RALMD.K - TIIK RAILS — HALU'S. 



359 



Jlii/liis liiiitiirti^lrh rri/iiiiiiii, Itiimw. Hull. Niitt. *Uu. • liili, \'. im. M, July, 18/)0, HO j Noin. N. 



Am. II. IhHl, no. r>*I. Cuikh, (.luck Li-,!, Jil nl. IsS'J, iii). 1173. 

 /,'r(//i/« 'iiiKjinmlris (iiir jloiiii. ), «'iii»>, K>.v, l"*?.', 'J/H ; (lurk l.i»l, ls7^, .10. 405; 11. N. \\. 



1874, u:i(l (.'xil. syii. |.t.), 



<'. aaturatua. 

 ItiilhiH liimjiriish-is Hiiiiii-dliis, "IIknsiiaw, .\|S. ' liiiuiw. Dull. .Nutt. drn. ('lul>, V. mo. !I, .luly, 



!»»(», 110; Noiii. .N. .\iu. II. iHhj. II". .'.71 ". — CniTEM, ('hi'ck LimI, 2'1 cil. In.hJ, no. (17.'i. 



(/. oarlbieua. 



/l(il/i(ii i-fijiilmiH i\ui\ 11. IniKjirmlrin, An I', (all \Vf.t linliiiii ii'rcroiii'i's). 



Hii/lii.i luiKjiraslriM ini-iliii iiH, KiiMiw. Hull. Nutt. (»rii. C'lul>, V. ii<,. a, .luly, 18S0, Ho. 



II All. Sull-walt-r iiiai'^hc^ of liic Atiaiitii: unci (iull icmsts of tlif L'liitoil Stutiv, north — 

 I'li^uiiliy to .MMssm'liiisctt.-i, ri'j^'ularly Ik Cuiiin'i'tifiit i Wrsl lii(liu.4, uml (.'on.st of Noi'tiiiTii Soulli 

 Aiiicricii, III l!i'ii/il. Tin' ;4ni;;ni|iliiiiil racfs liniiiccj a-. rcilInwM : /dik/i'ciw/im to Nuitlifiii Suiitli 

 Aiiii'iii a (( 'awMiiii' to I tall ill) ; vnfiliirun to tlii' Wc-t IiulicH ; mlnrndu to Ihc (iull' iciasl til' tlut 

 I'liiic'cl .Siati'M (liiiiiisiaiia to Klnriiia), aixl i-fi}tiliin» to llic .Vtlantic (•ou>l ol'tlu' I'liiteil Stntrn. 



Sr. CiiAU. Ailiill : .Mmvc, oliviui'cUH-Kiay, or Muni'tinii .t even a^liy, usually viiy olisolfti-iy 

 -iiii«cl, soiiiciiiiios uiiironii, liiil, iiioiT raifly (ninri' j;riii'rally in .Houllii'rn ^iiciinii'iis), ^tripfcl with 

 olivaivoiiH or ovuii (lii«ky ; crown ami im|H' iiniroriii lirown or duMky ; a lirownixh wliiti- sniirajoral 

 >lii|i(' ; side of ihf Inad rliidly ^iiayi^li (^ipiiuliuus iiicliniii;.; to asliy), iliirktir on tlu' loivs, and 



H. timi/iroKlrii crepilann. 



iK'cciiuiii;.' |iali- ciniuinioii or liiitl' on the nial.ir ir^^ion ; chin and tliroal white ; rest of the neck, 

 wlih ju^^ulnni and lireast, |iide cinnaiiion-liiitr, olivaceoiiM-liuH', or, in>>re rarely, dull ciiinaiiion, 

 tiii.;icl will) olive ; Hanks and sides |i,ile o|i\aceciu-L;r.iy cir lirowi.isli slate, liaried willi while (as 

 ill ■■i:<iililH,i) ; a.xillais and liiiiii;; "( the win;,' •.iniilar, liiil inme naiiciwly Inured witii white ; anal 

 iv-iiii ami middle of theulidonieii jilaiii li;^lii liiilf, ^{rayi^li, or dusky, barred with \>liite centrally, 

 |i|aiii while laterally. \Viii;_'-ici\iii^ ii«iiall\ more hrowii than other ii|>]Mr parts; reiuij,'es plain 

 iniilMf. Iiiiiniij iiiiiiini: ll.Xiiclly like that of //. ilmniK and It. iilwihlii^. 



Total length, iilioiil I ».(m>-|.-,.(m» inches; wiiiL,', o. I(M!.(H) j cnlineii, i>.l(i-i'.l.") ; least depth of 

 hill (r,iroU;,'li middle). .i-l-.iA ; tarsus, l.s.-|-i'. Ki ; micldle toe, l.7*» :2.<Ml. 



I'lill lii'ciwiiish (nearly the color of the siipraloral <tiipe). tin- iip]iei' half of the niiiNilla dusky; 

 iii- law-umhur lirown ; loj^'s and feet vi-ry similar in color to outer wehs of primaries (manuscript 

 Holes on fresh specimens killed in .Inly on Vir;,'iiiia coast). Accoi-ilint; to AiDriKix,, the fresh 

 colors of specimens examined liy him were as I'lllows ; '• !,ower inandiMe and ed^jes of upjier 

 y'.'lliiwisli liiown ; rid|,'e of upper and tips of liodi deep luown; iris pule yellow; feet p»ile liviil 

 ^'IMV, liii^^ed with oran;^e alioiil the tiliio-tarsal Joint ; claws dusky." 



Utiltiu li)niiiivnli-in is liy far the most varialile of the North American s])ocies of the jjonus, the 

 vaiiiiiioiis noted ill a lar^je series hein;: idainly local or ;;eo;;ra|)hical to a very lai|;e di tjree, Imt also 

 iiicli\ idual to a consideralile extent. Kxamides from the Atlantic coast of the I'nited .States (New 

 Yolk to North Carolina) are the palest-colored, the npix-r parts liein>» fro(|uently plain ),'rayish, tho 



