BIRDS—FRINGILLIDAE—PEUCAEA CASSINII. 485 
Sp. Cu.—Feathers of the upper parts rather dark brownish red or chestnut, margined with bluish ash, which almost forms a 
median stripe on the crown. Interscapular region and upper tail coverts with the feathers becoming browner in the centre. 
An indistinct ashy superciliary stripe (yellowish anteriorly?) Under parts pale yellow brownish, tinged with ashy on the sides, 
and with darker brownish across the upper part of the breast. A faint maxillary dusky line. A few obsolete small spots across 
the breast. Edge of wing yellow ; lesser coverts tinged with greenish. 
Length, 6.25; wing, 2.30; tail, 2.78. 
Hab .—Georgia. 
The female does not differ, except in the smaller size. Specimens, probably not quite mature, 
have the breast and sides distinctly streaked with dark brown. The maxillary dark line is very 
distinct. 
List of specimens. 
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Catal. | Sex. Locality. |When collected.| Whence obtained. | Collected by— Length. | Stretch | Wing. 
No. | of wings. | 
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10245 | < | Indian Springs, Ga_.-/-.------------ Prof. Jos. Leconte-|.......----------- lisndenes| Seeaeomet eee 
10244 6 | Savannah, Ga.----- Pe eet Serna SH. Baird) -----2- | Jos. Leconte ...--- |eeeece: |e |Saceee 
yy LN beeen ee iS Baer Aa Maen eee descseeees [recat dose te Paeceeeey [scree ey edd 
2407 Ow ilesas=s OBE ses es eee al ose ecco es es anc Se o dose se me ase sas zee d0eaescsseue 6. 25 Told. (|) e2es0 
aniline Tiberty-county.Ga-=-) L846-222_ 222 |-2---- d0'sso25ee-22 | W. L. Jones__-.-- | 5.70 7.80 2.03 
3062 | @ |_.-.-- dows. ee HIE Se ee a oes Geass oeeme= [ees dome eenc ot 5.80 | 8.00 | 2.50 
3310 Gua | eee (hope eee aE ies 8 = ae | ae Gln ee Pe as does see eeeee | 5.70 7.60 | 2.50 
3316 On gees et dO: ase ana 1 eS Ss See d0o2 222 wanes) onscee doss-seseece | 5.30 7.80 2. 30 
eT ee eee Cee eee a coe eee, Seen ihe dse eee 5.70 | 7.80 | 2.40 
BO lil |ee2eas|seesce Ove reas nsec se 184607 coeee oe Woy lad ONeSi2=o- bosses C0Scsccseect eaas sewn [ae e— ee eee 
3068 Gr dlesencz ddeeesesonecee | US Gee ree ne eee GOemeeaeanee ease d0sascceeaes 6.00 8.00 2. 30 
3070 Oy eecsae! doteseeean soak IS46 35222 Soha) eo dose see erase lse emer doOsesu242352 5.70 7.50 2.00 
3314 Gn. \sasose dO see see ane G2 Gere eee Pena a dO aaose-maeleecans (6 (oe &. 80 7.80 2.20 
3066 Go lzssene d0nseeseeaaee 184622 -aesq=| a= == 0-2-5. scnsleosnee dozoes=hesas 5. 62 7.50 2. 25 
3316 Oe 2=- = (0 Co Re ee ee | 18465-2----..|-=---- do0ssesssscsslosance doveesseeee= 5. 30 7.80 2.30 
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PEUCAEA CASSINII, Baird. 
Zonotrichia cassinii, Woopnouse, Pr. A. N. Sc. Ph. VI, April 1852, 60. (San Antonio.) 
Passerculus cassinii, Woopuouse, Sitgreaves’ Rep. Zufiand Colorado, 1853, 85 ; Birds, pl. iv. 
(Apparently related to Zonotrichia botteri, Sclater, Pr. Zool. Soc. 1857, 214, Orizaba?) 
Sp. Cu.—Similar to P. aestivalis, but paler ; wings and tail longer. Above light chestnut, all the feathers margined and 
tipped with bluish gray. Interscapular and crown feathers with a narrow streak of brown. Beneath white, tinged with ash 
across the breast, and with brown towards the tail. An obsolete light superciliary, and narrow dusky maxillary stripe. Tail 
feathers obsoletely blotched with bluish white at the end. Bend of wing yellow ; lesser coverts tinged with greenish yellow. 
Length, 6 inches ; wing, 2.65; tail, 2.75. 
Hab.—San Antonio, Texas, to Los Nogales, Sonora. 
This species has a considerable resemblance to P. aestivalis, but differs in some appreciable 
points. The brown of the upper parts is paler, and the ashy edging to the feathers appears 
rather more extensive. The dark brown blotches on the back are of much less extent, being 
confined toa mere streak along the shaft, widening a little at the end, instead of occupying 
nearly all the feather. The upper tail coverts have a distinct subterminal black bar, and are 
tipped with bluish white ; the tertiaries are margined all round with white, much lighter than 
in aestivalis. The middle tail feathers are dusky in the centre, with obsolete dentations of the 
same color on either side. This I have not noticed in the other species. The sides of the head 
