. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. •uma PROONB. 275 whitish to the edges. This is particularly appreciable in the longer orissal feathers. The edges of the dark ffjithers of throat and jugulum are usually paler, imparting somewhat of a lunulated appearance, their centres sometimes oonsiderably darker, causing an appearance of obsolete spots. There is a tendency to a grayish collar on sides of neck, and generally traceable to the nape; this, in one specimen (5,492) from California, 'njing hoary gray, the forehead similar. Tiie you
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. •uma PROONB. 275 whitish to the edges. This is particularly appreciable in the longer orissal feathers. The edges of the dark ffjithers of throat and jugulum are usually paler, imparting somewhat of a lunulated appearance, their centres sometimes oonsiderably darker, causing an appearance of obsolete spots. There is a tendency to a grayish collar on sides of neck, and generally traceable to the nape; this, in one specimen (5,492) from California, 'njing hoary gray, the forehead similar. Tiie young male of the second year is similar to the female, with the steel blue appearing in patches. Total length (of 1,561), ; wing, ; tail, ; difference between inner and outer feather, .75; difference between Ist and 9th quills, ; length of bill from forehead, .55, from nostril, .34; along gape, .94; width of gape, .74; tarcus, .61; middle toe and claw, .80; claw alone, .25; hind toe and claw, .54; claw^ alone, .27. As already stated, I have been unable to satisfy myeelf as to the correctness of authors in giving a very wide range to our Purple Martin. Although Audubon mentions that the species leaves the United States in autumn and returns in the spring, I nan find no indication in the more recent lists of species by Sclater, Salvin, and others, of its occurrence in any part of Mexico, Central America, or Andean South America. It is quoted from Brazil, but no one has identified it in any part of vhe West Indies, the only assigned locality—Cuba—being occupied by quite another and a different species (P. cryptoleuca). If, therefore, found in South America at all, it must make a long flight across the Caribbean Sea, without stopping by the way. In any case I am inclined to believe that the supposed specimens of this bird breeding in South America belong to allied species, and if a visitor at all, the present bird is only as a winter migrant , In a foot-nott * I
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