Part 29

636 Black and White Warbler Mniotilta varia 249 637 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 187 638 Swainson's Warbler Helinaia swainsoni 215 639 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus 215 640 Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmani 191 641 Blue-winged Warbler " pinus 191 642 Golden-winged Warbler " chrysoptera 189 643 Lucy's Warbler " luciæ 206 644 Virginia's Warbler " virginiæ 197 645 Nashville Warbler " rubricapilla rubricapilla 195 645_a_ Calaveras Warbler " " gutturalis 195 646 Orange-crowned Warbler " celata celata 219 646_a_ Lutescent Warbler " " lutescens 210 646_b_ Dusky Warbler " " sordida 212 647 Tennessee Warbler " peregrina 212 648 Parula Warbler Compsothlypis americana americana 195 648_a_ Northern Parula Warbler " americana usneæ 195 649 Sennett's Warbler " pitiayumi nigrilora 195 651 Olive Warbler Peucedramus olivaceus 187 650 Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina 196 652 Yellow Warbler " æstiva æstiva 196 652_a_ Sonora Yellow Warbler Dendroica æstiva sonorana 196 652_b_ Alaska Yellow Warbler " " rubiginosa 196 652_c_ California Yellow Warbler " " brewsteri 299 653 Mangrove Warbler " bryanti castaneiceps 196 654 Black-throated Blue Warbler " cærulescens cærulescens 180 654_a_ Cairns's Warbler " " cairnsi 180 655 Myrtle Warbler " coronata 197 656 Audubon's Warbler " auduboni auduboni 190 656_a_ Black-fronted Warbler " " nigrifrons 190 657 Magnolia Warbler " magnolia 190 658 Cerulean Warbler " cerulea 181 659 Chestnut-sided Warbler " pensylvania 198 660 Bay-breasted Warbler " castanea 206 661 Black-poll Warbler " striata 249 662 Blackburnian Warbler " fusca 187 663 Yellow-throated Warbler " dominica dominica 190 663_a_ Sycamore Warbler " " albilora 190 664 Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciæ 190 665 Black-throated Gray Warbler " nigrescens 249 666 Golden-cheeked Warbler " chrysoparia 188 667 Black-throated Green Warbler " virens 188 668 Townsend's Warbler " townsendi 188 669 Hermit Warbler " occidentalis 188 670 Kirtland's Warbler " kirtlandi 191 671 Pine Warbler " vigorsi vigorsi 191 672 Palm Warbler " palmarum palmarum 196 672_a_ Yellow Palm Warbler " " hypochrysea 197 673 Prairie Warbler " discolor 197 674 Oven-bird Seiurus aurocapillus 232 675 Water-Thrush " noveboracensis noveboracensis 232 675_a_ Grinnell's Water-Thrush " noveboracensis notabilis 232 676 Louisiana Water-Thrush " motacilla 232 677 Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus 193 678 Connecticut Warbler " agilis 189 679 Mourning Warbler " philadelphia 189 680 Macgillivray's Warbler " tolmiei 189 681 Maryland Yellow-throat Geothlypis trichas trichas 193 681_a_ Western Yellow-throat " " occidentalis 193 681_b_ Florida Yellow-throat " " ignota 194 681_c_ Pacific Yellow-throat " " arizela 194 681_e_ Salt Marsh Yellow-throat " " sinuosa 194 682 Belding's Yellow-throat " beldingi 194 682.1 Rio Grande Yellow-throat Chamæthlypis poliocephala 194 683 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens virens 198 683_a_ Long-tailed Chat " " longicauda 198 684 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 188 685 Wilson's Warbler " pusilla pusilla 193 685_a_ Pileolated Warbler " " pileolata 193 685_b_ Golden Pileolated Warbler " " chryseola 193 686 Canadian Warbler " canadensis 191 687 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 187 688 Painted Redstart " picta 177 690 Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons 177

Family MOTACILLIDÆ. Wagtails and Pipits.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

[694] White Wagtail Motacilla alba A.V. [695] Swinhoe Wagtail " ocularis A.V. 696 Alaska Yellow Wagtail Budytes flavus alascensis 192 697 Pipit Anthus rubescens 232 [698] Meadow Pipit " pratensis A.V. [699] Red-throated Pipit " cervinus A.V. 700 Sprague's Pipit " spraguei 232

Family CINCLIDÆ. Dippers.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

701 Dipper Cinclus mexicanus unicolor 247

Family MIMIDÆ. Thrashers, Mockingbirds, etc.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

702 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 233 703 Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos polyglottos 248 703_a_ Western Mockingbird " " leucopterus 248 704 Catbird Dumtella carolinensis 247 705 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 233 706 Sennett's Thrasher " longirostre sennetti 233 707 Curve-billed Thrasher " curvirostre curvirostre 216 707_a_ Palmer's Thrasher " " palmeri 216 708 Bendire's Thrasher " bendirei 216 709 San Lucas Thrasher " cinereum cinereum 216 709_a_ Mearns's Thrasher " " mearnsi 216 710 California Thrasher " " redivivum redivivum 217 711 Leconte's Thrasher " lecontei lecontei 217 711_a_ Desert Thrasher " " arenicola 217 712 Crissal Thrasher " crissale 217

Family TROGLODYTIDÆ. Wrens.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

713 Cactus Wren Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi 233 713_a_ Bryant's Cactus Wren " " bryanti 233 713_b_ San Lucas Cactus Wren " " affinis 233 715 Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus 234 715_a_ San Nicolas Rock Wren " " pulverius 301 716 Guadalupe Rock Wren " " guadeloupensis 234 717 White-throated Wren Catherpes mexicanus albifrons 234 717_a_ Cañon Wren " " conspersus 234 717_b_ Dotted Cañon Wren " " punctulatus 234 718 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus 234 718_a_ Florida Wren " " miamensis 234 718_b_ Lomita Wren " " lomitensis 234 719 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewicki bewicki 235 719_a_ Vigor's Wren " spilurus 235 719_b_ Baird's Wren " " bairdi 235 719_c_ Texas Bewick's Wren " " cryptus 235 719_d_ San Diego Bewick's Wren " " charienturus 235 719_e_ Seattle Bewick's Wren " calophonus 235 719.1 San Clemente Wren " leucophrys 235 720 Guadalupe Wren " brevicauda 235 721 House Wren Troglodytes aëdon aëdon 236 721_a_ Western House Wren " " parkmani 236 722 Winter Wren Nannus hiemalis hiemalis 236 722_a_ Western Winter Wren " pacificus 236 722_b_ Kadiak Winter Wren " " helleri 236 723 Alaska Wren " alascensis 236 723.1 Aleutian Wren " meliger 236 724 Short-billed Marsh Wren Cistothorus stellaris 236 725 Long-billed Marsh Wren Telmatodytes palustris palustris 237 725 Tulé Wren " paludicola 237 725_b_ Worthington's Marsh Wren " " griseus 237 725_c_ Western Tule Wren " plesius 237 725_d_ Prairie Marsh Wren " iliacus 301 725_e_ Marian's Marsh Wren " " mariannæ 237

Family CERTHIIDÆ. Creepers.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

726 Brown Creeper Certhia familiaris americana 237 726_a_ Mexican Creeper " " albescens 237 726_b_ Rocky Mountain Creeper " " montana 237 726_c_ California Creeper " " occidentalis 237 726_d_ Sierra Creeper " " zelotes 237

Family SITTIDÆ. Nuthatches.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

727 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis carolinensis 246 727_a_ Slender-billed Nuthatch " " aculeata 246 727_b_ Florida White-breasted Nuthatch " " atkinsi 246 727_c_ Rocky Mountain Nuthatch " " nelsoni 246 727_d_ San Lucas Nuthatch " " lagunæ 246 728 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 246 729 Brown-headed Nuthatch " pusilla 246 730 Pygmy Nuthatch " pygmæa pygmæa 246 730_a_ White-naped Nuthatch " " leuconucha 247

Family PARIDÆ. Titmice.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

731 Tufted Titmouse Bæolophus bicolor 243 732 Black-crested Titmouse " atricristatus atricristatus 242 732_a_ Sennett's Titmouse " " sennetti 303 733 Plain Titmouse Bæolophus inornatus inornatus 242 733_a_ Gray Titmouse " " griseus 242 733_b_ Ashy Titmouse " " cineraceus 242 734 Bridled Titmouse " wollweberi 244 735 Chickadee Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus 245 735_a_ Long-tailed Chickadee " " septentrionalis 245 735_b_ Oregon Chickadee " " occidentalis 245 735_c_ Yukon Chickadee " " turneri 303 736 Carolina Chickadee " carolinensis carolinensis 245 736_a_ Plumbeous Chickadee " " agilis 245 736_b_ Florida Chickadee " " impiger 303 737 Mexican Chickadee " sclateri 245 738 Mountain Chickadee " gambeli gambeli 244 738_a_ Bailey's Mountain Chickadee " " baileyæ 303 739 Alaska Chickadee " cinctus alascensis 244 740 Hudsonian Chickadee " hudsonicus hudsonicus 244 740_a_ Acadian Chickadee " " littoralis 244 741 Chestnut-backed Chickadee " rufescens rufescens 244 741_a_ California Chickadee " " neglectus 244 741_b_ Barlow's Chickadee " " barlowi 244 741_c_ Valdez Chestnut-sided Chickadee " " vivax 303 743 Bush-Tit Psaltriparus minimus minimus 242 743_a_ California Bush-Tit " " californicus 242 743_b_ Grinda's Bush-Tit " " grindæ 242 744 Lead-colored Bush-Tit " plumbeus 242 745 Lloyd's Bush-Tit " melanotis lloydi 242 746 Verdin Auriparus flaviceps flaviceps 195 746_a_ Cape Verdin " " lamprocephalus 195

Family CHAMÆIDÆ. Wren-Tits.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

742 Wren-Tit Chamæa fasciata fasciata 215 742_a_ Pallid Wren-Tit " " henshawi 215 742_b_ Coast Wren-Tit " " phæa 300 742_c_ Ruddy Wren-Tit " " rufula 300

Family SYLVIIDÆ. Warblers, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

747 Kennicott's Willow Warbler Acanthopneuste borealis 212 748 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa satrapa 187 748_a_ Western Golden-crowned Kinglet " " olivaceus 187 749 Ruby-crowned Kinglet " calendula calendula 176 749_a_ Sitkan Kinglet " " grinnelli 176 750 Dusky Kinglet " " obscurus 177 751 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila cærulea cærulea 243 751_a_ Western Gnatcatcher " " obscura 243 752 Plumbeous Gnatcatcher " plumbea 243 753 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher " californica 243

Family TURDIDÆ. Thrushes, Solitaires, Stonechats, Bluebirds, etc.

A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page

754 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 247 755 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 233 756 Veery " fuscescens fuscescens 238 756_a_ Willow Thrush " " salicicola 238 757 Gray-cheeked Thrush " aliciæ aliciæ 239 757_a_ Bicknell's Thrush " " bicknelli 239 758 Russet-backed Thrush " ustulata ustulata 239 758_a_ Olive-backed Thrush " " swainsoni 239 759 Alaska Hermit Thrush " guttata guttata 238 759_a_ Audubon's Hermit Thrush " " auduboni 238 759_b_ Hermit Thrush " " pallasi 238 759_c_ Dwarf Hermit Thrush " " nana 238 759_d_ Monterey Hermit Thrush " " slevini 302 759_e_ Sierra Hermit Thrush " " sequoiensis 302 [760] Red-winged Thrush Turdus musicus A.V. 761 Robin Planesticus migratorius migratorius 207 761_a_ Western Robin " " propinquus 207 761_b_ Southern Robin " " achrusterus 207 762 San Lucas Robin " confinis 207 763 Varied Thrush Ixoreus nævius nævius 207 763_a_ Northern Varied Thrush " " meruloides 207 [764] Siberian Red-spotted Bluethroat Cyanosylvia suecica robusta A.V. [764.1] Greater Kamchatkan Nightingale Calliope calliope camtschatkensis A.V. 765 Wheatear Saxicola œnanthe œnanthe 248 765_a_ Greenland Wheatear " " leucorhoa 248 766 Bluebird Sialia sialis sialis 182 766_a_ Azure Bluebird " " fulva 182 767 Western Bluebird " mexicana occidentalis 182 767_a_ Chestnut-backed Bluebird " " bairdi 182 767_b_ San Pedro Bluebird " " annabelæ 182 768 Mountain Bluebird " currucoides 182

APPENDIX I

ADDITIONS, SUBTRACTIONS, AND EMENDATIONS.

Since the publication of the first edition of the 'Color Key' in 1903, the American Ornithologists' Union has issued the Third Edition (1910) of its 'Check-List of North American Birds.' This includes all approved additions to and changes in the preceding edition made since 1903 as well as rulings on a number of cases which were in abeyance at the time the first edition of the 'Color Key' appeared.

Mere changes in nomenclature not affecting the status of a species are given without comment in the preceding Systematic Table, which has been fully revised and brought up to date. To ascertain the correct, current name of any species or subspecies of North American bird the student, after determining its identity in the 'Color Key,' has only to refer to its number in the Systematic Table to learn whether any change has been made in nomenclature. In addition to actual changes in nomenclature due to the detection of errors in earlier names, it should be noted that a third name or trinomial is now employed for each race of a species, and also that an apostrophe is used in connection with the names of birds named for individuals. Throughout the 'Color Key,' therefore, alterations should be made when required by these two changes in method.

All other changes than these simple ones of names are included, with explanations, in this appendix, and the student is urged to make manuscript cross-references on the pages where such changes occur to avoid their being overlooked.

As far as possible the language of the original describer of the new subspecies of birds is here quoted, while the Ranges are mainly from the A.O.U. Check-List.

References to original sources of publication are given only with cases included in the first supplement to the Third Edition (1910) of the Check List. In all other instances reference to the original place of description, etc., is contained in the 'Check-List.'

Pages 29, 127. The North American Kites, Hawks, Falcons, Eagles, etc., are now placed in three families instead of one, as follows: BUTEONIDÆ, containing the Kites, Hawks and Eagles (Nos. 327-352a); FALCONIDÆ containing the Falcons and Caracaras (Nos. 353-363), and PANDIONIDÆ, containing the Osprey (No. 364).

Pages 39, 162, 168. The subfamilies Troglodytinæ and Miminæ are now elevated to full family rank. The Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Nos. 702-712) are therefore the North American members of the Family MIMIDÆ; and the Wrens (Nos. 713-725e) the North American members of the Family TROGLODYTIDÆ.

Pages 39, 162, 169. The subfamilies Sittinæ and Parinæ are now elevated to full family rank. The Nuthatches (Nos. 727 to 730a) are therefore the North American members of the Family SITTIDÆ; and the Titmice (Nos. 732 to 746a, except Nos. 742 to 742c now placed in the Family CHAMÆIDÆ, see beyond) the North American members of the Family PARIDÆ.

Page 63. Cancel No. 94, _Puffinus fuliginosus_, which proves to be the same as No. 95, _Puffinus griseus_. The common name, however, is retained and the species stands =95, Sooty Shearwater= (_Puffinus griseus_). Characters as given.

Range--Oceans of Southern Hemisphere; occurs in summer on the Pacific coast from southern Alaska to Lower California, and on the Atlantic coast from Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina.

Page 77. But one form of the Black Duck is recognized by the A.O.U. It stands as No. 133. Black Duck (_Anas rubripes_), which name, therefore, includes both Nos. 133 and 133a.

Page 92. After No. 197 add: =197a. Brewster's Egret= (_Egretta candidissima brewsteri_). Similar to No. 197 "but larger, bill longer, tarsus longer, and whole leg _very much_ heavier or thicker." [Male]. Tar. 4.36; B. 3.60. [Female]. Tar. 4.00; B. 3.42. (Thayer and Bangs).

Range--"Southern Lower California." (A.O.U.).

Page 97. After No. 210 add: =210.1. Light-footed rail.= (_Rallus levipes_) "Much smaller than either _R. obsoletus_ or _R. beldingi_, bill much more slender, tarsus and foot smaller than in either; superciliary white instead of rusty...." W. 5.70; T. 2.24; Tar. 1.81; B. 2.24. (Bangs).

Range--"Marshes of southern California, from Santa Barbara south to San Quintin Bay, Lower California; accidental in Arizona." (A.O.U.)

Page 98. After No. 216 add: =216.1. Farallon Rail= (_Creciscus coturniculus_). "Smaller [than No. 216] with much slenderer bill; the plumbeous of the under parts deeper, the chestnut-brown of the upper parts brighter and more extended, forming a broader patch on the nape and tinging more or less strongly and generally much of the top of the head where there is often no pure unmixed plumbeous or slaty save on the forehead." (Brewster).

Range--"Pacific coast of United States. Breeds in coast marshes of California; casual in Washington, Oregon and Lower California." (A.O.U.)

Page 103. After 266 add: =268. Bristle-thighed Curlew= (_Numenius tahitiensis_). Somewhat like _N. hudsonicus_, but thighs with long bristle-like feathers; tail pale rusty, barred with black; markings of back and wings pale rusty.

Range--"Alaska and Pacific Islands. Breeding range unknown; has been taken in summer in western Alaska from Kowak River to Kenai Peninsula; also on Laysan and Phoenix Islands; winters in islands of the South Pacific from Hawaii to New Caledonia" (A.O.U.). Classed with Accidental Visitants in first edition of 'Color Key.'

Page 112. Cancel No. 277a, Belted Piping Plover, which proves to be the same as No. 277, Piping Plover.