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lateral tail-feathers light brown on their outer webs, mottled with brown on their white inner 

 vanes, and both bordered with white ; sides of the body and flanks slightly tinged with rufous. 

 Adult male, killed at Moriches, Long island, June 1 (fig. 201) : Crown and lores ashen grey ; 

 chin, sides of the neck, occipital stripe, flanks, abdomen and under side of the tail white ; 

 a black band passes through the eyes on each side of the neck, and terminates in a dilated 

 dark chocolate-brown spot over the shoulders ; upper part of the foreneck light rufous brown ; 

 back slate-grey varied with chesnut-brown. Communicated by Mr. G. N. Lawrence. 



Length, 9-5-10-5. 



This little species is also very rare in the State of New-York. They have, however, been 

 found near Buffalo, and on Long island. Breeds abundantly in high latitudes, in New-Jersey, 

 and probably in this State. Ranges across the continent to the Rocky mountains. Its geo- 

 graphical limits, now known, extend from Mexico to 55° north. 



(EXTRA-LIMITAL.) 



H. glacialis. (Rich. F. B. A. Vol. 2, p. 409.) Bill slender, dilated at the end; crown dusky and 

 dull yellow ; cheeks and fore part of the neck yellowish ; legs yellowish. An var. prceced. ? 

 Northern Regions. 



