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coloration and form distinguish them. The measurements are as 
follows :—* 
(No. 31,893, §.) Total length, 4.70; wing, 2.30; tail, 2.35; exposed por- 
tion of 1st primary, .71, of 2d, 1.44, of longest (3d, 4th, and 5th), (measured 
from exposed base of Ist primary), 1.70; length of bill from forehead, .40, 
from nostril, .25, along gape, .55; tarsus, .75; middle toe and claw, .46, claw 
alone, .16; hind toe and claw, .38, claw alone, .18 
Smith-|Collec-, Sex When 
Tah '| ig : s 
coos ae | Ria Locality. @oileatea Received from Collected by 
16,956 | 1,942 | og | Cape St. Lucas. ase John Rantupy i epieaeee 
16,957 | 1,931 as [Lueas, oe BE et 8 Nhe iil | ise ctn 
23,785 | 3.462 | go | San Jose, Cape St. | Dec. 1859. EE Seite BER || OF Mp eae 
23,788 | 6,023 | gf | SierraSan Gertrude, 
Cape St. Lueas, Jan. 1861. of  DeYeh. 2d Ne ew aE veer oes 
31.893 259e| & | San Diego. ? Cal. April 24,’62.| Prof. J. D. Whit- | Dr. J. G. Cooper. 
40,696 | 1,522 | 2 | Date Creek, 50m. S.|June6,’65. | Dr. E.Coues. | — cssoce 
of Prescott, Ariz. | 
(16,957.) 4.55. Iris light brown. (23,785.) 4.80. Irisrufous. (31,893.) 5.50; 7.25; 2.30. Iris 
brown. (40,696.) Eye brown; bill light horn, almost white beneath. Hasloud and melodious 
song, (Coues.) 
Vireo vicinior. 
Vireo vicinior, Cours, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. 1866. 
fab. Prescott, Arizona. 
(No. 40,697, 4.) Bill stout, considerably compressed and deep. Wings 
moderately pointed, about equal to tail, which is decidedly graduated; Ist 
quill rather more than half 
2d, which about equals 9th 
and the secondaries ; the 4th 
and 5th longest. Tarsus con- 
siderably longer than middle 
toe and claw; lateral toes 
quite conspicuous for their 
disproportion, the inner claw 
reaching only to base of outer, * 
and falling short of base of 
middle; the terminal digit 
of inner toe reaching only to 
end of second joint of middle 
toe. 
Upper parts, with sides of 
head and neck, ashy or light 
plumbeous, faintly olivaceous 
on rump. SBeneath white; 
40697 
.. Vireo vicinior, Cours. (Arizona.) 
1 After the completion of the present article the specimen, No. 40,696, was 
received from Dr. E. Coues (agreeing with No, 31,893 in size), thus extend- 
ing the range of the species to Arizona, as might have been anticipated. 
(No. 31,893, §.) Fresh specimen: Total length, 5.50 (4.50?) ; expanse of 
wings, 7.25; wing from carpal joint, 2.30. 
