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



Sp. Ch. — Male. — Prevailing color, black. A central line on the breast, the abdomen and under tail coverts white ; some 

 fealhers in the latter strongly tinged with dark brown. Bases of all the quills, except the inner and outer, and basal half of all 

 the tail feathers, except the middle one, « patch on each side of the breast, and the axillary region orange red, of a vermilion 

 shade on the breast. Female with the black replaced by olive green above, by brownish white beneath ; the head tinged with 

 ash ; a grayish white lore and ring round the eye. The red of the male replaced by yellow. L( igth, 5.25 ; wing, 2.50 ; 

 tail, 2.45. 



Hot.— Eastern United States to the Missoi»ri plain ; West Indies in winter. Fort Laramie, Dr. Cooper. 



The second, third, and fourth quills are longest, consideraWy exceeding the first, -which is 

 intermediate between the fourth and fifth. The tail feathers are broad, and widening towards 

 the tip ; considerably graduated laterally. ' 



List of specimens. 



SETOPHAGA PICTA, Swain son. 



Setophaga picta, Swainson, Zool. III. 2d Series, I, 1829 ; pi. iii. — Ib. Anim. in Menag. 1838, 293. — Bonap. Consp. 



1850, 312. 

 Muscicapa leucomus, Giradd, Texas Birds, 1841 ; pi. vi. f. 1. 



Sp. Ch. — Male. — Above, with the head and neck all round, and sides of the breast, black ; rest of under parts dark crimson red. 

 The under tail and wing coverts, the outer two, and most of the third tail feathers, and a broad patch on the wing, white. 

 Length, 5.25 ; wing, 2.50 ; tail, 2.60. 

 Hat. — Northern Mexico. 



The specimen before me of this beautiful species is not sufficiently perfect to admit of a satis- 

 factory description. The form appears to be much like that of S. miniata. 



