74 xoitTii AMi:i;i('.\.\ i;ii;iis. 



Si'. ( 'ii.M!. \f'ih-. IFi'ad mIhivc :nii! on ihc >i(lr<. willi cliiii. liiick, win,i;s, iiiiil tail, Iiliick. 

 A wi'll-iii.iiknl I'olhir (111 liii- hiinl n, rk .ill niuiiij (:iii(l in \ar. rtijiiltilis a more oi' less dis- 

 liiirl nirdiaii >l ii|M' mi iiiiwii. ami cmc lirliiiid ihr eye), ciIlics of iiilL'rsi'a|iiiliil' It'iiliicrs, 

 niiii|i. anil iHidrr pails Licncially ]iali' l>ro\\iii>li-oran:^r, ahiiosl, liudit fiiinamoii. Middle 

 of liclly, axillaiirs. and nndcr wiiiLi-nivcils, yrllow. licUy just iiiiti'|-ior to llic anus, 

 uiidrr iail-co\i'it<. a lai\ur Moicli al llu' end of llic inner uclis of lii'st and second lail- 

 feallieis, a liand across llie middle and i;r<'alt'i' wiuLf-eovcrts, some spots on (he ends of 

 llie lerliaiies, llie liasal poilioMs of all the i(iiills, and the outer three primaries near the 

 lips, while, l.eiiLjih Mc'arly s inches; wint:', l.'Jo ; tail, ;!..")ll. 



/■'(iiiii/r lias ilie chill, sides of throat, anil supei'ciliai'y stripe while; the Idaek markings 

 replaeed iiy oli\ aeeous-lirown : the einnauion niarkin^u's paler, and almost white; the 

 while of willies more resli'ieled ; Ihal of tail waiilinj;'. I'snally there are few or im 

 streaks IiciumiIi as in hiilin-iriini'is (liiini ones on llaiiks) ; in young males, however, they 

 arc more apprcciaMe, The lemon or Mainhogc yellow axillars and under coverl.s in all 

 •■lu'cs and slag<'s separate this species from ll.liiili}riri(iiiiis. the female and young of which 

 have those regions of a sallVoii or liihdus yellow, 



IIai:. High ('I'litial I'lains from N'cllow stone to the I'aeitie. Talile-lands of Me.xieo, 

 .\alapa iSei.. |S.',tl, ;!i;.'i); ()ii/..dia (Sci,. 1S,")7, 2 K!) ; \'era I'ruz, .Vlpine and plateau, 

 hreeding (Sim. M. I!. ,'<, I, o.j ! ), 



Tills liini, ill its liiiigc nf liiiliitat, a]i])oar.s to lie reiircsciitoil liy two varie- 

 ties, wliiili, liiiwt'ver, iiiii iiilu eai-li utiier, so that it is ol'leii dillieult to de- 

 tcriniiii' to wliii'li variety s|n'ciMieiis I'roiii iiiteriaediate reoioii.s .slioiild bo 

 rei'erred. 



'I'akino- the series Iroiii Kasterii Me.xieo (Ori/alia and AFirador) and nortli- 

 ward aiiiiio the li'oeky .Moiiiitaiiis (d' the United Slali'.s, we lind the hlaek of 

 the head eoiitiiiumis, siiar|ily delincd liy a ociuly eiir\cd outline iKdiind, and 

 willioi'.t a tiaee of either tln^ verte.x or iiost-oeulai' stripi'S, 'I'liis is the true 

 iiicliiihiii iilfdii^, as restricted, and may he reoarded as the IfoeUy Mountain 

 I'liiiii. Tlic most western s|iceimi'ii is 1 ],li4l , t'roiii Fort lirid^er: the most 

 iMiiliein I ri.."i."i"i ', I'lom Stinkiiio l;iver, Xortlierii V.'yoinino', All spceimens 

 Innii the I'aeilir coast eastwanl to the western base of the liocky ^louiitains, 

 including Cape St. I.ucas and \\'esterii .Me.xieo soutii to Colima, differ i'roni 

 the li'ocky .Moiiniaiii scries in iiavinjx the posterior outline (d' tiic black hfiod 

 rag-Ill, and Iriegiilaily indented by the rut'ous of tiie na]ie, wliicii always 

 extends in a ipiite broad stii]ie toward tlut eye, alon^' tlu^ sid«! of the occiput, 

 and (piitc frci|neniiy lorms a coiis]iieiioiis median verte.x strijie, lliouoh the 

 laller fcaiiiiv n soiiicliincs not. distinct. These din'erencos arc observable 

 only ill the males, and, alllioiigli ap|iarently slight, are yet siifiieiently eoii- 

 siaiit to Justify distiiioiiishing them as races. The IJocky Mountain form 

 being the true uic/iiiiDriji/ndi's^ the name (■iipi/((/i-'< is propositi! for tlu^ veslern 

 one 



il.M'.ii.s. 'I'liis binl occurs from tlie liigli Central I'lains to the Pueifie, 

 and tiom tjic noiilicrn portions id' Washington Territory to the table-lands 

 of .Mexiio. Mr. I.'idgway found this species iduiiidant, during; the summer 

 months, in nil the feitiie wooded districts along the eiitir(( route of this 

 siii'Vcy. .\t Sacramento it was common in the willow copses, and was oli- 



