SVF.VICUMD.K-THK WAKULKIiS. tjpj 



(It'ptli out' and a lialf iinln',s. He de-^ciilK's ihc «*u'i,'s, wliicli witc four, as 

 white, spottftl w iih n )l«li>h and lnuwii dots, tlif inarkiiij^s Ikmii^' |niii(ij»ally 

 around tin* lar^^er end, t'onuin;,' a cink', leaxin^ tlie extivniity plain. 



In this instanie the [laii'iits showed much uneasiness at the a|)pioaeli of 

 intiU(U'rs, inoviuLr ahout anion^' the twij,'s, snaj>|iinj4 their hills, and utterini,' 

 a )»laintiv(! note. In NewfoJindland these hirds had alreadv he^jun to nii- 

 •jrate on the I'nth of August, lie met with tliMu in considerahle numhers 

 in Northern Maine in Uetoher, lS;li!. Mr. TurnhuU mentions it as a rat 1km- 

 ahundant l>ird of Kasti-rn Pennsylvania, ajipearini,' there early in May, /// 

 transitu^ and a^ain in Octoher. 



Mr. T. M. Tri|»i»e has (jhservetl this speeies at < )ran;.ie, X. J., from the I'.'th 

 to thti ;'»Oth of May. It is said to keep low down in the trees, and is fond 

 of luuintin;,' thickets and open hrush titdds. Occasionally he has heard it 

 utter a loud chatterini!; sonLr, which it rejjeats at short intervals. 



A nest of this species from Fort Yukon (Smith. Coll., lo,.'>4()), ohtaiiH'(l 

 May 20, hy Mr. McDouijjal, contained four eni^s. These varied from .(>() to 

 .(').*) of an inidi in length, and from .4.") to .4'> in hreadth. They w<*re oltovate 

 in shape, their <.jround-color was a j»un^ white; this was tinely sjainkled 

 round the larger end with hrownish-red and lilac. Xo menti(»n is made of 

 the position of the nest, but it is probable this bird builds on the ground. 



Myiodioctes pusillus, var. pileolatus, Ki[)(rWAY. 



Mot'icilhi pih'ohitii, Pallas, Zoiij^. IJosso Asiat. I, 1S31, 41*7 0»"^'^J;»» AiiK'iini). JfifioJiiH-- 

 hs pusillus, var. piJuilntii, Uidow.vy, K»'iK)it y . S. (Jfi)'. Exjtl. 4(>tli I'ar. M>jiuili>H-t>:s 

 jm.si'f/ifs, ArcT. (all citations froiu I'acitic const of North and Middlf Anu'iica). — L<>i:n, 

 Vr. R. Art. Inst. AVoohv. IV, 1864, 115 (Br. Col.). — DalLiS: Hannlsteu ^Alaska). — 

 ('(HH'KK, Orn. ("al. I, 1870, 1(H. 



Sp. TrLVK. Similar to var. nusi/ius, Imt imu'li richer vellow. .<paroolv tinned with olivo 

 laterally, and (kH'pciied into an almost orange shade on the front and chin. Al)Ove nuieh 

 hrijihter and more yelhtwish olive-frreen. The l>lack pileum with a briy:hter steel-hlue 

 gloss. Bill nnich narrower, and deep, light brown above, instead of nearly black. Mesis- 

 un's (4,'_*22 ^, San Francisco, Cal), wing, 2.1.'); tail, 2.00. 



IIab. Paeitie coast, region f»r Xorth America, from K-^<b'ak (AIa.><ka) ; south through 

 Western Mexico (and Lower California) to Costa Rica. 



This is {111 ap])reeial>ly different race from that inhabitin;^ the eastern 

 division of the continent ; the ditt'erences, tested by a large series of speci- 

 mens, being very constant. 



A Costa-llican specimen before me is almost exactly like specimens from 

 California. 



Habits. The remarks in the preceding article relative to specimens from 

 the Pacific coast belong to this variety. 



