82. EMBERNAGRA. 



757 



brown, with pale sandy margins ; primary-coverts and quills light 

 brown, edged with ashy, the secondaries rather more broadly with 

 pale sandy brown ; tail-feathers dark brown, barred with dusky 

 under certain lights, the tips inclining to pale sandy buff, with which 

 the outer feather is faintly edged ; head pale like the back ; ear- 

 coverts, cheeks, and throat pale isabelline, with a few dusky spots 

 along the malar line ; fore neck, breast, and sides of body pale 

 vinous isabelline, much paler on the centre of the breast and abdo- 

 men, the vent and under tail-coverts inclining to tawny buff; 

 axillaries and under wing-coverts vinous isabelline ; quills dusky 

 below, pale ashy along the inner webs. Total length 8*5 inches, 

 culmen 0'7, wing 3*6, tail 4-4, tarsus 1-1. 



Adult female. Similar in colour to the male. Total length 8 

 inches, culmen 06, wing 3*4, tail 3-9, tarsus 1*05. 



Hab. New Mexico and Arizona, north into Southern Colorado and 

 Utah {A. 0. U. Check-l. I, c). 



a. cJ ad.sk. Fort Yuma, Sept. 17 (JE. Coues; U.S. Nat. Mus. [P.]. 



Sm. no. 40888). 



b. c? ad. sk. Fort Yuma, Julv 5, 1880 G. Frean Morcom, 



(F. Stephens). Esq. [P.]. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Fort Yuma, March 5, 1880 G. Frean Morcom, 



(F. Stephens). Esq. [P.]. 



d. Ad. sk. Colorado River (A. Schott ; Sm. no. Salvin-Godinan Coll. 



4578). 



e. Ad. sk. New Mexico (Kennicott ; Sm. no. Sclater Coll. 



0721). 



82. EMBERNAGRA. 



Embernagra, Less. Trait e, p. 405 (1831) 



Limnospiza, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 130 (1850) 



Type. 

 E. platensis. 

 E. platensis. 



Tail of Ember nogra platensis. 



