550 U. S. P. R R EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
The Pendulinus abeillii of Lesson, according to Bonaparte, differs from bullockit in having the 
flanks black ; it is stated to occur in California. 
List of specimens. 
catal Sex. Locality. When col- | Whence obtained. | Orig. Colleeted by— Length.| Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. | lected. | No. of wings. 
5930 |. ccccces Fort Steilacoom, W. T..... [Ssiediemceseienine 
BTRGGlissisisisivie iveisiett CO i sisisiciviviatuisioieis'n's'e ofsie | June 5, 1855 
6728), [Oe rrerres DO .csueniccaceneosscnes June 6, 1855 
4379 | 3 Fort Dalles, O.'T.... 1.000 May 7, 1855 
3900 | Saeeces California ......c.ceccesccslecevcccetececs 
B9OL | _— Jece ees On cevcccccccce coccccleccccecs cuvacs|seces st ecee tees coves 
1Q53 |. cc ccc] vencesAOsccccvce cecscecesssslecvees essence S. F. Baird ...0..|.c00es| 
1891 |ercccceslocreesdQscverscvvcsccencscns| sess aceccaccos 
5525 | | May 11, 1856 
5524 | April —, 1856 
5523 
6724 | | Sacramento, Cal. ....s.eees 
2844 || sisters Rocky Mountains.......+- 
DRAB huey lies me dO atateicieistafoaiseaclssiv seis 
6727 |........| Guadalupe caiion Major Emory .... 
6725 | of] Fort LHOrN veces scvicis veces DDO sense. laceees 
6723 | sece| Bagle Pass... .ccs5. cece sves Major Emory .. .|...... | 
5354 | G | Farm Island, Neb......++.. WS56.s se cciese. QUIK. Warren sais) cacaes 
9092 | 3 MEXICO. cecicinesincccccccicssclovcacccccs cece M. Verreaux ..... {29891 
The following Jcterinae, not embraced in the preceding pages, are said, though probably 
without foundation, to occur in the United States. 
1. Xanthornus mexicanus, (Brisson) Vicors, Zool. of Blossom, 1839. Pacific coast of (North ?) 
America. 
2. Pendulinus abeillii, Lesson, Rev. Zool. Bonap. Comptes Rendus, 1853, 834. California. 
Said to differ from Jcterus bullockii in black flanks, and to be the Oriolus costototl of Gmelin. 
3. Icterus californicus, LAFRESNAYE. 
Pendulinus californianus, Lusson, Rev. Zool. VIL, Dec. 1844, 436, California. —Bonap. 
Conspectus, 1850, 433, 
4. Icterus pustulatus, Licut. Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus, XX XVII, 1853, 835. Notes 
Delattre, 12. 
Sub-Family QUISCALINAE. 
Cu.—Bill rather attenuated, as long or longer than the head, The culmen curved, the tip much bent down. The cutting 
edges inflected so as to impart a somewhat tubular appearance to each mandible. The commissure sinuated. Tail longer than 
the wings, usually much graduated. Legs longer than the head, fitted for walking. 
The bill of the Quwiscalinae is very different from that of the other Icteridae, and is readily 
recognized by the tendency to a rounding inward along the cutting edges, rendering the width 
in a cross section of the bill considerably less along the commissure than above or below. The 
culmen is more curved than in the Agelainae. 
The only genera in the United States are as follows : 
SconecopHagus.—Tail shorter than the wings ; nearly even. Bill shorter than the head. 
QutiscaLus.—Tail longer than the wings; much graduated. Bill as long as or longer than 
the head, 
