520 



NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



collar on the nnpp. Malo with the nntiro top of the head streaked with red, becoming 

 more conspicuous lichiiid; each red strcajx witli a white spot at base. Feathers covering 

 the nostrils srnoky-lirown. Len.u'th, 7.15; extent, 12.15; wing, 4.00; bill above, 1.00; 

 middle toe and claw, .80; tarsns, .70. 

 IIau. Cape St. Lucas. 



Of tlio di.'^tiiiL'tness of tliis hird as a species from P. nuttalli and ncalarii^ I 

 liad at one time no dotiht; bnt the discovery that the otherwise typical 

 scnlaris from Mazatlan and Western Mexico generally have the same nuirk- 

 ings on the tail has induced me to consider it as a kind of connecting link. 

 I have, liowever, thought it best to give a detailed description for compari- 

 son. Of al)out the same size with nuttalli, the liill and feet are much 

 larger. Tiie legs, indeed, are nearly, if not (juite, as large as those of 

 male P. villosus from l'enn.sylvania ; the hill, however, is somewhat les.s. 

 Tiie relations to P. .seolnris are seen in the dorsal bands extending to tlie 

 nape, the smoky-ljrown feathers of the nostrils, the red on the whole top 

 of liead (scattering anteriorly), the brownisii shade beneath, the width of 

 the white clieek-l)ands, etc. On the other hand, it has the black bands of 

 the back rather wider than tlie white, as in nuttalli, and the white outer 

 tail-feathers even less Ijanded with black. The two outer are entirely white, 

 witli one terminal black bar ,: one or two s[)ots on the outer web ; and two 

 or tln-ee Itands on the inner, with a sub-basal patch on the inner web, even 

 smaller than in nuttalli. It is rarely that even two continuous transverse 

 bands can be seen to cross both -webs of the tail. The bill and feet are 

 nuich larger. 



The following measurements taken from the largest specimens before us 

 of Bi/diopicim, and one of P. villosus, will illustrate what has been said of 

 the size of bill and feet of P. lueasanus. 



Habits. 



Nothing distinctive is known of the habits of this race. 



