CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OllNIS OF SAGIIALIN. 13 



and sliowing more broadly streaked back where the feathers still 

 retain their pale brown edge in the middle of June. In addition, 

 the less intensely coloured males have smaller wings. In three 

 specimens the wing measures only 73 mm., in four 75 mm. and 

 in three 7G mm. On the other hand, one of the strongly col- 

 oured birds measures about 77 mm., and two of them even 78 mm. 

 and 79 nnii. respectively, in the length of wing. 



Hartert indicates the length of wing of this species to be 

 77-70 mm., and according to Taczanowski that of the male 

 should be 79-81 mm. To judge from this, the Saghalin birds 

 appear to be somewhat smaller, but there evidently exists no 

 sharp limit that might justify their erection into a distinct 

 geographic subspecies. 



The collection also contains a series of young birds in first 

 plumage ; they appear to belong to this species, although they look 

 very different : 



Chipesani : 1 specimen unsexed, July 26 ; 1 ditto, July 

 28 ; 1?, July 31 ; Id", 2g ?, Aug. 9 ; Ic/, 3g ?, Aug. 

 11; lo^, 1?, Aug. 16. 



In their general appearance these birds resemble the young of 

 some other Emheriza, as for instance, E. citrinella or E. rusiica, 

 although the colours differ, being less yellow than in the former, 

 but more yellow than in the latter. The general colour of the 

 upper parts is brown, sometimes of a more grayish olive brown 

 and sometimes of a clearer huffish or yellowish brown, differing 

 in different specimens. This ground colour is broadly striped with 

 black in the middle of each feather. Wings blackish, coverts 

 broadly edged with yellowish gray, median and greater coverts 

 with broad huffish white tips which form two light bands across 

 the wing ; primaries with narrow pale edgings, secondaries with 



