172 NORTH AMEIUCAN BIRDS. 



Species and Varieties, 

 1. S. magna. Abovo l).owiji.sli, or grayi.vl., spotlu,! and b.irrcd with black; 

 crown divided by a medial, wliitish strii.c; side of li.e head whitish, with a 

 lilackisii streaic aloii- iipi.er udg.,. of tliu aiii-iculars. Jjeuealh num." or less 

 yellowish, with a more or less distiiici, dusky orescent on the jufjuluni. Sides 

 Hanks, and erissum whitish, streaked with dusky; lateral tail-fealheivs partly 

 white. Adnlt. Supraloral spot, ehin, tlii-oat, breast, and abdomen deej) gan.bo-e- 

 yellow ; pectoral ereseent deep blaek. Yo,iny. The yellow only indieat.Ml ; 

 pectoral cres(;onl obsolete. Length, about <J.()0 to lO.oO inehes. Sexes similar 

 in color, but female much smaller. 



A. In spring birds, the lateral stripes of the vertex either contiimous black, 

 or with blaek largely pre.lominating; the black spots on the ba.,'k extending 

 to the tip of the leathei', or, if not, tlio brown tij) not barred (except in 

 winter dress). Yellow of the throat confmed betwe(>n the niaxillic, or 

 just barely oneroaching upon their lower edge. AV'hito of sides. Hanks, and 

 crissnm strongly tinged with ochraoeons. 



a. Pectoral crescent much more than half an inch wide. 



Wing, 4.50 to aOO; cnlmen, 1.20 tol.SO; tarsus, 1.35 to l.,-)5; 

 middle toe, 1.10 to 1.2(1 (extremes of a scries of four adult males).' 

 Lateral stripe of tlu' crown continuously black; black predominat- 

 ing on back an.l rump (heavy stripes on ochraecous irround). 

 Light brown .'(ci-ralions on tertials ami tail-feathers reaching nearly 

 to the .shaft (someliiiies the terminal ones uninterrupte,], Tsolatin.' 

 the black bar.-^). //-(ft. Eastern United States . . var.'w«yw« 



Wing, .'3.75 to 4.;!0; cnlmen, 1.15 to I.IJO ; tar.su.s, 150 to 175- 

 mi.ldle toe. 1.10 to 1.2.5. (Ten a.lult males!) Colors similar, but 

 with a greater predominance of blaek ; black heavilv prevailimr on 

 liack an,l rumi,, and extemling to tip of feathers;" ak. predonn- 

 nates on t.-rtials and tail-feathers. Ilab. Mexico and Central 



America . . . , 



••■■••. var. m exicu k n .' 



Wmg, 4.45; cnlmen, 1.G2 ; tarsus, 1.50; middle (oe, 1.20. (One 

 specimen). Colors exactly as in last. Hub. Ura/.il. 



var. m e vidian alia? 

 b. I eetoral crescent much less than half an inch wide. 



Wing. . TOO to 4.10; cnlmen, 1.25 to l.;)5: t.'irsus, 1.40 to 1.55- 



middle toe. 1. 00 to 1.20. (Three adult males.) Cnlors Lrenerally 



similar to ma.im. but orown decidedly sireaked. thou-h black 



l.redominates; ground-col.ir abovo le.ss'reddish than in Cither of 



the i)rcceding, with markings as in mwjna. Pectoral crescent about 



.25 in breadth. //„ft. Cuba .... y.v. hi ppocr cp is :^ 



B. In.«prmgbn-(!.s, crown about equally strcidvcd with 1. lack an.l grayish ; 



black spots of back occupying oidy basal hall' „f C.atheis. the "ierniinal 



portion being grayi.sh-brown, with narrow bars of bla.-k ; leathers of the 



rump with whole exposed portion thus barred. Yellow of the throat 



extending over the maxillic nearly to the angle of the mouth. 



Wing, 4.40 to 5.05; ciilmcn, 1.18 to 1.40; tarsus, 1.30 to 14,5. 

 (Six adult males.) A grayish-brown tint prevailing above ; lessor 



' Sturnt.Ua mr.rimiut, .Sclati:!!, Ibis, ]S(i], 179. 

 '^ Shn-nrlhi nin-idiiiHiilia, .Sci.ATi;!!, ll>is, IStil, 179. 

 Shinirlb, hi/>poa;/,i.i, Waoi.du, Ibis, Ksy^, 281. - Lawr. Ann. N. V. Lye. 18(50. 



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