Not figured.
Larger than either of the two preceding species; wing long; second
quill longest; tail rather long; emarginate; legs and feet short;
tarsus feathered in front slightly below the joint with the tibia;
bare part of the tarsus and the toes with very distinct scales; entire
upper parts variegated with dark brown and pale reddish fulvous, every
feather being tipped and spotted with the latter, which predominates
on the back, rump, wing-coverts, and tertiaries; some spots on the
tertiaries rufous; breast dark brown, every feather tipped with dull
reddish fulvous; abdomen white, tinged with pale reddish-yellow, every
feather with transverse stripes of brownish-black; under-coverts dull
reddish white, with transverse lines of brownish-black; neck with a
large band of white in front; quills brownish-black, tipped with dull
reddish-white; primaries with a wide transverse band of white at about
half their length; tail with alternate irregular stripes of
brownish-black and pale reddish fulvous, the latter mottled with
black; under wing-coverts pale reddish-white, with bands and spots of
brownish-black. Female. Colors paler, and white of the neck obscure.
Dimensions. Total length of skin, about 10 inches; wing, 8; tail, 4½
inches.
Hab. New Mexico (Dr. Henry, Lieut. Gunnison). Spec. in Nat. Mus.,
Washington, and Mus. Acad., Philada.
Obs. This bird may be distinguished from other American species by its
color, which is lighter and of a different style of variegation, the
prevailing tone being a dull, pale reddish and yellowish, somewhat
approaching what is called buff or drab color. It is larger than
_Chordeiles virginianus_.
Specimens of this interesting species have been procured at Fort
Webster, New Mexico, by Dr. Henry, and by the unfortunate party under
command of the late Lieut. Gunnison.
As a token of respect for T. Charlton Henry, M. D., of the United States
Army, whose exertions in the investigation of the natural productions of
New Mexico, now continued for several years, and the formation of large
collections in various departments, which attest his zeal and attachment
to zoological science, we propose the specific name above given.
B.
OBSCURE OR LITTLE KNOWN SPECIES OF THIS FAMILY.