164 XnKTII A.MKIMCAX nillDS. 



cxm'iit lliDsu III' tlie dull' nf ^frxico ami ('iiiililx'aii Sea), south to tlic 

 Isihuiiis of raiiaiua. Tliroiinliout lliis wlioli^ n'i,noii it is cvcrywlu'ic iiraily 

 tlic sauu^ liinl. Tliis xaiictv a|p|i('ais to r(']prt'.sciit tiic sjii.'cics in its <;reatt'.st 

 luiiily, i)i'iii,y a sort of (•(•iilial loriii IVoiu wliifli llii- otlicrs radiati'. TIic most 

 typical cxamjilcs of tlic \ai'. xfiiirrrn'ns uw tlic siit'cimciis in tlio lurj;i; series 

 IVom the L'li^vati'd veyioiis or iilatcaii of Mexico ami (iiiatciiiala. hi these 

 the riilniis of the crown is most cxlemled liii mnie is it at all restricted), 

 and the ashy jiortions are oi" the linest or Muest and lightest tint. 



All specimcMis, of (juite a largi' series, I'roni tiu' peninsida of Lower Cali- 

 fornia, are eonsidiM'alily smaller than tiny others, the smallest (1,(5113 ^ ad. 

 San .lose ; .1, Xantus) measiirin<,', winu, <i..")(l ; liiil, 4.L'(I, and tarsus, !..">(•; 

 the dwarfed si/e of these, however, is their oidy distinguishing feature. 

 Two specimens (.■">(l,l!);i, (J, Cape Florida, and ln,l>4.">, 9, Indian Key) fiom 

 Floi'ida (lill'er fr(»m others in the unusual de\i'lopnient of the hill, Avhicli 

 toward the end is more suddenly e\irved. and the point considerably len,i,'th- 

 I'ued ; these specimens have, also, only a tin^e of rufous on the (!rown, thus 

 .showing,' a jproximity to the var. isulu// In /',•<. The lar^v hill, however, is no 

 more than would lie lookiid for in specimens from that region. 



Along the (iulf lionler of the Cnited Stati's, and the CariMiean and Xcu'th 



Wiiij;, 7. JO ; liii!, I..s.") ; lav.sus, l.liO; iiiiddli' lin', .!Mi. .\ii(illicr .s|iiiiiiifii (No. 'j:!,;')-!"), Montu 

 Viiili', .hily 17, l^^iil ; •'. \Viii;]il) is imicli tlic saiiir, lnu li:i> liistiml .s|ii)l.s of lilaik 011 tlu' aliilo- 

 lui'ii, anil ti'ai'-.sliaiK'il iiiaiUiii^' of tlic saiin' cm llir .-n aimliiis. 'I'lir yoiiiif; IVnialc of tliis species 

 lii'ars a rciiiaikalily ciosi' rcscinlilaMcc to tlic yoimi; ol' '/', fiinii-liifiis, Ciiv., of Maila,i;!iscai', aj;vcc- 

 iiifj alnio.st entirely witli it in colois, with tlic cxcclitioii of tlio.-c on the tail, tlic liais on wliicli 

 arc lilack ami asli, in.^lcail of Mack ami iiifoii.-;. Wlicllicr it lie coii.siilcicd a distinct spccii^s of 

 not, the '/'. siiiinri-iii'lis I'eitainly uradcs into tlic T. s/mrn fiiix, in the vci-y iii'ai- iclation of an 

 nherrant coinlition of tin' adult jiIkim- of ihi' latter, noticed in s]ieciiiieiis froni I'loiida and adjoin- 

 iliK )ioHioiis of t)ie Soiitli Aineiicaii .mil tiuif coast, and the youii;; normal or usual |iliinia.L;e of the 

 foiiiicv. As is Welt known, the yoiini,' ^ sjuiri't-riiiiis has a leddisli and also more or less liaiied or 

 .simtted liack, as iii the male of all the races of .■./mrr' riiis at all aj,'cs ; the intcinicdiale or transi- 

 tion dress of the yiiiini,' male sliowiiii; cloudiiics of |iliimliciiu> in the rufous, indicative of the 

 coniing uniform iiluinlieous of pcrfccl maturity. N'nw, kiiowiiij; that a wholly |iliimlicous dorsal 

 rcjrion in the aihilt, and wliollv or mostly rufous dorsal region in the young male, arc character- 

 istic features of 7'. x/i'iri-i rnlihx, we are somewhat siir|iriseil to iiiid in adult males of T. s/iiinrn'n.-i 

 var. isiilii-lliiiii-i from florid i, a greater nr li>s mixluie of |iluuilicous feathers in various parts of 

 tile dorsal region, iiarliciilaily in the riiniii and ii|i|ier tail-coverts. Many s|ieciiiicns from this 

 loi'ality show another apiiroach to tin- young male of .■</iiin-ri-iiii/(.i in the deep, unspotted rufous 

 of the lower parts, sonictimes the Iliioat only hciiig white. A yoiuig luiile of x/i'irn nu'dia from 

 C'ulin, and an adult male of s/hirrm'ti-t .said to he from ('iilia, are at a cur.sury glance not distiii- 

 guishahle ; ii close comparison, however, will diNclose the fact, that ill the former, the hadly 

 defined licad-niarkings, nearly ohsoletc lilack markings on the wings (including hasal simcc of the 

 secondarii'S, which is cons|iicuonsly and sharply dcliiicd in the other spi'cimcnl, and the lilniied 

 character of the iiars over inner wehs of ]iriniaries, remain as characters distinguishing the for- 

 mer. The lateral tail-feather, too, has its outer well deep rufous, while it is white, hlack- 

 spolteil, in the specimen of s/hn-i-iriiis. 



J.ist (,/ S/irciiiirn.f ,:riiiiiiiii:i/. — Nat. Mils., 11 ; ISost. Soc, \i ; I'liihid., 1 ; (t. N. Lawrence, 4 ; 

 I!. Hidgway, 1. Total, 'J:!. 



Mi-usuirinnils. - g. Wing, li.UO 7.10 ; tail, I.SO-S.IO; culinen, .50; tar.sus, 1.4,"j-14S; 

 niiddh' toe, .90. S]iecinicns, 4. 9' ^^''"rJ> 7.00-7.50; tail, 5.00-5.15; culnicn, .50; tarsus, 

 l.ys - 1.40 ; middle toe, .SS-.DO. Specimens. :3. 



