184 

 Fam. PiciD^. 

 8. Colaptes mexicanus rufipileus noMs. 



Fam. Strigid^. 



9. 

 10. 



1 ) 



Of > (Unidentified.) 



Fam. Falconidje. 

 11. Polyborus lutosus nobis. 



Fam. SYLYIID.E. 



1. EEGULUS CALENDULA OBSGUEUS, wo&is. 



Ch. — Adult: — Above olive-gray, with a slight greenish cast, the pri- 

 maries and tail-feathers edged with dull salphnr-yellow; both rows of 

 wing-coverts tipped with dull grayish-white, foraiing two well defined 

 bands. A distinct, broad, dull- white, orbital ring. Lower parts pale 

 grayish-buff, the sides slightly tinged with olivaceous. Male, crown 

 with a large central patch of vermilion-red, concealed or exposed at 

 pleasure; wing, 2.15-2.20; tail, 1.85-1.95; bill, 0.25; tarsus, 0.80; middle 

 toe, 0.38-0.1:0. Female, without the red on the crown; wing, 2.00; tail, 

 1.70; bill, 0.22; tarsus, 0.80; middle toe, 0.40. 



Bemarhs. — This resident insular race of the Euby-crowned Kinglet 

 differs very appreciably from the continental form in the considerably 

 darker, more plumbeous shade of the upper surface, the larger bill, and 

 rather shorter wings and tail; the tarsis and toes are also appreciably 

 longer. The differences may be more precisely expressed b3^ the follow- 

 ing table of comparative characters : — 



B. CALENDULA OBSCURUS. — Wing, 2.00-2.20; tail, 1.70-1.95; bill, 

 0.22-0.25; tarsus, 0.80; middle toe, 0.38-0.40. Upper parts dusky 

 brownish-gray anteriorly. Eab. — Guadeloupe Island. 



E. CALENDULA CALENDULA. — Wing, 2.20-2.30; tail, 1.85-1.90; bill, 

 0.20-0.22 ; tarsus, 0.75 ; middle toe, 0.35. Upper parts light olivaceous- 

 gray anteriorly. Eab. — North America in general (continental). 



The comparative measurements of the two races are as follows : — 



E. OBSCURUS. 



Catalogue 



Orisjinal 



Sex and 



age. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill.* 



Tarsus. 



Middle toe. 



70036 

 70037 



36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 37 



d ad. 

 d ad. 

 d ad. 

 d ad. 

 ? ad. 



2.15 

 2.15 

 2.20 

 2.20 

 2.00 



1.85 

 1.85 

 1.95 

 1.95 

 1.70 



0.25 

 0.25 

 0.25 



0.80 

 0.80 

 0.80 



0.38 



70038 





70039 





70040 



0.22 



0.80 



0.40 



■ The bill is measured from the anterior portion of the nostril, and not from the base of the culmen. 



E. CALENDULA. 



Catalogue No. 



Sex and 

 age. 



Locality. 



Wing. Tail. 



Bill. 



Tarsus. 



Middle toe. 



1993, Mus. E. E .... 

 1430, Mus. K. K.... 



d ad. 

 ? ad. 



Alaska. - 

 Illinois.. 



2. 30 1. 90 

 2. 20 1. 85 



0.22 

 0.20 



0.75 

 0.75 



0.35 

 0.35 



