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a broad mesial stripe of pale ochraceous, bordered by dusky ; crown 

 ferruginous, nape witb a distinct brown-black stripe, commencing 

 at the occiput ; middle of the neck whitish, minutely streaked 

 with dusky on the edges of the feathers ; prevailing colour above 

 brownish black, the dorsal and scapular feathers broadly edged with 

 ■cinnamon colour, giving a barred appearance ; lesser wing-coverts 

 chestnut ; upper and under tail-coverts buffy white ; quills and tail 

 dark brown : " bill bluish black, legs bright slaty blue " {Merrill) ; 

 *'irides brown" {White). Total length 18-20 inches, wing 8-10- 

 8-90, tail 2-2, culmen 1-66-1-95, tarsus 2-10-2-4, middle toe 2-30- 

 2-8. 



Female similar. 



Young birds have very little chestnut colour on the smaller upper 

 wing-coverts ; the underparts paler ; the upper tail-coverts narrowly 

 margined with brown. 



Young in doivn. Upper parts greyish brown ; lower parts whitish ; 

 a white band across the occiput, interrupted by the brown band 

 which runs along the hind-neck ; a brown band from the ears to the 

 hind-neck ; no white patches on the sides of the back ; a whitish 

 band across the wing. 



Hah. America (from Southern border of the United States to 

 Mexico), and then from Venezuela and Peru to Argentine Republic ; 

 Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar ; Asia, the greater 

 part of India and Burmah. 



a. Ad. st. 



b, S ad. sk. 

 c-h. S 2 ad. sk. 



i. Juv. sk. 



h-o. cS $ ad. sk. 



p. Ad. sk. 



q, Juv. sk. 

 r. 2 ad. sk. 

 s. J juv. sk. 



t. S ad. st. 

 u. Ad. sk. 

 V. Ad. sk. 

 to, X. Ad. sk. 



y. Pull. St. 

 z. Ad. sk. 



a'. Ad. sk. 



No locality {Massena Coll.). E. "Wilson, Esq. [P.]. 



American specimeyis. 



Galveston, Texas, June {H. E. 

 Dresser). 



Corpus Christi, Texas, May, 

 June, Oct. {F. B. Arm- 

 strong). 



Nueces Co., Texas, Oct. {F. 



B. a:). 



Brownsville, Texas, March, 

 April, Nov., Dec. {F. B.A.). 



Washoe Lake, Nevada, winter 

 {H. G. Parker). 



California. 



San Diego, California, Dec. 



San Francisco, California (2). 

 S. Bryant). 



Mexico. 



Valley of Mexico. 



Near City of Mexico. 



EI Salto, San Luis Potosi, 

 Mexico, July {W. B. Rich- 

 ardson). 



Brazil. 



Central Chili. 



? Upper Parana. 



Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman CoU. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Purchased. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Zool. Soc. 



H. Berkeley James, 



Esq. [P.]. ^ 



Salvin-Godman Coll. m 



