384 CATHAETES CALIFOENIANUS. 



B. N. A. 1858, 5.— Steicbx., Om. Syn. 1855, 2.— Pdtn., Pr. Ess. Inst, i, 1856, 223 

 (Swampscott, Mass., Nov. 1850, Ji'Uson). — Scl., Ibis, i, 1859, 213 (Guaiemala). — 

 SCL., P. Z. S. 1860, 287 (Ecuador).— Taylor, Ibis, ii, 1860, 223 (Honduras).— 

 Alien, Pr. Ess. Inst, iv, 1864, 81 (Massachusetts, quotes JilUon, 1. c, and a second 

 specimen at Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 28, 1863, Vernll).—CouES, ihid. v, 1868, 

 254 (Massachusetts, quotes Putnam and Allen). — Mayn., B. Mass. 1870, 137 (same 

 quotations).— Dress., Ibis, 1865, 322 (Texas).— Scl. & Salv., P. Z. S. 1867, 589 

 (Para).— Pblz., Orn. Bras, i, 1868, 1 (Rio).— Coues, Pr. Bost. Soc. xii, 1868, 120 

 (South Carolina, resident).— Coues, Pr. Phila. Acad. 1871, 28 (North Carolina, 

 rare, March and November).— Allex, Bull. M. C. Z. ii, 1871, 312 (critical).— 

 BoARDM., Am. Nat. iii, 1869, 498 (Calais, Me.). — Allen, tftieZ. 646 (Hudson, Mass., 

 in 1869; one kiUed, several seen). — CouBS, Key, 1872, 222. 



CatharUta atrata, Gray, Hand-list, i, 1869, 3, No. 16 (V., Anal. 1816, 22).— B. B. & E., 

 N. A. B. iii, 1874, 351. 



Vulttir aura niger, b. Kekr, Gm. 1792, 473. 



Vultur aura, Daud., Tr. Om. ii, 1800, 19 (based on P. E. 187). Not of Idnnmis. 



Cathartea aura, " Spix, Av. Spec. Nov. 1824, 2" (Allen). Not of authors. 



Vultur urubu, Vieill., Ois. Am. Sept. 1807, pi. 2. 



Catliartes urubu. Less., Tr. Om. 1831, 27 ; Voy. 614.— D'Orbig., Voy. 1844, 31, pi. 1. 



Percnopterus urubu, Steph., G. Z. xiii, 1826, 7, pi. 31. 



Caihartes fcetens. III., "M. Berol."— Light., Verz. 1823, 63.— Maxim., Beitr. iii, 1830, 58.— 

 ScHOMB., Guiana, 1840, 742.— TsCH., Wiegm. Arch. 1844, 262 ; Fn. Pern, 71.— 

 Hartl., Ind. Az. 1.— Gray, Gen. of B. pi. 1, f. 3.— Keinh., Vid. Med. 1870, 62. 



Vultur iota, Ord, ed. Wils. ix, 1814, 104, pi. 75, f. 2 (not o{ Molina, Gmelin, or Daudin). — 

 Jard., ed. Wils. iii, 236. 



CatJiartes iota, Bp., Syn. 1828, 23; Isis, 1832, 1135; List, 1838, 1.— Nutt., Man. i, 1832, 

 46.— AUD., Orn. Biog. iii, 1835, 33 ; v, 1839, 345 ; pi. 106.— Pbale, U. S. Expl. 

 Exped. 1848, 59.— King, Voy. Beagle, i, 532. 



Neophron iota, Cuv., E. A. 2d ed. i, 137. 



Hab. —Tropical and subtropical America. On the Atlantic coast, north regularly to 

 North Carolina, casually to Massachusetts ; resident from South Carolina southward. 



Cathartes californianus, {Shaw) Cuvier. 



Vultur californianus, Shaw, Nat. Misc. ix, 1797, pi. 301; Gen. Zool. vii, 1809, 10. — Latii., 

 Ind. Orn. Snppl. 2. — Dougl., Zool. Journ. iv, 328 ; Isis, 1831, 110.— James., ed. 

 AVils. iv, 259. 



Cathartes californianm, Cvrv., E. A. 2d ed. i, 316.— Bp., Syn. 1828, 22; Isis, 1832, 1135; 

 List, 18;58, 1 ; Consp. i, 1850, 9.— Nutt., Man. i, 1834, 39.— Sw., Classif. B. ii, 

 1837, 206.— AuD., Orn. Biog. v, 1839, 240, pi. 426; Syn. 1839, 2; B. Am. i, 1840, 

 12, pi. 1.— Brew., ed. Wils. 1840, 832.— Gray, Gen. of B. i, 1844, pi. 2.— DbKay, 

 N. Y. Zool. ii, 1844, 3.— Peale, U S. Expl. Exp. 1848, 58.— Cass., 111. 1854, 58; 

 B. N. A. 1858, 5.— Strickl., Orn. Syn. 18.55, 3.— Newb., P. E. E. Eep. vi, 1857, 

 73.— Hberm., ibid. X, 1859, pt. vi, 59.— Tay., Cal. Mag. iii, 1859, 537 (figure of 

 eggs and young).— Coop. & Suck., N. H. Wash. Ter. 1860, 141.— Gub., Cat. 

 Eapt. B. 1864, 39.— Coues, Pr. Phila. Acad. 1866, 42 (Fort Yuma, Ariz.).— Sol., 

 P. Z. S. 1866, 366, fig. — ; 1868, 183, fig. —.—Coop., B. Cal. i, 1870, 496.— Coues, 

 Key, 1872, 222. 



Catharista californiana, Gray, List B. Br. Mus. 1844, 4 ; Hand-list, i, 1869, 3, No. 17. 



Sarcorliamphus californianus, Stbph., Gen. Zool. xiii, 1826, 6. — ViG., Zool. Journ. ii, 375. — 

 Sw. &. Rich., F. A. B. ii, 1831, 1.— Light., Akad. Wissen. Berol. 424, pi. 1. 



Pseudogryphus californianus, ElDGW. — B. B. & E., N. A. B. iii, 1874, 338. 



Vultur columbianus, Ord, Guthrie's Geog. ii, 1815, 315. 



Cathartes ifulturinus, Temm., PI. Color. 1820, 31.— Less., Man. Orn. ii, 1628, 10. 



Sab. — ^Pacific coast of the United States, from the Columbia Eiver to Lower Califor- 

 nia. Utah (iZensftaw)). Arizona ( CoMes). 



