412 Oberholser, Races of Hedymeles melanocephalus. [jjj y 



(June 18 and 19, 1914); Tillamook (July 3, 1897); Haycreek 

 (May 17, 1915); Portland (July 8, 1897); Homestead (June 6, 

 1916). 



Washington.— Mt. St. Helens (Aug. 10, 1897). 



Colima. — Plains of Colima (October, 1863; January, 1863). 



Durango — Chacala (March 1, 1899); El Salto (July 25, 1898). 



Guanajuato.- — Guanajuato; Cupataro. 



Guerrero. — Omilteme (May 25, 1903). 



Hidalgo.— El Chico (March 23 and 24, 1893). 



Lower California. — East base of Cocopah Mts. (April 13, 1905) 

 Seven Wells (April 16, 1894); San Ysidro Ranch (June 30, 1894) 

 San Jose (February, 1860); Pichilinqua Bay (Jan. 23, 1882) 

 Gardner's Laguna, Salton River (April 24, 1894); Nachoguerp 

 Valley (June 1 and 5, 1894). 



Mexico — Tlalpam (Dec. 24, 1892); Lerma (July 3, 1904). 

 M ichoacan.— Patzcuaro (July 20, 1892). 



Morehs— Huitzilac (Dec. 28, 1892; Jan. 1, 1893); Tetela del 

 Volcan (Feb. 10, 1893); Cuernavaca (Jan. 5, 1893). 



Oaxaca. — Oaxaca (June 21, 1894). 



Puebla.— Chalchicomula (April 13, 1893); Mt. Orizaba (April 

 26, 1893); Orizaba; Puebla. 



Sinaloa. — Mazatlan (February, 1866). 



Sonora. — Near Oposura (April 14, 1887). 



Tlaxcala. — Huamantla (May 11, 1S93). 



Vera Cruz. — Jico (July 14, 1893); Mirador, near Vera Cruz 

 (June, 1864). 



Hedymeles melanocephalus papago, subsp. nov. 



Zamelodia melanocephala melanocephala Auct. nee Swainson. 



Chars, subsp. — Similar to Hedymeles melanocephalus melanocephalus, 

 but larger, especially the wing, tail, and bill; postocular stripe usually 

 absent. 



Description.— Type, adult male, No. 129086, U. S. Nat. Mus.; Santa 

 Cruz River, west of Patagone Mountains, Arizona, June 21, 1893; Frank X., 

 Holzner, original number, 1634. Pileum, upper cervix, back, wings, and tail 

 black, the wing-quills and the outer webs of the rectrices somewhat brown- 

 ish; streaks on the cervical collar, on back, rump, and short upper tail- 

 coverts, ochraceous tawny; long upper tail-coverts black tipped with 



