HARPORHYN0IIU8. 



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BosAP. Consp. 1850, 27<). — Onotropieit montnnut, Baird, Birds N. 

 Aiiier. 1858, 347.— Solatek, P. Z. S. 185i>, 340.— lu. fatal. 18U1, 

 8, no. 30. 



Jlab, Rocky MtH. of Duited Status, west to Paciflo, south to Cap« St. Luoas. 



Specimens from Capo St. Lucas, as usual, are smaller than muro 

 nortluTii ones. 



A young bird from Ft. Bridger is precisely like the adult, differ- 

 ing only in having the edges of the dorsal feathers lighter, causing 

 a streaked appearance. The wings aud tail are considerably darker 

 than in au 'dult. 



LocaHty. 



Flirt Iiaiiimle. 

 niack IlillH. 

 Kort Bridger. 

 KattlexUHke Uills. 

 Willow SpriuijH. 

 K.'ho Valli'y, (Uah 

 8. F(irk of Hiim- 

 Zuui Mt^. [holdt. 

 Lower Colorado. 

 Fort Yuma. 

 LoM AogeleH. 



Cape St. Luoas. 



When 

 Collected. 



Sept. 28, 'm. 



April 18, '58. 

 Mny 10. 

 May 14 

 May 22, 'f>fi. 

 May HI, '.'i!». 

 Sept 26, '57. 



Nov. ."S, '59. 

 Nov. 11, '69. 



Received from 



Dr. J. O. Cooper. 

 Lt. Warren. 

 C. Drexler. 

 Capt. lii-ynoldB. 



Capt. SinipHuu. 



Capt. Sltgreavea. 

 Lt. J. C. Ives. 



Lt. Williainsou. 



John Xantus. 



Collected by 



Dr. Haydim. 



Dr Hayden. 

 0. 11. Trook. 

 (J. S MCarlhy. 



Dr. WoodliouHe. 

 MolllmiiKoa. 



Dr. Heeriuaun. 



11,531. Irig yellow. 32,164. Leugtb, 8 60. IrU orange. 



HARPORHTNCHUS, Cabanis. 



Toxogtoma, Wagler, Isis, 1831, 528. (Type T. vetula, Waol., not 



Toxostoma, Raf. 181 G.) 

 Harpes, Gambel, Pr. A. N. S. Phila. II, 1845, 264. (Type Ilarpea redi- 



vivus, Gahb., not of Goldfuss, 1839.) 

 Uarporh/jnchus, Cabanis, Archiv f. Naturg. 1848, f, 98. (Type Ilarpes 



redivivus, Gahb.) 



Bill from forehead as long as, or much longer than the head ; hecoming 

 more and wore decurved in both jaws as lengthened. No indication of a 

 notch. Rictus with the bristles extending beyond the nostrils. Tarsus long 

 and stout, appreciably exceeding the middle toe and claw, strongly scutellate 

 anteriorly. Wings- considerably shorter than tail, much rounded ; the 1st 

 quill more than half the 2d ; 4th or 5th longest. Tail large, much graduated ; 

 the feathers lirm. 



There are few genera in Ornithology where the difference in the 

 comparative length and shape of the bill is so great in the different 

 species ; and yet the transition from the short straight form in H. 

 rufus to the very long aud much decurved one in H, redivivus is 



