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redivivus ; the outer tail feather is also narrowly margined with white. The difference in 
length of the second quill in heing decidely longer than the secondaries instead of shorter, is 
very conspicuous. 
In the collection before me is a specimen (8128) which I find it difficult to refer to any of the 
species here described. The upper parts are most like those of curvirostris , being of the same 
grayish brown ; there is, however, a very faint trace of the white bands on the wings. The 
under parts, however, show more of the decided whitish of curvirostris, the breast being strongly 
tinged with ash as far as the belly, which is lighter, and shows some obsolete rounded spots. 
The under tail coverts and anal region are darker than in curvirostris, but less rufous than in 
redivivus. The tail lacks the white tips of curvirostris, although absolutely lighter at the 
end. The wings are, however, similar, even to the whitish flexure and tips of coverts. It is 
possible that this specimen may belong to a different species from any I here describe. The 
bill has the moderate curvature of T. curvirostris. In general characters it comes nearest to the 
Toxostoma vetula, of Wagler, Isis, 1831, 528. The diagnosis would be as follows : 
Above ash gray; sides and beneath, similar, but a little paler. Throat whitish. Crissum brownish yellow, becoming lighter 
on the abdomen. Belly with very obscure spots. Tail with indistinctly lighter tips. Bend of the wing and narrow tips to 
greater coverts whitish. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When 
collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig. 
No. 
Collected by— 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
Remarks. 
7101 
7200 
4023 
4022 
""s" 
Q 
Q 
Ringgold barracks, Tex. 
J. H. Clark . . 
11.50 
10.00 
10.00 
14.50 
12.50 
11 7S 
4.50 
4.12 
a. 75 
Brownsville, Texas 
Feb.—, 1853 
24 
Eyes yellow, bill dark lead, 
feet lead color. 
Dr. Heermann 
HARPORHYNCHUS LONGIROSTRIS, Cab. 
Orpheus longirostris, Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool. I, April, 1838, 55.- — Ib. Mag. de Zool. 1839 ; Oiseaux, pi. i. 
Toxostoma longirostre, Cabanis, Wiegmann's Archiv, 1847, i, 207. — (longirostris) Bonap. Consp. 1850, 277. 
Mimus longirostris, Gray, Genera, 1844- '49. 
liarporhynchus longirostris, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1851, 81. 
Sp. Ch. — Similar to H. rvfus. Wings much rounded ; second quill shorter than the secondaries. Exposed portion of the 
bill as long as the head ; the lower edge decidedly decurved or concave . Above rather dark brownish rufous; beneath pale 
rufous white ; streaked on the sides of the neck and body, and across the breast, with very dark brownish black, nearly 
uniform throughout. Two rather narrow white bands on the wings. The concealed portion of the quills dark brown. 
Length, 10.50; wing, 4.00; tail, 5.00; tarsus, 1.40. 
Hub. — Lower Rio Grande. South through Eastern Mexico. 
This species is very similar to the H. rufus, but may be readily distinguished by well marked 
characters. The feet and bill are decidedly longer ; the latter measuring 1.15 inches 
instead of about .95 ; it is also much more curved, the lower edge being concave or bow shaped, 
instead of straight. The wings and tail, on the other hand, are shorter ; the former much 
more rounded. The rufous of the back is considerably darker ; the stripes beneath are larger 
and almost uniform black, instead of partly rufous. The hinder part of the breast and the 
central portion of the abdomen are much more unspotted. 
A specimen of this species from Xalapa, belonging to Mr. Lawrence, is very similar to those 
from Brownsville, the bill perhaps a little longer ; the white bands on the wings narrower. 
