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rowly and rather distantly barred with grayish brown, the Ijars con- 

 nected, rather narrowly, along the median line of each feather; pri- 

 mary coverts and four outer primaries dusky, the fourth primary 

 (from outside) spotted or otherwise marked along edge with light 

 pinkish cinnamon; proximal primaries light pinkish cinnamon, rather 

 distantly barred with dusky, the bars confluent along shafts of the 

 quills; shaft of outermost primary white, of the others brown; rump 

 dusky, the feathers conspicuousl}^ spotted (on each web) with light 

 pinkish cinnamon; upper tail-coverts and tail light-r pinkish cinna- 

 mon, barred with dusky grayish brown; sides and flanks sparsely and 

 rather narrowly barred (mostly if not wholly on outer webs of feath- 

 ers) with grayish brown; axillars and under wing-coverts much deeper 

 pinkish cinnamon (approaching cinnamon), sometimes immaculate, 

 sometimes sparsely and narrowly barred with grayish brown; bill 

 dusky, the basal portion of mandible paler (dull gra^^sh flesh color 

 or lilaceous in life); iris dark brown; legs and feet dusky (grayish in 

 life. 



Winter plumage. — Similar to summer adults, but the general color- 

 ation deeper pinkish vinaceous, especially the under parts. 



Downy young. — General color buff, deeper and inclining to ochra- 

 ceous-buff on under parts; upper parts, including pileum, coarsely 

 and rather sparsely marbled or irregularly spotted and streaked with 

 black. 



Adult male.— Wing, 268.2-288 (279.3); tail, 105.5-128.3 (114.2); 

 exposed culmen, 137-155.2 (145.3); tarsus, 77-90.4 (83.2) ;« middle 

 toe, 37-40.2 (39.7).^ 



Adult female.— Wing, 268-308 (291.3); tail, 104-135.6 (118.4); 

 exposed culmen, 163-219.2 (184); tarsus, 81-93.7 (86.9);'= middle toe, 

 39.5-43 (41.6).*^ 



More southern United States, breeding northward to northeastern 

 Illinois (formerly), Utah, southern Idaho (American Falls; Dickey), 

 eastern Nevada (Franklin Lake), etc., southward to Florida (Caloo- 

 sahatchie River; Punta Rassa), southern Texas, southern Arizona, 

 etc.; now practically restricted to country west of Mississippi River 

 and along Gulf coast, but formerly occurring over whole of eastern 

 United States, and northward (more rarely) as far as Newfoundland, 

 Labrador (?), Ontario, etc.; wintering along southern Atlantic and 

 Gulf coasts of United States (South Carolina to Texas) and in 

 Mexico, also (occasionally, at least) in Cuba, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, 

 St. Vincent, and Grenada. 



O' Ten specimens, including three measured by Dr. Louis B. Bishop. 

 & Seven specimens. 



c Eleven specimens, including six measured by Dr. Bishop. 

 <^ Five specimens. 



It is e\ddent that Dr. Bishop's measurement of the tail is different from mine, his 

 measurements being considerably greater. 



