THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 237 



534 Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus). 

 Snow Bunting. 



Adult male in winter. — Length, 6-7. Wing, 4-4.25. General color, white, 

 with black tail and wings largely black ; all the white of the upper parts suf- 

 fused with rusty, the black feathers of the back broadly edged with white and 

 rusty, most of the wing-coverts and the secondaries pure white ; below, white, 

 with a rusty spot on each side of the breast. 



Adult female in winter. — Similar, but white areas reduced and top of head 

 blackish, edged with white. 



Rare and irregular winter visitant. 



The Snow Bunting comes down from the north in flocks regularly as 

 far as Long Island, but in New Jersey its occurrence seems to be 

 irregular; more frequent along the coast and up the Delaware shore 

 as far as Philadelphia. Several large flocks were observed about 

 Princeton in the winter of 1895-96 (Babson), and it has been seen in 

 winter at Summit (Hann), Plainfield (Miller), Morristown (Thur- 

 ber). the Hudson Valley (Chapman), and Orange Mountains (Van 

 Rensellaer).^ 



The great amount of white on the wings distinguishes it from any 

 other species. 



536 Calcarius lapponicus (Linnaeus). 

 Lapland Longspur. 



Adult male in winter. — Length, 6-7. Wing, 3.50-3.75. Above, grayish-brown, 

 broadly streaked with black ; broad collar around the hind neck, chestnut, more 

 or less obscured by buffy tips to the feathers ; sides of face, buff, bordered by a 

 black line; below, white, tinged with buff; whole throat, black, the feathers 

 heavily tipped with buff, sides streaked with blackish ; two outer tail feathers, 

 largely white. 



Adult female in winter. — Similar, but Mack areas less extensive and hind neck 

 streaked with black. 



The Longspur occurs in New Jersey as a wanderer from the far 

 north, generally single individuals which have accompanied flocks of 

 Snow Buntings or Horned Larks. There are the following records of 

 its occurrence : 



Princeton; February 13th, 1895. A. H. Phillips (Coll. A. H. P.). 



^ Oologist, 1895, p. 79. 



