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NORTH AMKHICAN niKDS. 



served. Tlw first spociiiicii was ol)tiiiiio(l by Dr. T. ('. Henry, near Mirnbres, 

 and described by him in M>y, ISo.S, in the I'roceednij^s of the IMiikdelphia 

 Academy of Sciences. A .second specimen was ol)taine(l by H. B. Miili- 

 liauscn, at Fort Yuma, in ISG.'!. Dr. Cones did not observe it at Fort 

 Wliijiple, liut tiiinks its range identical with that of /f. Ivnmtvi. 



Dr. Cooper found tliis spcicies quite conimou at Fort Mojave, but so very 

 shy that lie only succeeiled in shootinj^ one, after nuich watrliin;^ i'or it. 

 Their soulj, general habits, and nest he speaks of as being in every way 

 similar to those of //. ndirunia. 



The eggs remained unknown until Dr. K. Palmer had the good fortune to 

 find tliem at St. (!eorge, Southern I'tah, .lune 8, LS7l). The nest was an 

 oblong Hat structure, containing only a very slight deju-ession. It was very 

 rudely constructed externally of coarse sticks (piite loosely jait together ; 

 the inner nest is made of tiucr materials of the .same. The base of lliis 

 nest was i'l Indies long, and 7 in breadth ; the inner nest is circular, with a 

 diameter of A\ inches. 



The eggs are of an oblong-oval sliai)e, one end being a little less obtuse 

 tlian the other. In length they vary from l.l.'i to 1.12 inches, and in breadtii 

 frcrn .iS4 to .82 of an inch. Tiiey are of a uniform lilue color, similar to the 

 eggs of the common itobin {TKn/ns iiu'ifnitdrins), only a little paliM' or of a 

 lighter tint. In the total absence of markings they differ remarkably from 

 tiiose of all other species of the genus. 



Ckms MIMUS, Hoir. 



.Vhniis, noiK, Isis, Oit. IS'iii, ".•"'i. (Typi' Turifus poliiijlii/tii.f, Linn.) 

 ()r/i/nii.i, Sw.MNsiiN, Ziidl. .loiir. Ill, l.s:i7. 111". (Saiiif lypc) 



(Jkx. CiiAii. Hill not niiu-li iiioiv Ihau hall' thu luii^lli of tlic liciul ; pfpiitly docnirvcd 



lioiii tliu liiise, iiotuliod at tip; 

 (.•oiiiiiii,><.-iur(' curvi'd. Goiiy.s 

 i<lraif,'lit, or .^liylitly cDiifavc. 

 l{iutal hristles (piito well do- 

 volopi'd. Wiii<;s rather short- 

 er than the tail. Fiist priiiiai'v 

 ahtnit eipial to, oi- rather nioru 

 than, hall' the second; tliinl, 

 I'onrlh, and lillh (|nills nearly 

 I'lpial, sixth .seari'ely .shorter. 

 Tail eonsiderahly frradiinted ; 

 the fealliers still', rather nar- 

 row, esjiecially the outer wehs, 

 lateral feathers about three 

 (piarters of an ineh the short- 

 er in th(> type. Tarsi lon;j-er 



3Ihmis futhjiilttttus 



than middle toe and claw hy rather less than an additional claw ; tarsi conspienously aii< 

 slronjily .scutella.e; liroad plates seven. 



