36 XORTII AMKUK'AX lUUDS. 



trouble will Ik' «,'r<*iitly lesseiitMl. In every s|>et'ies tliero is a iiion; or less 

 decided ocliniceous tin«;e to the crissal rej^ion (soinetimes extendiiij^ forward 

 over the Hanks) ; except in rrissn/is, in which the lower tail-coverts and anal 

 region are deep chestnut. In autumn and winter this ochmceous tint Vte- 

 conies very much «lee|>er, as well as more jaevalent, than in spring and 

 sunnuer; the whole plumage Inicomes s»)t"ter, the colors more j)ronounced, 

 and the markings more distinct, than when faded and worn in summer. 



Synopsis of Species of Harporhynchus. 



A* Spots Ix'ueath sharply tlctinoil aiul t*oiiS[)iciious, — iiiuch darkiT in color than 

 the upper parts. 



1. H. ruf no. The markings lineo-cinu*ate : wiii^ hands sharply »lt'liruMl. 



Above rufous; uiarkinjrs bolow tlark brown; outer tail-feathers dilutcil 

 at tip; winj^, 4.(K); tail, 5.20; bill hoin nostril, .71>, in-arly straij:ht ; 

 tarsus, l.oU; middle toe, .90 (1,^J77(J Carlisle, P<'nn.). Hub. Eastern 

 Province United States ........ var. ruf' us, 



Winj,', -4.40; tail, .j.TO; bill, .70; tarsus, l.;].";; middle toe. .00 (o,r).Vj^ 

 KeMubliean River). J/((b. Plains between Mis.-<ouri Itiver to Iloekv 

 Moimtains ........ var. lo ng ica n ihi . 



Above lunber brown ; niarkin<j"s b«'neath black; tail-feathers not paler 

 at tip; wing, 3.00; tail, 4.00; liill, .S.'), sli;.d»tly curved; tarsus, 1.40; 

 middle toe, .94 (4,01()^ Brownsville, Tex.) JIuh. Kjuitern Mexico, 

 north to Rio Grande of Texas ..... var. long i ro.st r i s . 



2. H. oceUatus.^ The markings circular ; wing l»ands conspicuous. 



Above grayish-brown; markings beneath black; tail-feathers broadly 

 tipped with white; wing, 4.10; tail, fUJO; l»ill, from rictus, 1.50, mod- 

 erately curved : tarsus, 1.50. JInh. Oaxaca, Mex. 



3. H. cinereua. The niarkings deltoid ; wing bands narrow, but sharjily 

 defined. 



Above brownish-cinereous; markings beneath blackish-brown; tail- 

 feathers broadly tipped with white; wing, 4.00; tail, 4.(10; bill, .88, 

 much ^'urved; tarsus, 1.30; middle toe, .85 (12,000 ''9" — ^ ? Cape 

 St. Lucas). Ilab. Cape St. Lueas, Lower California. 



Ba Spots beneath obsolete, not darker than the plumage above; roundish in 



tbrni. 



4. H. curvirostris. 



Above cinereous; wing bands distinct; spots below distinct, upon a 

 white ground ; femoral rejjrion and crissum very pale ochraeeous; tail-feath- 

 er* broadly and sharply tijtped with pure white; wing, 4.30; tail, 4.50; 

 bill, 1 .00, stout, modeiately curved ; tai-sus. 1 .40 ; middle toe, 1.12 (7,200 ^ 

 Ringgold Barrai'ks, Texas). Hub. from Rio Grande valley in Texas to 

 Cordova, Orizalia. Oaxaca. Colima, and Miizatlan . . var. curvirostr is. 



Wing bands obsoh'te, and tiiil spot^ very narrow and obsolete; spot.s 

 V)elow just discernible upon a L'rayish groinid ; femoral region and 

 crissum dilute ochraceous-brown ; wing, 4.30 ; tail, 5.20 ; bill, 1.00, 

 slender, moderately curved; tarsus, 1.30; middle toe, 1.00 (8,128 ^J 

 '•Xew Mexico" — probably Eastern Arizona). Hub. Arizona (Camp 

 Grant) var. palmer i. 



' Harporhifiu'hus ocelltttits, Sclatkk, P. Z. S. 1802, p. 18, pi. iii. 



