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Passerculus guttatus, Lawrence. 



THE ST. LUCAS FINCH. 



Passerculus r/ultiit us, Lawrence, Amuils N. Y. L}-ceiini, N. II. VIII. May, 18G7, 473. 



Si>. Cii.^K. Male. The jilumage above is of a dull grayish-brown, the centres of the 

 feathers blackish ; a stripe of pale yellow nuis from the bill to the eye, a longer stripe of 

 pale yellow extends from the under mandible down the side of the throat; the throat is 

 white, and is separated from the yellow stripe by a line of dark brown spots; tail and 

 wings innber-brown, the latter margined with dull pale fulvous ; breast, ujiiier jiart of 

 abdomen, and sides conspicuously marked with elongated spots of dark brown, the lower 



part of the abdomen white ; the under tail coverts white, sparingly streaked with brown ; 

 bill dusky yellow, the culmen dark brown ; iris dark brown ; legs pale brown. Length, 

 5.1.^ ; wing, 2.60 ; tail, 2.00 ; tarsi, 0.80. 



Hab. Lower California, San Jose. Collected by John Xnntiis, December, 1859. 

 (Type, spec, in Mus. Smith. Lis., No. 20,615 ) 



In the size and form of it.s bill only, this .specie.s re.sembles P. rostrahis ; 

 above it is very much darker, and differs from all its allies in the obscure 

 grayish coloring of these parts, with no reddish-brown, and in ha\-ing its 

 under phimage more closely and fully spotted. Nothing is known of its 

 haliit.s, which, however, are probably much like those of P. rostratus, with 

 which it was associated when killed. 



Genus POCE3CETES, IJaird. 



Poocmtes, Baihd, P. U. Hep. IX. Bhxls, 447. 



Gen, Ch.\r. Bill rather large; upper outline slightly dectn'ved towards the end, lower 



straight ; commissin-e slightly concave. Tarsus about ecjual to the middle toe : outer toe a 



little longer than the inner, its claw reaching to the concealed base of the middle claw ; 



hind toe reaching to the middle of the middle claw. Wings unusually long, reaching to 



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