, without streaks. Beneath white, with or without a black throat. Black and white stripes on the 
head. 
In the selection of Cabanis’s genus. Poospiza, for the present group, I follow Mr. Sclater. 
One of the species has the throat white, the other black. 
Comparative measurements of species. 
é | 5 2 2s | s | 2 
E Species. | Locality. 4 be ee 3 | E *& 3 = | Specimen 
eS | # SE = = 2 s : | = & measured. 
oS n n 5 a B = a|s a} < 
6338 | Poospiza belli........| Cosumnes river, Cal...... G | 5.74 |..006.| 2.77 | 3.05 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.44 
do. |...+.-d0....+.,0+0+2+4| Camp 6, Little Colorado..|......| 6.20 |...... 3.13 | 3.25 | 0.84 0.74 | 0.20 | 0.57 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.45 
6324 | Poospiza bilineata....) New Mexico......... see. 6 | 5.30]......) 2.67 | 2.83 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 0.84 | 0.43 | 0.50 
BSL rapes adOcccaccieseciicee| ik FONLEFavcs'ctecicecatecnse Q 5.20 |..ee0e| 2:55 | 2.50 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.47 | 0.20 0.40 0.48 
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6920/)...:.. do......+00+4., Ringgold Barracks .......|......| 4.30 |......| 2.93 | 2.30] 0.68 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.43 | Skin....... 
