FALCo.NID.K-TIII'; FAIX'oNS. V7'' 



the wiiifr-rorniiiln cnniioi lie iisrcriaiiicil. Wiii.ir, l"i.")ii: tiiil. s..",(); tuisns. '_'..',ii ; mi, mi,. 

 Inc. 1.(10. Li'ii.irili, 1!»J ; cxiciii, ITi. 



Vo'llii/ Utah' (•')!!, "lio, MilZlltlllll, AfcX.; ClllnUrl A. .1. I Jr'liysdll). < irUi'lllIU silnil:,!' In 



the piccciliiii;- ; li-i\ll]iTs dl' ni'cU, liack, iiinl under pjiiL-i iniirc ciiiispiciinush >|i.iiiivl wiih 



wliilc lii'liriilli tlic slll'liici., tlicsc s|ii)ls (■(l^^ic|l'|■,■lllly cxposi'd oil the li|'(.iist Mini ii|.|h'|' liiil- 

 c•^)V^'^t^'. Tiiil iU'i'|i (lurk viuiilyki'-lii<nvii. Iliimly lipiicil with jiulcr. iiiiil (■i'n--r(| «ii|| 

 iiuiiii'i-Diis iiiirrow ulili(|iii' liaiids dl' lilai'k ; siihlri'iiiiiiid one Iji-diidoi. Iiciiii; iilnuu lliivc 

 loiirllis of ill! iiicli ill \vi<llli,- llic next oiif is not a roiiiMJi as wide, iiiid i'ro»|.s almiil an 

 iiK'h aniciicir III liic la>t ; tlic di>liuiiT lictwccn the l^lac'k liands iliniini>lii.s Inwanls llii. 

 liasi' dl' llic laik sd llial at'lrr tlic .-.rvclilli dl' tlu'Sf, lid llidl-c can lie disliiiL;iiislH(|. Iiiiici' 

 wcl.s passii.L' iiild wliitisii Idwards i'dj.''«'s, lliis prevailing'' on k'ltrriil feallicrs. I'dinili (piill 

 Idii.iii'sl ; liiinl scarcely shoiler; lil'ili liiii litili. .-horlrr ihaii lliird; socond inlciinrdialo 

 Ijotweeli lillli anil sixlli; lirst cipial to ci^litli. Winj;, ].").;!(); tail, 8.S(t: laiMis. I'.IO • 

 middle loe. \.W. I,eii,uili, l.".;'J : alar extent, ■\9^. I5ill black nl tip, lilnish-lirown al liaso; 

 iris dark lirmvn. 



Hah. (inaleiiiala, .Mexii.'o, and adjoinin.^- parts of I'liited .Status; Arizona (Conis); 

 .Santa Clara Co., Cal. (('ndi'KK). 



i.isr 111-- si'i:cimi:ns i;\.\MiNi:r). 

 National Miiseiini. '_' : I'liiladelphia Acadeinv, '_'. Tolal. 1. 



Tlicn^ ciui Ills lull littk' diuilit tlitit tliis ]i1iiiiimoc doiinti's a vnuiioor .stnije 

 ul' tliu .simic .'<]ii.'ci('s as tlic Ji.uinonrriis ul' .Sclatcf. 'I'lic adiill Idi'd dcscrilied 

 tilidvc is iiioultiiij;', and twd tail-l'catlicrs ol' the old ]ilimia,uo, wiiicli liavo 

 not yet been cast, are lU'ccisely like those of this speciiaeii, the new onus lieiii"' 

 entirely dill'erenl, as will he seen hy Die description. Takino- witli this tlio 

 exaci siiiiiiarity (d' the |)alteni oi' tinder side of jiriinarie.s, as well as the 

 pliunixo-e in u'eneral, and the saineness of ])roi)ortion.s, one cannot htit he con- 

 vinced ol' their idtsntity. The localities of tlie two specimens are also so 

 near that it is .sciirc(dy possilile liiey are distinct. 



The pluina.^e of this sta^e is ])aiallel in its relation to the tidult, Mith 

 that of the youn.ij; ol' Jl. n/lii/mns var. iin'nuttis, both dill'erino- from the mature 

 sta.ue in nearly the .same ijarticnlar.s, the more numerous hands on the tail 

 distin.miishin.Li the yoiiiiLt of iicarly all Unfms from adult., of tlie same 

 specis. 



An adtilt specimen from :\rcxico, in the collection nl' the riiiladeljihia 

 Academy (withotit ntimher or other indications on tlas lalielj, thotioh res-m- 

 hlino- the two specimens described, in all essential ]ioiiits, tliHers from them 

 in rei-ard to the coloration of the tail. The main differences tire as follows : 

 Tail dee]) l)]ack basally and subterminally, the tip (very narrowly) and a 

 middle zone al)otit 2.0(1 inches broad, ami 1.80 from the ti]), being dtiller 

 and more brownisli-blaek, this irrei^'ularly defined anteriorly, Imt of sharp 

 re<,mlar detinition alonj,' the posterior border; the subterminal l>Iack band 

 is very preci.sely delined on the inner webs, and anterior to this nearly the 

 whole imier web is while, irregularly blotched with black towards the base, 

 however; the markings of somewhat lonoitudintil direction ; the outer webs 

 are black to the very base. Wing, 1(;,.".0 ; '.ail, D.OU ; tarsu.s, 2.70; nuddlc 

 toe, 1.80. Wing-formula, 4, .") - o -2 - (> - 7, 1. 



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