778 BIRDS OF CENTRAL MEXICO JOIJY. 



in color with the type specimen. Tliese versatile little birds seem to 

 be of varying habits, and are found in all suitable i»laces alfected by 

 warblers. Never found far from running water, they may be seen 

 dodging- in and out among the bushes on the banks of streams, or on 

 the shady side of a barranca they will be seen gleaning a harvest of 

 small game in the treetops. 



24. Euthlypis lachiymosa (Honiip.). 



Tolerably common in the Barranca Ibarra wliere it undoubtedly 

 breeds. Specimen taken May 14. Of very shy, skulking habits, this 

 bird is almost invariably found on or near the ground. Delighting, 

 like a water-thrush, in shaded thickets near running streams, it affects 

 ll^oggy ])laces and is very expert in dodging behind bushes Avlien dis- 

 turbed. It has the constant habit, when walking on the ground, of 

 flirting the tail sideways. 



Family VIKEONID^. 



25. Vireo flavoviridis (Cass.). 



Tolerably common in the Barranca Ibarra in May, where it was 

 undoubtedly breeding. 



Iris pale venetian-red; bill and feet plumbeous, 



26. Vireo noveboracensis (Giiiel.). 



Taken at the Hacienda Angostura, San Luis Potosi, December 16. 

 Iris, white. 



Family LA:N"IID.E. 



27. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swaius.). 



Exceedingly common and abundant everywhere in the central plateau 

 region. Taken at Soledad, near San Luis Potosi, in December. Fond 

 of perching in a conspicuous place, it has taken' kindly to the telegraph 

 wires and may almost invariably be found on them. A nest seen on 

 the border at Nogales on June 2 contained five eggs. It was placed 

 in the center of a mesquitetree and about feet from the ground. The 

 nest was so loosely put together and so tangled in the thorny growth 

 ot the tree that it could not be lifted out. It was composed of coarse 

 grasses and sticks and lined with finer grasses and thickly and softly 

 padded with the dried flowers of the amaranth. 



Family TAXAGRID.E. 



28. Euphonia, sp. 



A single specimen of one of these small birds was seen in the Bar- 

 ranca Ibarra, but could not be identified. It was dark metallic blue 

 on the back and bright yellow on the undfM- parts. It was only seen 

 for a moment and then disai)i)eared and was not observed again. 



