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  jyescriptiotis 
  of 
  neio 
  species 
  of 
  Birds, 
  ifc. 
  

  

  bill 
  and 
  eye 
  black 
  ; 
  head, 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  back 
  and 
  tail, 
  greenish 
  

   yellow 
  ; 
  all 
  the 
  under 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  yellow, 
  tinged 
  with 
  

   reddish 
  on 
  the 
  abdomen 
  ; 
  back 
  brown 
  feathers 
  edged 
  with 
  

   dull 
  green 
  ; 
  wings 
  brown 
  margined 
  with 
  white. 
  

  

  Length 
  of 
  the 
  male 
  6^ 
  inches, 
  wing 
  from 
  flexure, 
  3 
  in., 
  

   bill 
  from 
  front 
  ,6 
  in., 
  tarsus 
  2 
  in., 
  tail 
  2f 
  in. 
  ; 
  2d 
  quill 
  feather 
  

   longest, 
  2d 
  and 
  3d 
  nearly 
  equal, 
  1st 
  shorter 
  than 
  4th 
  ; 
  1st 
  

   quill 
  relatively 
  shorter 
  than 
  in 
  X. 
  spurius, 
  in 
  which 
  species 
  

   the 
  2d 
  and 
  3d 
  quills 
  are 
  equal 
  and 
  longest, 
  the 
  1st 
  and 
  4th 
  

   equal. 
  

  

  This 
  bird 
  closely 
  resembles 
  the 
  Orchard 
  Oriole 
  (X. 
  spurius 
  

   Linn.) 
  but 
  is 
  readily 
  distinguished 
  by 
  its 
  smaller 
  size 
  ; 
  in 
  color 
  

   and 
  markings 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  perceptible 
  difference, 
  it 
  being 
  in 
  

   fact 
  a 
  perfect 
  miniature 
  representative 
  of 
  the 
  northern 
  species. 
  

  

  Habitat, 
  Texas 
  and 
  Mexico 
  ; 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  breeding 
  in 
  the 
  

   former 
  in 
  April. 
  

  

  The 
  above 
  new 
  species 
  were 
  collected 
  by 
  Capt. 
  J. 
  P. 
  

   McCown, 
  U. 
  S. 
  A., 
  to 
  whom 
  I 
  am 
  also 
  indebted 
  for 
  the 
  oppor- 
  

   tunity 
  of 
  bringing 
  to 
  notice 
  the 
  following 
  additions 
  to 
  our 
  

   Fauna. 
  They 
  were 
  obtained 
  by 
  him 
  during 
  the 
  past 
  year, 
  

   while 
  stationed 
  on 
  the 
  Rio 
  G-rande 
  in 
  Texas. 
  

  

  List 
  of 
  Birds 
  from 
  Texas, 
  ivitli 
  short 
  specific 
  descriptions. 
  

  

  1. 
  Chordeiles 
  Brasilianus, 
  (G-mclin,) 
  resembles 
  our 
  com- 
  

   mon 
  Night 
  Hawk, 
  (C. 
  Yirginianus.) 
  being 
  similarly 
  marked 
  

   with 
  white 
  on 
  the 
  throat, 
  wings 
  and 
  tail 
  ; 
  it 
  is, 
  however, 
  

   smaller, 
  the 
  plumage 
  generally 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  lighter 
  shade, 
  the 
  grey 
  

   colors 
  predominating. 
  Length 
  of 
  the 
  male 
  8^ 
  in., 
  wing 
  from 
  

   flexure 
  Q>^ 
  in. 
  Female 
  rather 
  larger, 
  being 
  8i 
  in. 
  long, 
  wing 
  

   7 
  inches. 
  

  

  2. 
  Picolaptes 
  brunneicapilliis. 
  La 
  Fresnaye. 
  Color 
  of 
  the 
  

   crown 
  and 
  hind 
  part 
  of 
  neck 
  of 
  a 
  fine 
  deep 
  brown, 
  back 
  lighter 
  

  

  