BIRDS — PRINGILLIDAE— PLECTROPHANES LAPPONICUS. 



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List of specimens^ 



Ciital. No. 



Locality. 



1889 

 7107 

 7425 



9530 



Unknown 



Philadelphia, Pa 



Cleveland, Ohi*. 



Illinois , 



Simi.'ihmoi) bay, W. T. . 



When collected. 



November 9, 1857. 



AVhcnce obtained. 



S.F. Baird... 

 John Cassia. . 

 Dr. Kirtland. 

 R. Kennicott. 

 A. Campbell . 



Collected by- 



J. J. Audubon. 



Dr. Kenncily . 



[PLECTKOPHANES LAPPONICUS, S e 1 b y . 



Ijaplaud Longspur. 



*' PringiUa hpponica, Likn. Fauna Suecica, 1761, sp. 235" — Ib. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 317. — Forster, Phil. Trans. 



LXII, 1772, 404. 

 Emberiza {Plectrophanes) IctppoMct, Svr. F. B. Am. II, 1831, 248 ; pi. xlviii. 

 Emberiza lapponica. Add. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 473 ; pi. 365. 



PUclropUanes lappoilicus, " Selby." Bon. List, 1838.— Aud. Syn. 1839, 98.— 1b. Birds Amer. Ill, 1841, 50 ; pi 152 

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

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

 Cenlrophanes calcaratus, Gray, List, Gen. 1841, app. 1842, 11. 



Sp. Ch. — First quill longest. Legs black. Head all round black, this extending as a semicircular patch to llie upper part of 

 breast ; sides of lower neck and under parts white, with black streaks on the sides, and spots on the side of tlie 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, 2.8 . 



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



This species is very seldom seen in full spring plumage in tlie 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 tijjs to the feathers beneath, and by yellowish 

 brown on the crown. Some fall sj^ecimens, 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. 



Lid of specimens. 



55 b 



