578 U. S&S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
Inst of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. Locality. When col- | Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. of wings. 
8477 |o.ee0] Milk river, Neb..cseccseess|eccececccscces| GOV. SLEVENS.cccces)ooeeee| Dr. Suckley ...| 18.75 | 23.25 S200 (5 | cacuswcieciececieesens: 
5198 3 Fort Berthold, Neb.......-|eceseee: oeeees| Lieut. Warren..... cee Dr. Hayden... NOSOOR |= 24 507 co0Kulcscccecclee se vistasteas 
ADAG il ses'seail ME OMLIPICITCivicieslos ceine sieves si [OCLs 27 q( 2000) ance =O Oseneenoeieniin|lacscis|eascsinQOcciaacnen|) LOcs001 notseol|| IOcOU Mi lcceansleaeneeinces cpap! 
5193 Q Running Water, Mo........| Oct. 20, 1856 |eeeeee Or. sees eeeees secceslcceeesdO.ccceees 19.50 | 25.00 | 8.37 |. ...cccccesccscvccne 
5197 Gy | Great Bendiof Missouriys «.<-| Octs 105 1856)|..052sO;-vrecesjseeslevicaes||sscstoUOcsjesieceai| 18250)" 24°50)!" O275. |etceceveccceiesseles se 
5196 12 miles below Ft. Pierre....| Oct. 8, 1856 |.....-dO..+ see cccce-| cases. eaiiasaQOsssimanes|| hole 0s mics 20n | (OOM suesiscineltesesitesicserr 
5194 Ft. Randall,on Missouri....| Oct. 15, 1856 |...... d0.. wee corcess| 19 |. .ceeedOvccveese| 23.25 |receeeee| 7.75 AB eSOEOOOS080000 
5195 cee ccc MOre vcce cece cosecens Oct. 16, 1856 |.....-dO..cececcess-[eceee [eoeeeGOveeeeeee| 20.00 | 25.75 | 8.50 | Eye black ..cceesss 
5199 Brees es UOrsiscscieconse aston (Octa 17,1806) cas anedOssees aes Sae|bs aaa eseas doss.cesrel 1 9275il| Go515)1 7h 75 ull ecNecmaetcrssucemen 
9060 N. branch Fork of Cheyenne] Oct. 3, 1856 |..000+dOveeees coves: |cocees selseeeOcsnscese| 19.00 24.00 | S200) [Seen eonccecsee 
9058 Black Hills, Neb...... ws. | Sept. 24, 1856 |,,.,,.do..0000+- rk 162503/(23575;|, \8Y50\| sa scnsaaeeetsweees ue 
9063 BySRW domes csvccssssicweni|ess Bl Mec okedo sete cerns licosatere wi vapeeronl| saesionde luau aserea Seats 
9057 Meee das teoeies scis oe cece) SEDts25 11000 ll sane dovecauscate 18 /00."|s22575 4llke7 50 |) ect ecee ane en ven 
9059 psetleeenOsdeecacswoveeriesivn (SCDtdG; 1000 55 sc sadOvsies seine 20;50)| 24.751|| (S575 sccsthecoucsacesess’ 
OBZ feccecelsccececeAOer over veccvccccces|seeecceccerses | sv eceeGO.. cccceecves|s « \|sececces| eccsacs sone caer cece eens ceencs scene 
9067 Fite t sh coverscecs ol SODts12951856:|.7542 5. Goseeaiecuheve| ce sdaspeccor dow coeee|? 420250012725 .00" |! (E50) ilhveta cases sceneeeees 
8233 |...6-.| Fort Kearney....eseseeee.+| Oct, 5, 1857) Dr. Cooper..... seee| 215 |eesceeseveseveee| 18.50 | 23.50 | 8.50 | Bill and fect black.. 
8238 |......| 30 miles west of Ft. Kearney] Oct. 20, 1857 |..,...do.....4.. Gor (| Pee G@e abeocasnendred: 21.00 |} 26.00 | 8.50 |......do.... 
5663 | GO | North Platte... ....eee0..| Aug. 12, 1857) Lieut. Bryan...... | 255 | W.S. Wood... 
5664 | © | Medicine Bow ercek, .....) Aug. 9, 1857)..... do...... noes cu Mec len seats Os jacelsre6 
8485 |......| Fort Massachusetts, N.Mex.) Feb. 4, 1856) Dr. Peters......... Goulliteeisvesactecaretealee | 
E481 | ors 5. [slagede GOtessevescedessicsua|sasseeetesswsil Talents Beckwith ...|. 7 (UMysKreutefelat|s 
7100 |...00+| Cochetope Pass...cececceees[ecsecvecerecerleceess DOs ste resjacc con | Akl cette Osccse sta 
8480 |......| 4th camp, Little Colorado,..| Dee. 8, 1853) Lieut. Whipple. seeees| Kenn. and Moll. 
8478 |......| St. Mary’s, Roeky mount’s.| Oct. 12, 1853] Gov. Stevens.......|eeeees Dr. Suckley ... 
8483 «|......| Fort Steilacoom ..... ess. +.| Aug. —, 1856 | Dr. Suckley.... 533 
8479 |......| Yakimariver, W. T........| Aug. 4, 1853) Gov. Stevens.. 7 
8482 |......| Bellinghain Bay..... ......| Sept.—, 1856 | Dr. Suckley.. pleooke| sce 
8417 |..... | Puget Sound. .... cee seees AN Erte ate cteleinte A. Campbell peace eae Dr. Kennerly:..|...5 win; | aise sece||eaneanee)|sbecjeeee.soesiss ene tis 
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PICA NUTTALLI, Aud. 
Yellow-billed Magpie 
Pica nuttalli, Aup. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 450; pl. 362.—Is. Syn. 1839, 152.—In. Birds Amer. IV, 1842, 104 ; 
pl. 228.—Bon. List, 1838.—Is. Conspectus, 1850, 383.—Nurraty, Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 236.— 
< Newserry, Rep. P. R. R. VI, 1v, 1857, 84. 
Cleptes nuttalli, Gampe., J. A. N. Sc. Ph. 2d Series, il. 1847, 46. 
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Sp. Cu.—Bill, and naked skin behind the eye, bright yellow ; otherwise similar to P. hudsonica. Length, 17; wing, 8; 
tail, 10. 
Hab.—California. 
This species, in every appreciable respect, is precisely similar to the common magpie, with 
the exception of the bill and naked skin around and behind the eye, which are bright yellow. 
Sometimes this is rendered darker from the fact that the transparency of the horny covering of 
the bill allows the bone to be seen through it. The size is rather smaller, but this may be the 
result of its more southern locality. It is a very serious question, whether the bird is anything 
more than a permanently yellow-billed variety of the common bird, It is well known that in 
Psilorhinus morio, and other garruline birds, the bill may be either yellow or black, almost in 
the same brood of young; and if magpies with these differences were habitually associated 
throughout the continent, there would probably be no hesitation in combining them. The 
restriction of the yellow billed magpie to the coast region of California, where it is unmixed 
with black billed individuals, except in the northern portion of the State, is an interesting fact. 
