124 U. S. p. E. E. EXP. AND SUEVETS — ZOOLOGY — GENEEAL EEPOET, 



CHAKACTERS OF SPECIES. 



NUMBER AND LOCALITY OF SPECIMENS. 



5224. White Earth river, Nebraska. 5225. Fort Pierre. 8863. Loup forls... 



5603. Little Blue river, Nebraska.. 



6214. Near Fort Pierre 



6158. Milk river, Nebraska .. 



4638. Fort Pierre, female, ashy throat 



5212. Yellowstone 



5213. Yellowstone 



5211. Fort Union 



8258. Fort Laramie -- 



5601. Fort Laramie 



O. auraius. 



6a. h. e. d. e 



a. b. c. d. e.. 



b. c. 2d. e 



b. e 



a', b. d. e 



a. b. d, e 



d. e 



a. d. e 



c. d 



G. mexieanus. 



a. 



a*, d 



a». c. d 



a b. c 



u. 56. c 



a*, b. e 



a. b. c. 2d. . 

 a. b. e 



a. b. e. d. e. 



* The slighest possible trace of black on the cheeks. 

 List of specimens. 



Locality. 



Yellow predominating on shafts. 



Fifty miles west of Fort Pierre,Nebraska. 



do do 



do do 



FortPierre 



Near Fort Pierre 



Squaw Butte creek, Nebraska 



do do 



do do 



Powdr-r river, Nebraska 



Fort Union 



Yellowstone river,, 



do .,, 



do 



do 



White Earth river 



Milk river, Nebraska 



Little Blue, Nebraska , 



Loup fork, Nebraska 



Fifty miles above mouth of Flatte , 



Orange predominating on ehafts. 



Fort Laramie 



Republican fork 



Fifty miles west of Fort Pierre 



Fort Union, Nebraska 



Yellowstone 



do 



When col- 

 lected. 



April 10, 



do. 



April 18, 

 May 30, 



do. 



July 4, 

 ..... do. 



do, 



Aug. 3, 

 July 23, 

 Aug. 19, 

 Aug. 22, 

 Aug. 23, 

 Aug. 19, 

 Sept. 6, 

 Aug. 31, 

 July 7, 

 July 27, 

 July 2, 



1855 

 1856 



1856 

 1856 

 1856 

 1856 

 18S6 

 1856 

 1856 

 1853 

 1856 

 1857 

 1857 



Sept. 1,1857 

 Oct. 1, 1856 

 April 10, 1855 

 J.ily 19, 1856 

 July 28,1866 

 July 25, 1856 



Whence obtained. 



Dr. Hayden 



Uol. A. Vaughan. 



do : 



Lieut. Warren . . . 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Gov. Stevens . . . . 



Lieut. Bryan ,,.. 



Lieut. Warren . , . 

 do 



W. M. Magraw . . 

 Lieut. Bryan .... 

 Ool. A. Vaughan. 

 Lieut. Warren... 



do 



do 



Orig. 

 No. 



73 



Collected by- 



Length. 



Dr. Hayden,. 



, do 



do 



, do 



do 



do 



do , 



do 



do 



do 



do , 



do 



do 



do 



Dr. Suckley . 



W.S. Wood. 



Dr. Hayden.. 

 do 



Dr. Oooper . . 

 W. S. Wood. 

 Dr, Hayden.. 

 ,.o...do... . 



do 



do 



Stretch 

 of wings. 



13.12 

 12.60 



13.00 



12.25 

 12.00 



12.00 

 11.10 



12.60 

 12.37 

 13.00 



19.50 

 19.50 



20.12 

 20.50 



20.50 

 17.75 



20.00 

 20.12 

 2.08 



Wing. 



6.50 

 6.25 



6.25 

 7.00 



6.50 

 5.60 



6,37 

 6.37 

 6.37 



