44 XORTH AMKHICAN BIRDS. 



species, its Imliitat lieiiig exactly between them, too. We have great ])leasiire 

 in dedicating this curidus I'oi'ni to Dr. Edward I'ahner, who has added very 

 much to our knowledge of the Natural History of the interesting region 

 where the jn'osent bird is found. 



L>rsriq>tinii of iit'.i/ tiiiil ei/i/s. — (1.'),.'511, t'aiiii) Griiiit, Arizona; Dr. E. Piiliiii'i). Nc.^it 

 very bulky. — !) iiifhcs in lu'ii;lit liy ti in widlii. Vciy olaljonitely constiiiclcil. The tiiii- 

 iifst, of synmu'trical form, iuid coniposiod of thin };ras.s-.stalks and lia.x-likt' lihro.s, is 

 cucIoslmI in an ontur casi" of tiiorny .sticks;, tliiidy but .strongly jiut toj^ethcr. This inner 

 iH'st has a (U'cp cavity nn-asiniiif;; 4 inches in dianiclci- by li in depth. 



Egjrs (two in nnnibcr) measure l.IG by .8.") ; in siiai)e exactly like tho.so of ('. ciirrlrox- 

 Irin ; i)ale lilue (deeper than in ciirriroslri.i'), rather thinly s|>rinkled with minute, but 

 distinct dots of pale .sopia-browii. Markings more distinct than tho.se ofcuri'iroslris. II. R. 



The nest was situated in a cactus-bush, four and a half i'eet above the 

 ground. 



Dr. Palmer remembers nothing s])ecial concerning its habits, e.\ee])t that 

 the bird was very shy, tind kept auich on the gi'ound, where it was seen 

 running beneath the bushes. 



Harporhynchus redivivus, var. lecontei, ]5().n.\i'. 



LECONTE'S THRASHEB. 



Toxostomii liriiiiici, l,.\wi;. .\un. N. Y. I.yc. V, Sept. 1S,")1, Id!) (Fort Yiniia). Ilnr/io- 

 rhimchnx lecontei, 1!uN.\I'. C. It. X.WIll, 1854, 57. -lu. Notes Dclattre, 39.— 

 Baiuu, Birds N. Am. 1858, 35(1, pi. 1 ; In. licvicw, 47. — Cooi'EI!, Birds Cul. I, 17. 



Sf. Cil.Mt. Bill much curved. Sccoml (piill about ci|ual to the tenth ; exposed portion 

 of the first more than half the lougest ; outer tail-feather an inch shortest. General color 

 above light grayish-nsh, beneath nnich paler; the cliiu and throat above almost white; 

 the sides behind brownish-yellow or pale rusty-yellow ash, of which color is the crissum 

 and anal legion. Tail-feathers rather dark brown on the under surface, lighter above; 

 the outer edges and lips ol' exterior ones oliscurely jialer. Quills nearly like the back. 



II.M). GilalSivcr; Fort Yuma; Fort Mojave. 



Since tlie description of the type, a .second sjiecimen (40,71 S^J, Fort 

 Mojave, 20 miles from Colorado liiver, Se])t. 30, ISOo) has been obtained 

 liy Dr. C'oues. This skin dill'ers slightly from the type in size, being 

 somewhat larger, measuring, wing ."i.HO, tail ').'.W, bill (from nostril) l.Oo; 

 while the other measures, wing I!. 70, tail 4.70, bill .08. This dillerence in 

 size very )>robably represents that between the se.\os, the type most likely 

 being a female, though the se.\ is not stated. Owing to the diHerent seasons 

 in which the two specimens were obttiined, they diller somewhat in plu- 

 mage also. Dr. Coues's specimen is somewiiat the darker, and the plumage 

 has a softer, more blended asi)ect, and a more tishy tinge of color; the 

 otihraeeous of the crissal region is also slightly deeper. No other ditl'erences 

 are apiirecitdile. 



Il.viiiTs, Lecoiite's Thrasher is a new and comjiaratively little known 



