VOl 'l^u VI11 ] Phillips, Birds of Tamaulipas, Mexico. 89 



Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Aud.). — 20, both sexes: San Fernando, 

 Oct. 22-30; Altamira, Dec. 17-18; Matamoros, Nov. 20-27; Galinclo, 

 March 14-29; Santa Leonor, March 8-April 14. 



Pipilo maculatus montanus Swarth, — 1 d\ Galindo, March 15. 



Arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus (Lawrence). — 32, both sexes: 

 Matamoros, Aug. 21-Dec. 1; Guiaves, Sept. 14-21; Rio Cruz, Sept. 10- 

 July 7; Rio Santa, Sept. 8; San Fernando, Oct. 30; Caballeros, Sept. 7; 

 Altamira, Dec. 10-15; Rio Martinez, Feb. 24-March 4. 



Atlapetes pileatus dilutus Ridgway. — 37, both sexes: Guiaves, 

 Oct. 6-8; Montelunga, Oct. 12; Yerba Burna, Sept. 29; Carricitos, 

 Oct. 15-16; Galindo, Oct. 3-March 26; Portrero, Sept. 24; Rampahuila, 

 Sept. 28; Realito, May 23- June 2. 



Sporophila morelleti sharpei Lawrence. — 8, both sexes: Matamoros, 

 Aug. 21-Nov. 24; Altamira, Dec. 17. 



Passerina cyanea (Linn.). — 2 9 , San Fernando, Oct. 21-23. 



Passerina ciris (Linn.). — 4, both sexes: Matamoros, Aug. 24-25; 

 San Fernando, Oct. 27; Altamira, Dec. 15. 



Passerina versicolor versicolor (Bonap.). — 6, females and young 

 males: Matamoros, Aug. 23-27; Guiaves, Sept. 16-Oct. 7. 



Cyanocompsa parellina parellina (Bonap.). — 26, both sexes: 

 Guiaves, Sept. 20-April 31: Carricitos, Oct. 15; Rio Martinez, Feb. 24; 

 Rio Cruz, Jan. 20-July 1; Altamira, Dec. 10- Jan. 1; Santa Leonor, 

 March 10-April 12. 



Guiraca caerulea cserulea (Linn.). — 2 9, Montelunga, Oct. 10; 

 Rio Cruz, July 8. 



Zamelodia melanocephala (Swainson). — 1 9 , Galindo, March 14. 



Pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana Ridgway. — 9, both sexes: Matamoros, 

 Nov. 3, Dec. 3-Feb. 24. 



Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus Chapman. — 38, both sexes: 

 San Fernando, Oct. 20-23; Matamoros, Nov. 3-26; Altamira, Dec. 

 12-24; Rio Martinez, Feb. 25-March 5; Santa Leonor, March 7-April 15; 

 Rio Cruz, June 23-26. 



Remarks. — In 'Birds of North and Middle America' Ridgway gives 

 the range of C. cardinalis coccineus as extending north to Altamira. Five 

 skins, one female and four males from Altamira in the above series are, 

 however, distinctly referable to C. cardinalis canicaudus, the females 

 having the same pale, grayish capistrum, and a small bill, very different 

 from the deep black capistrum and heavy bill of coccineus. 



The males approach coccineus somewhat in the color of the back, 

 the gray edging to the feathers being more reduced than in northern speci- 

 mens, but otherwise, in their small bills and the color of the underparts, 

 they are similar to skins from Matamoros and other northern points in 

 Tamaulipas. 



Rhodothraupis celaeno (Licht.). 17, both sexes: Rio Santa, Sept. 

 8; Yerba Burna, Sept. 30; Rio Martinez, Feb. 23-26; Santa Leonor, 

 March 7- April 15; Rio Cruz, May 1-July 10; Guiaves, May 4 



