122 FALCONID^. 



Stoae, Pr. Acad. Phil. 1890, pp. 205 ", 214"; Cherrie, Auk, 1892, p. 328"; Richm. Pr, 

 U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 520"; Bendire, Life Hist. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 309, t. 10 

 figs. 11-16'* ; Fisher, Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr. no. 3, p. 115, t. 17"; A. O. U. Check-l 

 N. Amer. Birds, p. 140 '' ; Underwood, Ibis, 1896, p. 446 " ; Chapman, BuU. Amer. Mus 

 N. H. viii. p. 286 " ; Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, no. 14, p. 38 ". 



ntmunculus sparvenus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 284 " ; 1858, pp. 295 ", 357 " ; 1859, pp. 368 ", 390 " 

 1864, p. 178"; Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 52 '^ Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 219"; P. Z. S 

 1870, p. 838 ^ ; Dugfes, La Nat. i. p. 138 " ; Salvin, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 158" ; 1870, p. 215" 

 Ibis, 1872, p. 323 " ; Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 503 " ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. is. pp. 134 ^\ 

 207"; Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 301''; Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, p. 39" 

 V. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 369'" ; Grayson, Pr. Bost. Soc. N. H. xiv. p. 269"; Nutting 

 Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 403"; vi. pp. 377", 388"; Ridgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v 

 pp. 498 ", 502 " ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 457 ". 



Cerchneis sparveria, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. i. p. 437"; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 45"; 

 Sumichr. La Nat. v. p. 237 ". 



Falco sparverins deserticolus, Mearas, Auk, 1892, p. 263*'; Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. v. 

 p. 34". 



Cerchneis deserticola, Sharpe, Hand-1. Birds, i. p. 278 ". 



Supra cinnamomeus, dorsi plumis paucis nigro transfasciatis, scapularibus cinereo apicem versus adumbratis ; 

 tectricibus alaium pulchre scbistaceis, maoulis nigris cordifonnibus ornatis; tectricibus primariomni 

 schistaceis, nigro tremsfasciatis ; remigibus nigricantibus, infcus late albo fasciatis ; secundariis pulchre 

 Bchistaceis, basin versus nigris et intus albo fasciatim notatis ; dorso postico, uropygio, snpracandalibus 

 caudaque cinnamomeis, hac albo terminata, fascia lata subterminali nigra; pileo pulchre schistaceo, 

 macula magna verticali cinnamomea vel pallide castanea ; loris et fronte basali, cum supercllio angusto, 

 albidis ; regione oculari et fascia mystacali nigris ; facie lateraU reliqua alba, regione parotica nigro 

 circumdata ; gutt.ure albido ; corpore reliquo subtus pallide cinnamomeo, pectore et hypochoudriis maculis 

 ovalibus nigris notatis ; tibiis et subcaudalibus pallidioribus, lactescenti-albis, immaculatis ; subalaribus 

 albis, nigro maeulatis : rostro cyanescente, apice nigro ; cera flava ; pedibns flavis, unguibus nigris ; 

 iride brannea. Long, tota circa 10'5, alae 7-7, caudse 4-95, culm. 0'6, tarsi 1-45. (Descr. maris ex 

 fl. Salado, Nuevo Leon. Mus. nostr.) 



2 mari dissimiUs. Supra sordide cinnamomeus, sed ubique schistaceo-fusco transfasciatus ; tectricibus primari- 

 orum secundariisque maculis cinnamom^eis fasciatim notatis ; primariis nigricantibus, cinnamomeo vel 

 rufescenti-albido intus triquetrim notatis ; supracaudalibus rectricibusque cinnamomeis, sohistaceo-nigro 

 transfasciatis, fascia subterminali latiore ; pileo et facie lateral! ut in mari picturatia ; gutture albo ; 

 gastreeo reliquo paUide cinnamomeo-brunneo, plumis late albido marginatis vel maculis ovalibus albidis 

 notatis vel fasciatis ; tibiis et subcaudalibus albidis fere immaculatis ; subalaribus et axillaribus pectoris 

 concoloribus. Long, tota circa ll-o, alae 7'7, caudee 4-8, culm. 0'6, tarsi 1'4. (Descr. femins ex 

 Oaxaca. Mus. nostr.) 



Hab. North America, east of the Rocky Mountains, and from the Great Slave Lake 

 south to Northern South America {T. sparveritis), Western United States, north 

 to Eastern British Columbia and Western Montana, south to Mazatlan in North- 

 western Mexico (T. deserticoltts)^^. — Mexico {Beppe & Schiede^, Wagler^), 

 Pachico, Granados, Nacori (Robinette ^°), Tutuaca, Chihuahua 9600 feet, Santa 

 Isabel, El Toro (Lloyd), Mazatlan {Grayson^^, Forrer), Tres Marias Islands 

 [Grayson^^^^, Forrer, Nelson^% Aldama, Tamanlipas, Tamesi, Plains of San 

 Luis Potosi, Ajusco, Zacatecas, Aguas Calientes, Bolanos {Richardson), Santana 



