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Length, 6.55; stretch, 11.10 ; wing, 8.35; tail, 8.00 ; bill, 

 .60 ; tarsus, .90. This species occurs regularly in Eastern 

 United States as far north as Central Pennsylvania. A spec- 

 imen was taken on Grand Manan, a few years ago, and one in 

 Brookline, Massachusetts, May 29, 1880, the latter being the 

 only known New England example. 



Chestnut-collared Longspur. 

 Calcarius ornatus. 



Collar on back of neck, bright chestnut. Top of head, stripe 

 behind eye, spot on lower part of ear coverts, lesser wing cov- 

 erts and lower parts (excepting chin, throat, sides and flanks, 

 under wing and tail coverts, which are white ) black. This 

 black beneath is frequently overwashed or marked with chest- 

 nut. Above, dark brown, with most of the feathers edged with 

 grayish. Tail, brown, with two or three outer feathers white. 

 Female similar, but duller. Length, 6.00 ; wing, 3.00 ; tail, 

 2.00. A western species occurring on the prairies, but a single 

 specimen was taken at Magnolia, Massachusetts, July 28, 

 1876. 



Lark Bunting. 



Calamospiza bicolor. 



Male, black throughout, with a large white patch on wing, 

 and white markings on tail. Female, brownish, streaked above 

 and below, where the tint is lighter. Patch on wing as in 

 male. West of the Mississippi River, but casual east. One 

 taken at Lynn, Massachusetts, December 5th, 1877. 



