BIRDS — FRINGILLIDAE — PLECTROPHANES LAPPONICUS. 



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Cafal. No. I 



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 7107 

 7425 



lioaility. 



I'liknown 



PliiliulelpUia, Pii. 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 

 Illiuuis 



List of spprimtnix. 



Wlii-n collected. 



9530 Siiiiiiihmoi) buy, \V. T | November 9, 1857. 



Whence obtuined. 



S.F. Build... 

 John Cassin. . 

 Dr. Kirtlund. 

 R. Kennicott. 

 A. Campbell . 



Collected by- 



J. J. Audubon. 



Dr. Keunerly . 



[PLECTROPHANES LAPPONICUS, S e 1 b y . 



Laplaud liOiigsimr. 



" Fringilla lapponica, Linn. Fauna Suecica, 17G1, sp. 235" — In. Syst. Nat. I, 17CG, 317. — Fokster, Phil. Trans. 



LXII, 1772, 404. 

 Emberiza (Plecirophants) lapjtonica, Sw. F. B. Am. II, 1831, 248 ; pi. xlviii. 

 £Hi6fri:ii lappomca, AuD. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 473 ; pi. 3G5. 



PUclrophanes lapponicits, " Selby." Bon. List, 1838.— Add. Syn. 1839, 98.— Ib. Birds Amor. Ill, 1841, 50 ; pi 152 

 "Cenlrophauex lapponicus, Kaup, F.iitw. Gesch. Europe Thierw. 1829." — Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1851, 127. 

 " Fringilla calcarnia, Pall. Itin. 710, Sp. 20. "—French ed. Ill, 1793, 464 ; pi. i. 

 CeiilrojiAones calcaratus, Gray, Lisi, Gen. 1841, app. 1842, 11. 



Sp. Cn. — First quill longest. Legs black. Head all round black, this e.\tending as a semicircular patch to the upper part of 

 breast ; side* of lower neck and under parts white, with black streaks on the sides, and spots on the side of the breast. A short 

 brownish white streak back of the eye. A broad chestnut collar on the back of the neck. Rest of upper parts brownish yellow 

 streaked with dark brown. Outer tail feathers white, except on the basal portion of the inner web. Length, about 6.25 inches ; 

 wing, 3.90 ; tail, 2-80. 



Hob — Eastern Northern America into the United States in winter. Not found much west of tlie Missouri. 



This species is very seldom seen in full spring plumage in the United States. In perfect 

 dress, the black of the throat probably extends further down over the breast. In winter the 

 black is more or less concealed by whitish tips to the feathers beneath, and by yellowish 

 brown on the crown. Some fall specimens, apparently females, show no black whatever on the 

 throat, which, with the under parts generally are dull white, with a short black streak on each 

 side of the throat. 



Lint of specimens. 



