500 Al'PKXDIX. 



HarporhynchUB rufus (I, 37). Acuordiuj,' to Mr. Allen (Bull. Mua. Cump. 

 Ziiii., No). Ill, No. (i, J). i;tl) tills Hiweies is foiiinl on tlio eiistern slope of tlie 

 JtiifiiV MiiiintiiiiiH ill ('(iloriulo. It i.s not inuliided in the " liinls of Ciilil'oriiiii," 

 but Dr. Coiipur states tlmt in Septeinlier, 1870, lie found ii strii;,'f,'lei' iit ('leiir 

 Lal<o, elose to the lower town. It was in a tliieket witli its western cousins, Imt 

 possessed unniistiilvalily all tiie fliarueteristius of the eastern bird, Unfortunately, 

 it was not secured. As tliis species is short-winded and nearly resilient in nuiny 

 Incalilies, its occurrence so far from its usual resort is suinewhut reniarkiilile. It 

 had none of the appearance of a caye-bird. 



HarporhynchUB curviroBtriB, var. palmeri (I, 43). Four spcciincus from 

 Tucson, .XrizDiia, were recently forwariled for examination by Dr. ('ones, collected 

 by the indcliiti^rable Captain Ucndire, l'. S. A., when stationed at that post. The 

 specimens are all true jmlmrri in the charactors which definitely separate it from 

 currlroslriK, its nearest ally, and show the seasonal discrejiancies in the shades of 

 color. A male and female, collected in November, ditl'cr from the types, which are 

 summer birds, in beinj; of a brownish-plumbeous above, even more ashy than in 

 any specimens of ciiri'iruKtris which we have seen. In all other respects, however, 

 they are ty])ical examples of vnr. pa/mrri, anrl substantiate the validity of this 

 well-marked form. The measurements of these two specimens are as follows : - — 



cf . Wing, 4.00 ; tail, 4.il(» ; culmen, 1.4.") ; tarsus, 1.25 ; middle toe, 1.00. 



9. " 4,20 " 4.80 " 1.40 " 1.20 " .90. 



The description of this form was first publi.shed by Dr. Cones in "Key to 

 North American Hirds" (October, 1872), p, Sol, the typo being specimen No. 

 Gl,.")8!), Mus. S. I. 



HarporhynchUB bendirei, Coues (Am. Nat. Vol. VII, June, 1873, p. 330, 



fig. (iit). 



Cii.\n. Nearly .'iiinilar to // jmJinrri in color, l)iit whiter on the breast, and apparently 

 more ocln'.ieeous on tiie flank.-*. !Nbicli smaller than //. palmeri, with smaller and very 

 dilTcreiitly shaped l>ill. Afale (not adult), No. 2,(!8fi, M,is. K. C. Wing, 4.10; tail, 4.50; 

 ciihnci), l.l.'i; lar.'iiis, 1.20; middle toe, .88. Female (.idiill). No. 2,088, Mus, E. C. 

 Winjr, ;5.«(>; tail, 4.4(t; culincn, 1.1,">; tar.sus, l.b'j ; iniiklle toe, .88. 



Jlab, Tucson, Arizona. 



This new form Dr. Coues considers to be most nearly related to the //. cinereus 

 of Cape St. Lucas ; and judging from its eggs, lately sent to the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution by Captain Bendire, such appear to be really its affinities. 



The eggs sent i)y ('aptain Bendire (No. 10,480, Mus. S. I.) measure 1.00 in 

 length by .80 in breadth, and are three in number. Their ground-color is a dull 

 bluish-white, spotted with a very faint shade of reddish-brown, the spots thickest 

 round the larger end. 



HarporhynchUB crissalis (I, 47). Captain Bendire found this species 

 breeding abundantly near Tucson, Arizona (See Coues, Am. Nat. VI, June, 1872, 

 370). The eggs in all instances were similar to those described as found by Dr. 

 Palmer, ii:ispotted, and in size, shape, ond color, hardly distinguishable from the 

 eggs of the common Robin (T. mujratorius). They are of an oblong-oval shape, 

 rounded and nearly equal at either end, and measure 1.10 inches in length by .75 

 in breadth. 



