BIRDS—CORVIDAE—PSILORHINUS __ £91 
List of specimens. 
Catal. Sex and Locality. When | Whence obtained. | Orig.| Collected by— Length. | Str tch | Wing. | Remarks. 
No. age. collected. | No. | jofwings.| 
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1920 One lesaecn OSiisic 5 00.0:9) ee cesteceset| asic Syn eK's sens sees Ore sees eens! seses]eceeeeseeeceeeslsseeceeslesen sees |evecwees| sees eeeeen sess eeeees 
wowe.0 6,08 MINN ESOLA g c'e'e e sinisleisieaie cieis!| Cla Orsini e's oi Dury INIVEFSILYa| eee o| Fa KENNICOLts «| aucisaie's'c!l vaee <a us| ccsareesalieee cesses canmeeemne 
8850 Q Black Hills.......secceee..| Sept. 13......] Lt. Warren.,....\eseee Dr. Hayden....| 10.25 | 16.25] 5.50 Tris Drown, cose cese 
BESS IO! UircccundOrevsecconwseveesecr«|(OCt ON, corer dev sssdOresessaere|tasee.|seeeecd03raseees| 100951’ 17,001] 7550' |s.2e.ccces see areoaas 
8848 Q Pomaets Ossie pet arelare(sviaieereiereias | XE Plecale aimee [ereisisigie CLO saccis wie arate 1 25. 18.50 | 6.00 Tris brown. .... 2.0 
#852 |...., MrsbinidOscisiegh, seGciscraienen | eDtntensaeer|ss cane (Osafiseprtece | 11.00 | 16.50] 5.50 | Bye black......e.06 
BOON eres (seuss 0vsescainneeenevcserss|/OCtr Le, areaieuitl Qraraeiciee o's 11500) |\grl'7e22) |i Se758 || aecen iesmsieeeatiest 
alltel UOseiesaniesiieiesieeeeies en Sept. 27. Seer Clee 11.25 | 17.50] 5.50 s a daaia seem 
cesses vesesecne: csescene| OCte Los Jeecees dO. .cecesees 10.7. 15,50 5.50 easteneieie ese. 
s neces AO.e cccceeccccvesecseele coven sdOrcrececccs . SiSieis isis 5|| sis'eleiataimie| ices eierele se eeee coceeecenecccs 
Laramie Peak.. .cccscecsesele secest AOreeusvesselecesee| seseerdOvece ace, 12.00] 18550] G.00 | ccccacccccsrercoccee 
Sangre del Cristo Pass, Utah.|..eeeesseeees | Capt. Beckwith... ht | alah etaretetaloes evce|eveecece|sacccces eeee cece! ceccce teen cecce eeeee 
Port Townsend, W. T......| Aug. 26,1856 | Dr. Suckley,.....| 554 |esanecasttswieses| ‘Llg@oil 17.25 lcceeess| coos enciseasecemeron ° 
Shoalwater bay........+e+.| Mar. 10, 1854 | Gov. Stevens..... 61 | Dr. Cooper...../ 10.50 | 16.50 |........] Bill and feet black. 
rane DOs cececcveeeeeeeeees| sree UOreeeees | seeee dre sere eens GI iseeetOOseseesen||/ 10500) |) LOs1D |escuteese eaceecesdQrccccseces 
co 0eesdOre cove cccvcccccccserls Dr. Cooper. ss... e}vcccce tees eeeees ° ee ceesleceeccce| coe 0s ceccee Sseevees 
Cascade mountains, W.T..|. Lt. Williamson...| ..... DreNeEwDerryics|tsecesec|isescaee|eceseess|\connce eee cece neees . 
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PSILORHINUS, Riippel. 
Psilorhinus, Rurper, Mus. Senck. 1837, 188° Type Pica morio, Wagler. 
Cu.—Color very dull brown above. Bill very stout, compressed, without notch ; higher than broad at the nostrils ; culmen 
curved from the base. Nostrils rounded ; the anterior extremity rounded off into the bill ; not covered by bristles, but fully 
exposed, Tail rather longer than the wings, graduated ; the lateral feather three-fourths the longest ; secondaries and tertials 
nearly as long as the primaries. Legs stout and short, not equal to the head, and little longer than the bill from base. 
This genus embraces jays of large size and very dull plumage. The thick bill, with the much 
curved culmen, the moderate tail, and the open nostrils, may serve to distinguish it from its 
allies, The nostril is very large, and its anterior portion is bevelled off to a greater degree than 
in any genus, except in Calocitta, This last mentioned genus has the same form of bill and of 
nostrils, but the head has a long recurved crest; the tail is twice as long as the wings; the 
lateral feather nearly half the middle; the lateral tarsal plates scutellate for the inferior 
half, &e. 
In the shape of the bill and the shortness of the primaries, compared with the broad tertials 
and secondaries, there is much resemblance to Yanthoura, The nostrils are, however, uncovered, 
the legs much stouter and shorter, being shorter than the head instead of longer; the tail 
feathers are broader, &e. 
Comparative measurements of species. 
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4114 | Psilorhinus morio......| China, New Leon......| Q | 15.20)..... 7.16 | 8.53 | 1.80 | 1.48 | (.44 | 1.42 | 1.48 |] 1.20 | 0.56 | Skin ...... 
OSM aielawra sisis UO sci t'esisccciveiesilcnve ce'ee dO. coccescccses| sores 15.17] 22.60] 7.12 |...... seceslececae Pstclee fs} sie'staeicPacegicrsll naieione'| comers Fresh) ..30< 
4116 |. .......d0......0020+2..| Boquillo, Mexico ......| @ | 16.60]......| 7.70 | 8.37 | 1.81 | 1.50 | 0.46 | 1.47 | 1.50] 1.24 | 0.56 | Skin ..... . 
do. |.. 000s. ccescese aces |secciwe ced Qrcaccccece .ocsleccess 16.00) 24.00} 8.00 |.cccee]...ees Jace coe] secvelous iain |\e 2 <ielais fiew'sine éwewen| i KFESD since 
4115 |......0.dO..seeeereeeee.| San Diego, New Leon..|..... | 15.7|......| 7.56 | 8.54 | 1.82 | 1.50 | 0.46 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.17 | 0.56 | Skin...... 
1254 | Calocitta bullockii* ....| Lower California....... Jrreee 20.20) ... «| 7.23 [12.50 | 1.72 | 1.50 | 0.52 | 1.45 | 1.60 | 1.14 | 0.54 | Skin ...... 
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* Not of Audubon. 
