BIRDS-CYPSELIDAE—CHAETURA VAUXII. 
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CHAETURA VAUXII, DeKay. 
Oregon Swift. 
Cypselus vauxii, Townsend, J. A N. Sc. VIII, 1839, 148, (Co), river.)— 1b. Narrative, 1839. 
Chaetura vauxii, DeKay, N. Y. Zool. II, 1844, 36. 
Jlcantliylis vauxii, Bonap. Comptes Rendus, XXVIII, 1854 ; notes Delattre, 90.— Cassin, Ill. I, 1855, 250.— 
Newberry, Zool. Cal. and Or. Route, 78 ; P. R. It. Surv. VI, 1857. 
Sr. Ch—L ight sooty brown; rump and under parts paler ; lightest on the chin and throat. Length, 4.50 inches; wing, 
4.75 ; tail, 1.90. 
Hab .—Pacific coast, from Puget’s Sound to California. 
This species hears a very close resemblance to the common chimney birds of the eastern 
States, being only readily distinguishable by its much smaller size, less than 4^ inches instead 
of 5|. The wing, too, is nearly an inch shorter. The tarsus and the middle toe, however, 
seem absolutely longer. The rump is a little paler than in C. pelasgia, as well as the under 
parts, where the chin and throat are lighter, almost dirty white, and gradually becoming a 
little darker behind, although even the hinder part of the belly is much lighter than the back, 
instead of being of the same color with it. 
This species, though probably not rare on the western coast, has only been collected by J. K. 
Townsend (his specimen in the Phila. Academy) and by Dr. Kennerly of American explorers. 
Delattre, however, brought it from California. It is very closely allied to several small South 
American species, and may have been described under another if not a prior name. 
List of specimens . 
Catal. No. 
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o 
m 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence ob¬ 
tained. 
Original No. 
Collected by— 
tb 
G 
a> 
J 
Extent. 
fcb 
G 
g 
Tail. 
Tarsus. 
Middle toe. 
Its claw 
alone. 
Bill above. 
Along gape. 
Specimen 
mea;ured. 
8411 
Q 
July 5,1857 
10 
4.50 
10.75 
4 50 
.do. 
.do. 
.do. 
4.40 
4.70 
1.70 
.50 
.61 
.25 
.20 
.56 
Skin. 
4.15 
4.75 
1.90 
.40 
.20 
.51 
Mounted. 
Townsend.) 
