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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
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Plate 22. Corvus cryptoleucus, Couch. — White-necked Crow. — No. 4118. Charco Escondido. Type specimen- 505 
23. Corvus americanus, Aud. — Common American Crow. — Eastern United States 566 
24. Corvus caurinus, Baird — Western Fish Crow. — Washington Territory 569 
25. Pica hudsonica, Bon. — American Magpie. — Rocky Mountains .. 576 
26. Pica nutlalli, Aud. — Yellow-billed Magpie. — California... 57S 
27. Fig. 1. Carpodacus cassinii, Baihd. — Cassin's Purple Finch. — Type specimen from New Mexico 414 
Fig 2. Melospizafallax, Baird. — Mountain Song Sparrow. — Type from Pueblo Creek, New Mexico - 481 
28. Fig. 1. Junco dorsalis, Henry.— Eed-backed Snowbird.— 9270 —Fort Thorn, N. M. Type 467 
Fig. 2. rasserculus sandwichensis, Baird. — Nootka Sparrow. — 10263. Male. Russian America 444 
29. Pipilo mesoleucus, Baird. — Canon Finch. — New Mexico 518 
30. Pipilo abertii, Baird. — Abert's Towhec. New Mexico 517 
31. Pyranga hepalica, Swalne. — Mountain Tanager. — Fort Thorn, N. M. Museum Phila. Academy.. 302 
32. Quiscalus baritus, Vieill. — Florida Blackbird. — 10336. — Male. Indian Key, Fla 556 
33. Fig. 1. Potioptiln plumbea, Baird. — Western Gnat Catcher. — 7181. Colorado river. (The figure beneath 
it represents the coloration of the tail) 382 
Fig. 2. PsaUnparus plumbeus, Baird. — Lead-colored Tit. — 0777. Colorado river. Type 398 
Fig. 3. Silta aeukata, Cassin.— Slender-billed Nuthatch. — Profile of head —10209. Fort Tejon 375 
Fig. 4. Sitta carolinensis, Gmelin. — White-bellied Nuthatch. — Profile of head. Pennsylvania 374 
34. Fig. 1. Sphyropicus williatnsonii, Baird. — Williamson's Woodpecker. North California 105 
Fig. 2. Icleria longicauda, Lawrence. — Long-tailed Chat. — From the type belonging to Mr. G. N. Lawrence. 
(No. 8602.) California 249 
35. Fig. 1. Sphyropicus nuchalis, Baird.— Red-throated Woodpecker.— Male.— 10769. Fort Bridger 103.921 
Fig. 2. Sphyropicus nuchalis, Baird. — Head of female. — 10783. Fort Bridger 103 
36. Centurm uropyyialis, Baird. — Gila Woodpecker. — Bill Williams's Fork. — Type. Two figures of the 
male bird. The female lacks the red of the crown Ill 
37. Grusfraterculus, Cassin. —Little Crane.— 10378. Albuquerque, N. M. Type 650 
38. Podiceps occidentalis, Lawrence. — Western Grebe. Washington Territory 894 
39. (I.)* Sco/w me'ealU, Cassin. — Western Mottled Owl. Texas 50 
40. (II.) Fig. 1. Trogon mexicanus, Sw — Mexican Trogon. — 4338. New Leon. Fig. 2. Under view of tail of a 
different specimen 65 
41. (III.) Fig. 1. Picus scalaris, Wagler — Texas Sap-sucker — Male. Texas 94 
Fig. 2. Picus nuitallii, Gambel — Nuttal's Woodpecker. — Male 93 
By an error in the plate the whitish nasal bristles of P. nutlallii are not shown in contradis- 
tinction to the smoky brown ones of P. scalaris. 
42. (IV.) Centurut ft wiventris, Sw. — Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. — Fig. 1, male. — Fig. 2, female. Texas 110 
43. (V.) Figs. 1 and 2. Selasphorus pljtycercus, Gould — Broad-tailed Humming-bird 135 
Fig. 3. Trochilus alexandr, Bouro — Black-chinned Humming-bird. — Male. In Dr. Heermann's collection. 133 
44. (VI.) Chordeiles texensis, Lawrence. — Texas Night Hawk. Texas 154 
45. (VII.) Ceryle americana, Boie — Texas Kingfisher. — Fig. 1 : Adult ; fig. 2 : Young — Texas 159 
46. (VIII.) Momotus caeruliceps, Gould — Saw-bill. — From a Mexican specimen in the Museum of the Phila- 
delphia Academy 101 
47. (IX.) Fig. 1. Pachyrhamphus aglaiae, Lafr. — Rose-throated Flycatcher. — Male. 4025 New Leon. (Pla- 
typsaris affinis of Elliot) _ 164 
Fig. 2. Bathimidurus major, Cabanis. — Thick-bill.— Female. 4026. New Leon 166 
Fig. 3. My iarchus lawrencii, Baird — Lawrence's Flycatcher. — Female. 10028. New Leon.. 181 
" The figures in parenthesis refer to the numbers of the plates in the Mexican Boundary series. 
