3G NORTri AMKRICAX liinDS. 



troulilu will Ik! gri'iitly lessened. In every s])0(;ie.s tliere is a more or less 

 (lecitlud ocliracuous tinge to the crissiil rei,'ion (sonietinuis extemlin<,' forward 

 over the tlaidvs) ; except in i rlssn/iK, in which the hnver tail-coverts and anal 

 region are deep cliest mt. In autumn and winter this oehniceons tint lie- 

 comes very much deeper, as well as more iirevalont, than in spring and 

 summer; the whole jdumage becomes softer, the colors more iironouuced, 

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



Synopsis of Species of Harporhyncbus. 



A» .S])i)ts l)t'iioiitli sli!ii'|ily ilcliiiiMl iiiiil <oiis|iicii(>iis, — iimcli (liiikiT in color lliau 

 the uppor parts. 



1. H. rufuB. Till! iiiarkiiij,'.'< liiii'D-cuiicatf ; wiii^' l)au(l.>< .sliarply (li'lincd. 



Aljovo rulbus; iiiaikiiifr.s lii'hiw dark bi'own ; fiiitcr taii-fuatliL-rs diliilt'd 

 at lip; wing, 4.00; tail, 5.20; liill lioin nd.sti'il, ."!•, iii'aily stiaiylit ; 

 tai.^iis, l.;iU; iiiidilic (do, .!)() (1,;!77<J Cariisk-, I'ciiu.). //ab. Ka.><tciii 

 I'ldvinuo United States ........ vai-. i-ii/'us. 



Wing, 4.-10; tail, 5.70; liill, .711; taisus, l.;i5: nnddlv toe. .!I0 (5,(m'_' ^ 

 Itcpiiliiican Uivt'i-). J/i(h. Plain.-i liftwccn .Mis.^onii ijivcr to Itocky 

 Mountains ........ var. lu ii ij i cii ii il a . 



Above umber lirown ; markings beneath blaek ; tail-leatliers not paler 

 at tip; wing, ;$.!)(); tail, 4.!»0 ; liill, .H5, slightly curved; tar.su.s, 1.40; 

 middle tiie, .04 (4,010 (J Hrownsvilie, Te.\.) JIah. Eastern Mexico, 

 north to Kio Grande ol Texas var. lony i rosi r in. 



2. H. ocellatUB.' The markings circular; wing bands conspicuous. 



Above grayisli-liiown : maikings beneath lilack; tail-leatheis broadly 

 tipped with wiiite; wing, 4.10; tail, 5.(iO; liill, Ironi rictus, 1.50, mod- 

 erately curved ; tarsus, 1.50. J/ah. Oaxaca, Mex. 

 .'?. H. cinereus. The markings deltoid; wing bands narrow, but siiarply 

 defined. 



Above brownisli-ciiici'eous; markings beneath blackisli-lirown ; tail- 

 feathers broadly tijijied with w liit<' ; wing, 4.00; tail, 4.(iO; bill, .88, 

 much curved; tar.su.s, I.IJO; middle toe, .H5 (12,!)(!0 "? " — ^ V Capo 

 St. Lucas). Ifiih. ("ape St. Lucas, Lowi'r ("ahrornia. 

 B. Spots beneath ob.solote, not darker than the plumage above ; roundish in 

 Ibi'iii. 



4. H. curvirostris. 



.\liove cinereous; wing bands distinct; spots below distinct, upon a 

 white grouiul; femoral region and cri.ssuin very pale ochraceous; tail-leath- 

 ers broadly and .sharply tijipeil with pure white; wing, 4.;!0; tail, 4.50; 

 bill, 1.00, .st(mt, moderately curved; tarsu.s, 1.40; middle t0(!, 1.12(7,200^ 

 Kinggold Jlariacks. Texas), //nh. from liio (Jrande valley in Texas to 

 Cordova, Oii/.aba. Oaxaca, Coiinia, and Mazatlan . . var. c ii rv irosi r i s. 



Wing bands olisolcte, and tail spot.s very narrow and obsolete; spots 

 below just discernible upon a grayish ground; femoral region and 

 cri.ssum dilute ochiaceous-biown ; wing, 4..'!0 ; tail, 5.20; bill, 1.00, 

 slender, moderately curved; lar.sii.s, l.:}(); middle toe, 1.00 (8,12H^ 

 '•New Mexico" — probably Eastern Arizona). /Jub. Arizona (Camp 

 Grant) var. pat men'. 



1 Ilarpui/ii/ia/ius ua:/l(iliix, 8ci..\rK.H, V. Z. S. \St}-2, \i. l>t, \i\. iii. 



