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depth of bill at ba^^e, ii.lO-O.OU (♦>.o5); tarsus, 20.32-21.59 (21.08); 

 middle toe. 18.1P>-14:.99 (14.22). ^ 



Summer and winter plumag'es are not essentially different, the for- 

 mer beiny. however, appreciably darker in color and lacking" the dusky 

 tip to the ])ill. 



liuiimtnrr male {^flrst vnnUr). — Similar to the adult male, but more 

 or less tinged with brown above; sides and flanks tinged, sometimes 

 strongly, with light bufl'y brown or cinnamon, and feathers of chest, 

 etc.. often tipped with the same. 



Lnindfni'ii ftiiialc {^Jt'st touiter). — Still lu'owner than the immature 

 male, the l)ack, etc.. rufescent broccoli brown; broad edgings to ter- 

 tials wood brown; sides and flanks more or less washed with or inclin- 

 ing to light vinaceous-cinnamon; gray of chest, etc.. suft'used with 

 same, and white of under tail-coverts, etc.. tinged with bufly. 



YoiiiKj {jirsf phdiKK/r). — Above g'rayish l)rown or drab (sometimes 

 slightly I'ufescent on back), rather broadly streaked with blackish; 

 chin, throat, chest, sides, and flanks pale dull t)utty or I>ufly grayish, 

 spotted or l»roadly streaked (except on chin) with dusk}'; re.st of under 

 parts white, the breast usually more or less spotted or flecked with 

 dusky; wings and tail as in adults. I»ut greater wing-coverts and ter- 

 tials broadly edged with cinnamon broAvnish. the former with lighter 

 terminal spots. 



Breeding fi'om mountains of Pennsylvania (Blair, Bradford, Cam- 

 bria, Clearfleld, Clinton. Indiana, Lycoming-, and McKean counties), 

 New York (Catskills and Adirondacks), and Massachusetts (Mount 

 Wachusett. (xraylock range, and Berkshire County), Ontario, central 

 Michigan (northern portion of lower peninsula), northern Minnesota, 

 etc.,' northward to Labrador (Rigolet, etc.), western shores of Hudson 



' Seventeen .«pecimens. 



Average measurements, according to locality, are as follows: 



^Also ^Montana (Fort Keoghj ? ; see Thorne, Aiik, xii, isy">, L'l 



