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is never pronounced. In some it is nearly absent. On the throat 
the yellow tinge is present although faint in all the specimens and 
is most marked medially and close to the bill. The edges of this 
patch below and behind the black markings and therefore well on the 
side of the head, are in all the specimens nearly pure white. In the 
color of these markings, therefore, the birds resembled pratzcola, not 
alpestris. 
Two specimens in the Bangs collection from Lance au Loup on 
the southern Labrador coast taken on May 3 and May 14, 1899, 
although both females, have a more pronounced yellow tint in both 
the throat and the superciliary markings. Examination of specimens 
in Mr. Brewster’s collection shows a fainter yellow in the specimens 
taken in April in Massachusetts than in those taken in October. 
As to measurements it will be seen from those given below that the 
birds are large and correspond in size to the northern race, alpestris, 
and not to praticola. 
All our specimens show considerable wear in the feathers, for all 
were taken just before the annual August moult. 
Measurements in millimeters of Otocoris alpestris. 
Bill 
from Exposed 
No.! Sex. Locality. Date. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. nostril. culmen. 
1164 © Cape Charles, Lab. July 30, 1906 111.3 72 22.5 11.8 13.9 
1162 o Battle Harbor, Lab. July 14, 1906 109 73 23 11.5 12.8 
GS ee 2 July 14, 1906 111.2 69.2 21.8 10.5 12 
Ge 1 . July 11, 1906 109 71 23.4 11.5 13 
1166 o' Pack’s Harbor, Lab. July 24,1906 112.8 76 22.5 10 12 
1163 <o Fanny’s Harbor, Lab July 21,1906 111.5 74 20 10 12 
Average of six adult males 110.8 72.5 22.2 10.9 12.6 
1161 Q Flower’s Cove, NF. July 9,1906 104 65 19.6 11 13 
1168 9 Battle Harbor, Lab. July 27,1906 105 64.2 20.5 10.8 12.2 
1169 ©Q Holton, Lab. July 19,1906 101 60.4 20.8 10 11.8 
1170 @Q Long Tickle, Lab. July 20,1906 102 61 20 LOL5; 12 
Average of four adult females 103> 62:6 20.2 10.5 12.2 
1160 Ojuv. Flower’s Cove, NF. July 9, 1906 96>) Gol-se sls 9.5 10.2 
1171 Gjuv. Cape Charles, Lab. July 30,1906 104 64 21 9.9 12 
Average of two young males 100 57.9 19.5 9.7 jill 
From these considerations we have concluded that the Horned 
1Collection of Dr. C. W. Townsend. 
