CATHARUS. v 
third of that of the 2d quill, instead of nearly or quite one-half. The 
bill is shorter and more slender (.36 or less from tip to nostril, instead 
of .42). The tarsi and toes are absolutely and relatively about the 
same length as in melpomene (tarsus 1.25, middle toe and claw .85 
in No. 22,361; a little less in 29,202). 
It will be seen from the specimens indicated as from Orizaba, that 
this species is not confined to the west coast, as supposed. 
List oF SPECIMENS. 
Smitt lo llec-| S 
mith- Collee-) Sex 
sonian) tor’s | and Locality. eas Received from Collected by 
No. | No. | Age. pet 
22,361 |40,760 | .. Mexico. AAG Verreaux. 
29:202| 202) «. Orizaba, Mex. ate Prof. Sumichrast. | Prof. Sumichrast. 
32,454 202] .. zg re Re ce 
32.455 | 202 | .. Bf pac ‘ eS 
32,456 202 | .. 8 wae as se 
32,457 20) Zin rare ee ate as fe 
52,458] 399 |... ‘e es “ “ 
22,361. Not exactly like type. 
Catharus frantzii. 
Catharus frantzii, Cas. Jour. Orn. for Sept. 1860 (pub. Jan. 1861), 323 
(Costa Rica). 
Hab. Costa Rica. 
No. 30,482. First primary about half the 2d. Above rufescent 
olive, a little more rufous on the rump and tail, still more so on the 
head above and nape; the outer edge of primaries a little grayer 
than the back. Beneath plumbeous gray, darkest on the front and 
sides of the breast, under wing covers, and thighs. Edges of throat 
feathers perhaps a little lighter. Sides of head grayish. Flanks, 
middle of belly and anal regions white ; under tail coverts pale rusty, 
some of the feathers faintly edged with plumbeous. Upper mandible 
black; lower yellow, but rather brownish at tip; legs pale brown. 
Length, 7.60; wing, 3.30; tail, 3.20; bill, from nostril to tip, .41; 
tarsus, 1.36; middle toe and claw, 1.00; 5th or longest primary, 
.47, longer than the tenth. 
Another specimen (No. 30,483), although quite different, appears 
to be a more immature stage of the same species. The upper parts 
are darker and tinged with a more brownish rufous; the breast and 
sides are also strongly marked with the same. 
The Catharus frantzii is intermediate between C. melpomene and 
occidentalis. The back is more olivaceous and darker than in the 
latter, the head of much the same color. Different from either, the 
outer webs of the primaries are grayer than the back, instead of 
