236 Messrs, Salvin and Godmau on Mexican Birds. 



to be a bird of the western slope of the Sierra Madre of 

 Sonora, where Mr. Lloyd obtained specimens. 



i Thryothorus berlandieri. 



We have now many specimens of this species from the States 

 of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, as far south as the Eastern 

 Sierra Madre above Ciudad Victoria. These all agree accu- 

 rately with the description of and comparison with T. ludovi- 

 cianus given by Baird (Birds of North Am., p, 362) . Spe- 

 cimens recently received from Corpus Christi, Texas_, appear 

 to belong to the true T. ludovicianus, so that it is doubtful if 

 T. berlandieri crosses the Rio Grande. 



-=- AURIPARUS FLAVICEPS. 



This characteristic bird of the Rio Grande valley was 

 found by Mr. Richardson at Soto la Mariua_, Xicotencal, and 

 by Mr. Lloyd at Julines, in Chihuahua, and Quiriego, in 

 Sonora, so that the bird is now thoroughly established as a 

 species of Northern Mexico. 



i Anthus spraguei. 



This species has already been recorded from Mexico, Don 

 F. Ferrari-Perez having obtained a specimen at Puebla (Proc. 

 U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 136). Godman also secured a speci- 

 men close to the town of Vera Cruz. 



f Helinaia swainsoni 

 is another interesting bird shot in the same neighbourhood, 

 and is quite new to the Mexican list. The winter-quarters 

 of this species were traced to Jamaica by Sir Edward Newton, 

 but it has never previously been seen at this season so far 

 westward, or, indeed, on any part of the mainland of Central 

 or South America. 



I Parula nigrilora. 



This species was included in our fauna as a bird of the 

 Rio Grande valley (Biol. C.-A., Aves, i. p. 121), but we had 

 no specimens from the southern side of the river. We now 

 have many examples from the States of Nuevo Leon and 

 Tamaulipas, the most southern points being Tampico and 

 Valles, in the State of San Luis Potosi. These all agree with 

 typical specimens from the Rio Grande valley. 



