. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —THE FINCHES. Q^ Spermophila moreleti, Puciieran. LITTLE BEEO-EATEB. Spermophila morclcti, (Pitheuax,) BoxAr. Conspectus, 1850, 497. — Sclatku, Pr. Zool. Soc. 1856, 302. — , Birds X. Am. 1858, 500, \A. liv, f. 2, :3. — Ib. Mtx. Bound. II, Binls, 17, pi. xvi, f. 2, 3. Spomphila moreleti, Cab. Mus. IKin. 1851, 150. — Id. Joum. fur. Orn. IX, 1861, 4 (with synonoiny). SjH'rnwpfti/a (flhiifuho'is, (Si
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —THE FINCHES. Q^ Spermophila moreleti, Puciieran. LITTLE BEEO-EATEB. Spermophila morclcti, (Pitheuax,) BoxAr. Conspectus, 1850, 497. — Sclatku, Pr. Zool. Soc. 1856, 302. — , Birds X. Am. 1858, 500, \A. liv, f. 2, :3. — Ib. Mtx. Bound. II, Binls, 17, pi. xvi, f. 2, 3. Spomphila moreleti, Cab. Mus. IKin. 1851, 150. — Id. Joum. fur. Orn. IX, 1861, 4 (with synonoiny). SjH'rnwpfti/a (flhiifuho'is, (Si'ix,) Lawuexce, Ann. N. Y. Lyceum, V, Sept. 1851, 124 (Texas. Not olSrix). Sp. Char. The top and sides of the head, back of the neck, a Itroad I> across the upper part of the breast extending all round, the middle of the back, the AviuL's and tail, with the posterior upper coverts, black. The chin, upper throat and neck all round, but interrupted behind, the rump, with the rcmaininG: under and lateral portions of the body, white; the latter tinged with V)~yello\v. Two bands on the wing, across the greater and middle coverts, with the concealed bases of all the quills, also white. Length, about 4 inches; wing, ; tail, Female. Dull yellow; olivaceous above, brownish-yellow Itcncath. Wings and tail somewhat as in the male. Hab. Rio Grande of Texas; south to Costa Rica. Xalapa (?^cl. ISaO, 3n.'>); Oaxaca (ScL. 1859, 378); Cordova (Scl. 1856,302); Guatemala (Scl. Ibis. I, 17; Balv. Ibis, I, 4G8; nest): Costa Rica (Cab. J. 1861, 4); Vera Cruz, winter, aljiine region, l)reeding (Sum. M. B. S. I, 551). The specimen upon which the preceding description of the male has been based is the only one in full plu- mage we have seen, and was kindly lent by Mr. P. L. Sclater. It was collected in Honduras. Some of the feathers of the back have grayish tips. The specimen described by Mr. Lawrence as S. alhogu- larvi, though male, is, in most respects, like t
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