. Birds of the Colorado valley ... scientific and popular information concerning North American ornithology;. Birds. 68 CHARACTERS OF HARPORHYNCHUS BENDIRII white, palest (nearly white) on the belly and throat, more decidedly rusty- hrowuish on the sides, flanks, and crissum, the breast alone marked with nnmerons small arrow-head spots of the color of the back. Bill light colored at base belew. $: Length, about 9J; wing, 4; tail, 4J ; bill (chord of cul- men), i; along gape, H; tarsus, li; middle toe and claw, IJ. ? rather smaller; wing, SJ, &c. This species is allied to, and in some respe
. Birds of the Colorado valley ... scientific and popular information concerning North American ornithology;. Birds. 68 CHARACTERS OF HARPORHYNCHUS BENDIRII white, palest (nearly white) on the belly and throat, more decidedly rusty- hrowuish on the sides, flanks, and crissum, the breast alone marked with nnmerons small arrow-head spots of the color of the back. Bill light colored at base belew. $: Length, about 9J; wing, 4; tail, 4J ; bill (chord of cul- men), i; along gape, H; tarsus, li; middle toe and claw, IJ. ? rather smaller; wing, SJ, &c. This species is allied to, and in some respects intermediate between, H. curuirostns palmeri and H. cinereus ; Its closest relationships being decidedly with the latter, though the appearance of the under parts is altogether dif- ferent. It is distinguished from palmeri in being much smaller, with a much. Fig. 10.âHead of Arizona Thrasher, nat. size. shorter and differently shaped bill, different proportions of tarsus and toes, and obviously different coloration (compare measurements and description). It comes much nearer S. cinereus, in spite of some decided differences both of form and color. In the latter, the bill, though of nearly the same length, is more curved; the tarsus is not longer than the middle toe and claw; the third-sixth quills of the wing are about equal and longest, the second being about equal to the eighth ; while the under parts are as distinctly and heavily spotted as those of H. rufua itself. The two are of about the same size, and in the coloration of the upper parts are much alike. While fully recognizing the close relationships of H. iendirii to S. cinereusâin fact, hav- ing insisted upon them from the outset, when it was assumed that the bird was nearer palmeriâI am not prepared to assent to Mr. Henshaw's reduction of the species to a variety of dnereua. I recognize the conscien- tious care with which he has made his comparisons, and regret that I can- not agree with conclusions so drawn, u
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