550 



NOHTII AMKKICA-N ItlliDS. 



Coturniculus passerinus, var. perpallidus, limcwAY. 



WESTERN YELLOW-WINGED BUNTINO. 



CohnniiculiM fMsseriniis, var. jur/xil/iiliin, ItiixiwAV, l{('|ioit (if F. S. Cinil. Kx|il. loili Par. 

 Ciiliiriiii'Klii.i jia-sstriiius, CiMii'Kii, (tin. I'al. I, IMO. 



Rr. CiiAit. Adiilf (Xo. r>H.w:> jj, Antclopi- 1., fiicut Suit Lake, .lime 4, IW!!); T. S. 

 Ocol. Exjil. 4(ltli piiriillil) siiiiiliir to var. /in.ineriiin.i, Init the lij;lit tints uIhivc prfvailiu},', 

 lliL' ^'roiind a [mk' asli-nolor, ami the (•licstiiut spots in t-xooss ol' tiic Ulack oni'8. Spt'cks 

 on the naju! very minute. Hnll' tinfre to ("hooks, throat, and jnj,'uhini so Taint a.i to bo 

 scai'coly api)ro(Malile. Winjr, 'i.tiO; tail, !.!)(); hill, .;5;! (Voni tVontal toathors l)y .24 in 

 (Icptii at base; tarsus, .70. YDinii/ (Xo. ").'!.!)42 Hnhy Valley, Nov., July 22, 18(!H) dilloriuf,' 

 from 3'ounf,' ot" vai'. paxKeriniin in a predoniinaiico ol' tho lifjfht, instead of the dark, mark- 

 ings on uppei' surliiee, streaks across hreasl so faint as to he just approciaWe, instuad of 

 distinft, and nearly hlaek. 



Hai!. AVostorn Provim.'u of I'nited ritules, tioni eastern hiusu of Hooky Mountain.s to 

 the I'aeilie. 



This very apin-ecialily (liflerent raro roplaces the restricted viir. pnsHi'riinis, 

 ill tlie Western Province of the United States. In its paler colors aiul 

 iinu'li more slender l)ill than its eastern rejtreseiitative, it agrees with J^tsscr- 

 ciiIhs ahnnllniiii, J'oucwffn con/ini.s, etc., as coiniKiretl with P. savuiiiui, P. gra- 

 minrns, etc. It is to this race that the l)i;)orapliical notes in the preceding 

 article refer, as far as based on western specimens. 



Gkni-s AMMODROMUS, Swaixson. 



Ammndromua, Swain.son, Zoiil. .lour. Ill, 1827. (Tyjif, OriohiH oiuiittcutu.i, Om.) 



Gkn'. Cuah. Hill very lonfr, slender, and iittenuatcd. eonsidorahly cin'vod towards the 

 tip above. Tiie i^niiys straij,dit. A decided lobe in middio of cutting edge of upper bill. 

 Tile lejrs and toes are veiy long, and reach considerably beyond the tip of the short tail. 

 Tlie tarsus is a1)oMt equal to the elongal(Ml middle toe; the lateral toes ei|nal, their claws 

 tiilhng consideralily short of the base of tlic niidclle one; the liinil claw equal to the 

 lateral one. Wings .short, reaching only to the base of the tail; much rounded; the 



.secondari(!.s tuid tertials etpial, and not tnucli 

 .shorter than the primaries. The tail is rather 

 xliortcM- lliim the wings, and graduided laterally ; 

 each feather still'eneii, lanceolate, iuid ai'iite. 



Color. Streaked alioveaiid acioss the breast; 

 verv faintlv on the sides. 



The essentiiil characters consist in the 

 slender and eloiigated hill ; tiie long legs 

 reaching considenihly Ixiyond the tail, 

 with the lateral claws falling considera- 

 bly short of the middle one ; and the 

 very .short rounded wings, rtither longer than the ciineate tail, with its stif- 

 fened and lanceolate feathers. 



Atmnnilrnmvs caiulacutus. 



