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and the long and hard ascent with little or no path would have 
needed more time than I had to devote to it. 
On the descent of White Top I heard a Quail (Colinus vir- 
ginianus ) at an elevation of 4500 feet ; it is common in the lower 
country where I saw one and heard others whistling. 1 observed 
a Yellow-bellied Woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius) aboye 4000 
feet. Ina clearing at the base, there were some Chimney Swifts 
(Chetura pelagica). Inthe country between the upper part of 
the mountain and the railway, or at Glade Spring and its vicin- 
ity, were noticed the Yellowbird, Dove (one of which was seen 
sitting on its nest), Catbird, Red-headed and Golden-winged 
Woodpeckers, a number of Purple Martins, the Kingbird, Ruby- 
throated Hummingbird, Barn Swallow, Indigo-bird, Green 
Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, and some other species, and the notes 
of the Wood Pewee and Maryland Yellow-throat were heard. 
A NEW NAME FOR THE SPECIES OF SPOR- 
OPHILA FROM TEXAS, GENERALLY 
KNOWN AS S. MWORELLE TZ. 
BY GEORGE N. LAWRENCE. 
Sporophila morelleti sharpei. 
Spermophila albigularis LAwR., nec SPIX. 
Spermophila morelleti SCu., nec Bp. 
Spermophila parva SHARPE, nec LAwre. 
I described this species in 1851 (Ann. N. Y. Lyc. Nat. Hist., 
Vol. V, p. 123) as an inhabitant of Texas, under the name of 
Spermophila albigularis Spix. Mr. P. L. Sclater (P. Z.S., 
1856, p. 302) decided that it was not different from S. more/letz, 
Bp. (Cons. Av., Vol. I., p. 497). With this decision I did not 
feel satisfied, as none of the numerous specimens received from 
Texas had the black band on the throat, which exists in the full- 
plumaged male of S. moredletz. It has thus remained until Mr. 
Sharpe in his investigation of the Fringillide for Volume XII of 
the British Museum Catalogue, at page 124, considered it to be 
