BIRDS—FRING{LLIDAE —CYANOSPIZA CYANEA, 505 
List of specimens. 
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Catal. Sex and} Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig’l Colleeted by— Length.) Stretch = Wing. Remarks. 
No. age. | lected. No. jo wings: 
1898 3S Fort Union, Neb. sevees| June 26, 1843)| 8. F. Baird... .<..20|sseo0« J.J. Audubon....|s0- soos | ovscessnleseesene lasses cvsceececsasions 
5399 fot Fort Pierre, Neb.... | June 26, 1856} Lt. @. K. Warren.. tees Dr. Hayden iccsieia| vasecees 
5395| 2: | 8.75 
5396 fot swe tides 
5397 | Q | 5 9.00 Zio. | osmiswis dO: cineca eens 
5398 rot seeee Osa case avec vesees j-++-d0.. 9.00 GOO | | | Ce .cny aia smarere eeeeteete 
BOAR IH Te sos ce Laramie Peak ......... | Aug. 24.. 25 2.75 Bates aes 
5982 | J | Fort Steilacoom, W. T..| May 15, 1 Dr. J. G. Cooper... 8.75 Bill bluish below... 
2870 | Q Columbia river. .....-.. | June 38,1836] S. F. Baird....... | rane 
4385 GV Ore Dalles, Wes Dececcc[ecce reese eves Dr. Suckley........ | 9.50 2.92 | 
3897 | fol California ...00cecsceee|soeccccccscces Dr. Heermann,.... seeerleceecees eee 
5549 ref Petalumae Cal caasieenleassinacieiasee ee E. Samuels........ BIG ress eeeeceeeenees ee ee eee 
6269 Q | San Francisco, Cal.. .. Te (Cutts satswre'ees)|isise0s's'l scsauee Wavicsceeel ow ccvees| scsccccs|oneseses|escaeseceececeseioces 
6267 Q Posa creek, Calis... Lt. Williamson....]...00. Dr. Heermann.. | menieaiee Liisiefeees||ZaeSsinws |Ewstaves wayafeaioia clateieteisle 
6268 Gil Jassie OS Fisiessisess csec| ssecisesenacace|eoeeee COs vaiviawieaiis) =o saess loses: COS BACCSSC) DORE rr rocrecseel Iasccksace Wopirriicse errs. 
CYANOSPIZA CYANEA, Baird. 
Indigo Bird. 
Tanagra cyanea, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 315. 
Emberiza cyanea, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 876. 
Fringilla cyanea, Wirson, I, 1810, 100; pl. vi, f. 5.—Aup. Orn. Biog. I, 1832, 377: V, 503; pl. 74. 
Passerina cyanea, Vieiti. Dict. 
Spiza cyanea, Bon. List, 1833.—Is. Consp. 1850, 474.—Avup. Syn. 1839, 109.—In. Birds Amer. III, 1841, 96; pl. 
170. 
? Emberiza cyanella, Ga. I, 1788, 887. 
? Emberiza caerulea, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 876. 
Indigo bunting, and Blue bunting, Pennanr and Laruam. 
Se. Cu.—WMale. Blue, tinged with ultramarine on the head, throat, and middle of breast; elsewhere with verdigris green. 
Lores and anterior angle of chin velvet black. Wing feathers brown, edged externally with dull bluish brown. 
Female. Brown above ; whitish, obscurely streaked or blotched with brownish yellow, beneath. Immature males similar, 
variously blotched with blue. 
Length, about 5.75 inches ; wing, nearly 3.00. 
Hlab.—Kastern United States to the Missouri ; south to Guatemala. 
In this species, which may be considered the type of the genus, the tail is slightly emarginate; 
the second quill is longest, the first shorter than the fourth. 
One specimen before me has the primary quills white. This is, however, merely an indication 
of albinism. 
June 19, 1858. 
64 b 
