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Spizella socialis mexicana, subsp. nov. 



Mexican Chipping Sparrow. 



Type, No. 143975, 8 ad., U. S. Nat. Mus., Biol. Survey Coll. From San 

 Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico. Collected Sept. 24, 1S95, bv E. W. Nelson 

 and E. A. Goldman. 



Distribution. — -Highlands of southern Mexico from Sierra Madre of 

 Jalisco and Cofre de Perote, Vera Cruz, Mexico, south through Chiapas to 

 border of Guatemala. 



Subspecific characters. — Differs from 5. socialis in generally larger size 

 and darker and more rufous color on back. 



Color of tvpe (in winter plumage). — Crown dark, almost chestnut, 

 rufous overlaid with black shaft lines and dull buffj brown edge to 

 feathers near tips ; back heavily streaked with black, chestnut brown and 

 dull buff v brown ; rump plumbeous ashy indistinctly streaked with dif- 

 fused blackish shaft lines; ear coverts dingy brown; chin dingy whitish; 

 throat, neck and breast dark ashy; crissum white; flanks ashy thinly 

 washed with brown. 



Dimensions of type. — Wing, 72 ; tail, 59 ; culmen, 10; tarsus, 17. 



Re?narks. — Mr. Ridgway has examined the type of Spizella 

 pinetorum and refers to that form a specimen from Honduras 

 which is decidedly darker colored and smaller than the form 

 described above. S. pinetorum appears to be a race of S. socialis 

 ranging through the parts of Guatemala lying east of the central 

 highlands and thence into similar country in Honduras. From 

 S. s. arizona the form described above may be distinguished by 

 its much darker colors, slightly smaller size and larger bill. 



Vireo noveboracensis micrus, subsp. nov. 

 Small White-eyed Vireo. 



Type, No. 158930, $ ad., U. S. National Mus., Biol. Survey Coll. Vic- 

 toria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Collected May 23, 1898 by E. W. Nelson 

 and E. A. Goldman. 



Distribution. — Lowlands of Tamaulipas, Mexico. 



Subspecific characters. — Similar to V. noveboracensis but smaller and 

 duller colored with a paler wash of yellow on flanks. 



Dimensions of type. — Wing, 58; tail, 50; culmen, 10; tarsus, 20. 



