ICTERID.E-THE ORIOLES. 2j^3 



rspurius. Head, neHv, l„u.k, s,.a,M,l.rs, win^s, an,I tail, .lo,.,, 

 Wack; o.l.or poi-.io.is, indu.linfr I,,,,,., ,„„i ,„i,|,llc. wi„.r-covurL« 

 l-niUK of AviMfr, a>„ ho tail-.overts, above an,| bolow, '.'.hestnut- 

 '•'.lous ; {jn.ator covorts an,l socomlarifs L..l^a.,l witli .lull wl.ite 

 an.l ta:l-lvatlR.r. niarghH.,! tfrniinally will, the sau.o. FemS 

 Kr.on,.sh-y..llow, dark,.,- above. yo„„,, ,nale in scrond year 

 similar, but with a black patch uovcM-inj, ta,.. and throat. Wi,,.. 

 .!.-(; lail i.'jo, ,f,s j^raduation. .« ; culmen, .7.3 ; tarsus, .92. //«/, 

 La.stern 1 rovince of C.itcl Slatos ; .so.uh thron.dmut Middlo 

 America, to Now Granada. 



volbw ''™"""''' ^'''"■"''' ""■ '"■" ""'''"" ""''^ "''"' t'"^"' '"'■^■''' •'""' 

 I. parisorum. Iload, neck, ju..,lun,, back, scupniars, wintfs. and 

 '"'■;"">:' "'I' :"■ tail, deep black; rest of pl„„.a.c, inch.din,: lesser 

 "'"i ■.nd.llo wmfr-eovorts, bright lo,non-ycll„w, approaehinj, white 

 oi. ho n,,ddc coverts; greater coverts tipped with whke, and 

 tc tas ed,ed w.th the san.c ; tail-feathers n,ar,.ined tern.inally 

 vviblhesan.e. .Sexes very d.lferont. Hal, Mexico ; Rio Grande 

 V alley and Cape St. Lucas. 

 B. Crown, ocMpnt, nape, and auricnlar.s, orange; frontlet, lores, cheeks 



chm, throat, and jM.i:, , deep bl.ick. . cneovs. 



1. cucullat^s. ]5ack, scapulars, wings; and tail, and patch covering 

 ugu^um and t roat, extending np over lores, around eles and acroj 

 f'ontlet, deep black. Oihcr portions orange. Sexes very dKFerent 



Leaser coverts black: Idle coverts white; grea.er coverts tipped 



w.th wh.te, and secondaries, pri.naries, and b.-rtials edged with the 

 Zr 'i"'"''"'!;':''^ "•'"' "-■■""■ ^^''ite tips. Wing, 3.30; tail, 

 4.00 cuhnen .SO; ta.-,s,.s, .90. Sexes very unlike. /lab. Southern 

 border ot Ueste,-., r,.ited States (Sau Berr.ardh.o, California, 

 Camp G..nU, An.o.,a a..,l Rio G,a..de of Texas), ..,>.,th th.ou.d 

 Mex.eotoGuateu.ala; Cape St. Lucas . . . var. .,/;„//„ ^„ ,, 

 Les,.er coverts gan.boge-yellow ; niiddle .•ove.ls vellow ; no white 

 on wn.gs o.- tail. \Vi.,g, 3.o0 ; tail, 3.90 ; e,.l,..e.i, .8a ; ta.s.,.., .90. 



HYPHANTBS. C.-own, back, scapulars, wh.gs, a.,d pa,t of ta.l, deep black: 

 v.ng w.th .uueh wh.te. Other portions o.at.ge or vellow. Sexes very dif 

 ferent. " " •' '" 



I. baltimore. IFca.l e..ti.vly ,lecp blac^k; tail ora.ige, the leathe.s hla<.k at 

 base; g,eater coverts bn.adly tipped with whif ; seconda.'ies and p,-i,na- 

 nes skirted with the sa...e. Other po.-tions rich, mellow o,-a,.ge, the rnn.p 

 as ,nte.,so as the b.-east. Wing, abo,.t 3.75; tail, 3.50; culme.., .80- tar- 

 sus, .9(. ' 



(Speciin..ns from Eastc.-n U.nted States and Middle America w.th 

 middle coverts deep o.angc.) 



(Specimens fmn. the Plah.s of Kansa.s, Nebriuskn, etc., with middle 



roverts pur.> white. Sou..- eastern spcciiu ns similar.) 



1 bullooki. Head .uaiuly bl.u.k. with a>. onu.ge or yellow supc.-eiliary 



stripe, an,l n broa.ler one beneath the eye, cutting off the black of the 



throat into a na.row .strip ; tail orange or yellow, the feathers with bla. k 



» Lirnu, amdlaliis, ,-ni-. ,„inc„/,i/l„s. Lkrm „uri,;,/nllii.s; t'.vss. PANS 1847 'iH'l 

 In. Journ. A. N. S. I, pi. xvi. f. 2. - 1... P. A. N. S. 18C7. 60. ~ 



