In this species the bill is large and much swollen. 
good deal rounded. 
The tertiaries are much elongated, within a quarter of an inch as long ag the primaries. 
claws are large; moderately curved. 
BIRDS——FRINGILLIDAE——-EUSPIZA. 
The tarsi are large and strong. 
The white patch on the wing is confined to the greater and middle coverts. 
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The tail is slightly emarginate, and a 
The second quill is longest; the third, fourth, and first are scarcely shorter. 
The 
The elongated 
tertiaries are conspicuously edged with white. Some of the feathers on the posterior part of 
the body have white margins. 
' A young male is similar to the female, but the chin and quills, with the lesser wing coverts, 
as also the tail, are black. There is also a tendency to black in the anterior part of the belly. 
Very young birds have the characters of the female, the white patch on the wing usually quite 
distinct, sometimes wanting. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig. Collected by— | Length. Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. | of wings. 
2869 fof Missouri Plains. . S| Mdoanibosacriorc .| J. K. Townsend]......2.| «. apociod cc ainistalels |isiaisereiese Slo six:sinie' sioisie'eiviee 
5376 | © ? | Medicine Butte.........| June 30, 1856 aa Dr. Hayden....| 7.25 12.00 | 4.C@ | [ris dark brown........ 
5875 | \? | 70 miles above Yellow- | 
stone River, Neb......| July 29, 1856}...... AO cinm aes cetiess uses \aeeseeGOeagenece sectee dO srcceeecieceewes 
5724 | | Platte river... .| July 19.......| Lt. Bryan. | W.8. Wood... 
DUS Ba MO mata A Ors ccxisistsc <ialveeiesl| x eaie'eis wal, saves OQone 
5722 Q? S. Fk. Platte. +O acess cecee 
8929 | @ | Loup Fork.. Aug. 6.......| Lt. Warren. Tris broWN 2. ceecces cece 
8928 | gp jews dO.. eevee Aug. 1.. a[oeceeeGO..s ste ceeeareeceee seeee 
8931 Q a) UBL Vine cee ||iseeeais do a Cece cececececececcece 
8773 | @ | Divide Fks. Platte. ....| Aug. 13, 1857| Wm. M. Magraw .. Tris brown; bill black; 
| feet pale. 
8990 | QO? | N. Pk. Platte river......| Aug. 20, 1857]...... O.sccacvecess| 163 |roeeer Ove vee coe] 7.25 12.00 | 4.00 | Iris brown; bill brown & 
| white ; feet brown. 
5720 as Pole creek, K. Tesccesee| JULY 25. e0c00-| Lt, Bryan...ccccece 152 | W. S. Wood.ee.].00. aileihars elliae side os|seccccccreccccce coveves 
7038 Q Black Hills......c0 ose: July 21, 1857 ]|...... O.sseveccens cavecleeceeeAOs. cecccc[eccesece| cscescenls se aeces|soeseie- ese wevecsececoes . 
S721 3? Bridger’s Pass.........| Aug. 13, 1856 |...... dO.cevcereccee! 258 Ser! meee . 7,00 11.50 |... cveelscccccccccecncvcescceves 
GSlss |2ee8 &, | PeXaS cae Jatsee eee seral||siee neste clasreiare;s|/OADt: POPC sscaave oe wee necene sie 7.00 ll 3.50 | Eyes black; feet gray ; 
5032 | @ | Pecos, Texas.......2++| May 13, 1855 |..000.dO.ceeeee Ane SOI dieiacisnuclelclawsisia nies! erciemio'eisie| (cists e7ciat oe siel6(@ierslocain Saigeleinate eeecies 
GS0ag iP Gi |INGW. MEXICO snveueescce| cues ceacieccees| Mite ds Gs PALKCen nc] csc soe] Drs HE@KMANDss))...5.0%00| ss ce cess) seco sciss [eee esas, as cece ceeccees 
6306 Q Sarwan, LO a'piniaisic! aisle eoccee! ceees eecccceslecsces BO vere se ve wee: || en| worsens U0sainees caeesese| ees eves] ccceesee eee ccceseee 
6307 | @ | Fort Thorn, N. M....... fistarsteia;s=in\aieiaisi| WOYee Da CeeLON EV ctaaslettae ga |antnetsiats « neetie cst |e sesinaiee: salve(eisiew) eateries acl itessre 4 dsCmesiscetioecsieane 
G3O1 | -+eee+| Sonora, MEXICO .... cece} sees cece ceeee Major Emory....... sa) Dr. Kennerly ..}.25.00« saison) ,n|seeniaiaais|yresiniejco% eee peeeeees 
6302 Jeeves |eeee dO. eevee sacceleccvccscccecce|seecasdQrseccevncscelsceses|coeves dO. ceeces seceeeee| cece ceeslenee seneleccececcvces coveccesces . 
6303 | 3 | Espia, Mexico. Re ae  recaee een Tee ee sani wavatece| sovanwestagens aa casaateveaneneee F 
GING Qe caesdO, eescesenecases| ses Goon: Weraoase Rech inecobe fecee ct COE raged apesine.c foucriedey Meise rise ise oeaseces ssenemaced 
EUSPIZA, Bonaparte. 
Euspiza, Bonaparte, List, 1838. Type Emberiza americane, Gmelin. 
Euspina, Casanis, Mus. Hein. 1851, 133. 
Same type. 
Cu.—Bill large and strong, swollen, and without any ridges; the lower mandible nearly as high as the upper ; as broad 
at the base as the length of the gonys, and considerably broader than the upper mandible ; the edges much inflexed, and shut- 
ting much within the upper mandible ; the commissure considerably angulated at the base, then decidedly sinuated. The tarsus 
barely equal to the middle toe ; the lateral toes nearly equal, not reaching to the base of the middle claw ; the hind toe about 
equal to the middle one without its claw. 
The wings long and acute, reaching nearly to the middle of the tail ; the tertials 
decidedly longer than the secondaries, but much shorter than the primaries ; first quill longest, the others regularly graduated. 
Tail considerably shorter than the wings, though moderately long; nearly even, although slightly emarginate ; the outer 
feathers scarcely shorter. 
Middle of back only striped ; beneath without streaks. 
