° 1919 J Oberholser, Subspecies of Piranga hepatica. it 



Piranga hepatica hepatica. — Central and southern Mexico, 

 north to San Luis Potosi; west to central Jalisco (Guadalajara) 

 and western Michoacan; south to Guerrero and Oaxaca; and east 

 to Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, and Hidalgo. 



Piranga hepatica dextra. — Eastern Mexico, north to Cerro de la 

 Silla in Nuevo Leon; west to the same locality, Huauchinango in 

 northwestern Puebla, southeastern Puebla, and the eastern border 

 of Oaxaca; south to Chiapas and Guatemala; and east to Guate- 

 mala, Chiapas, and Vera Cruz. 



The localities from which specimens of Piranga hepatica oreo- 

 phasma have been examined are listed below: 



Arizona. — Hualapai Mountains, 6300 feet (July 8, 1902) ; 

 Fort Whipple, (June 21, 1892 [nestling]); Fort Huachuca (May 7 

 and 1 1 , 1892) ; 25 miles northeast of Rice, Nantan Plateau (May 1 1 

 and 12, 1916); Young's Ranch, Mingus Mountain, at 7500 feet, 

 6 miles southeast of Jerome (August 21, 1916) ; Ash Creek, Graham 

 Mountains, 6100 feet (May 16, 1914); Graham Mountains, 6400 

 feet (May 13, 1914); Dragoon Mountains (May 4, 1895); Flag- 

 staff (May 27, 1888; June 21, 1886); Mud Tanks (October 3, 

 1884); Rock Canyon (July 12 and 20, 1874); San Francisco 

 Mountain (September 4 and 7, 1889; August 31, 1889; June 3, 

 1887); 20 miles south of Apache (September 8, 1873); Crittenden 

 (August 26 and 27, 1874) ; Fort Verde (August 5, 1887) ; Huachuca 

 Mountains (July 27, 1893; August 2, 1893; September 10 and 16, 

 1893); Gardner's River, Santa Rita Mountains (June 18, 1884); 

 Santa Rita Mountains (June 7, 10, and 28, 1884; July 5, 1884). 



New Mexico. — Animas Peak, Animas Mountains, 8000 feet 

 (August 3, 1908) ; southeast slope of Capitan Mountains (July 22, 

 1903) Burro Mountains (September 16, 1908); east side of San 

 Luis Mountains (June 23, 24, and 26, 1892) ; west side of San Luis 

 Mountains (July 13, 1892); San Luis Mountains (September 4, 

 1893); Big Hatchet Mountains (May 19 and 21, 1892); Dog 

 Spring, Grant Co. (May 31, 1892); Grafton; Zuni Mountains 

 (August 31, 1857). 



Texas. — Pine Canyon, 6000 feet, Chisos Mountains (June 3, 

 1901) [type]; June 7, 1901); Limpia Canyon, Davis Mountains 

 (July 12, 1901). 



Chihuahua. — San Luis Mountains (August 12, 1908); near 

 Batopilas (October 4, 1898). 



