.so. 1271. REVIEW OF THE HORNED LARKS— OBERHOLSER. 837 
OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS STRIGATA Henshaw. 
Otoconjs fdpestrl.H slruiala Henshaw, Auk, I, July, 1884, p. 267. 
Otocorh alpestrifi drigata Dwight, Auk, VII, April, 1890, p. 151 (part). — Ridg- 
WAY, Man. N. Am, Bird.s, 2a ed., 1896, p. 349. 
Chars, subsj). — Quite .similar to Otocoris a. merriUi, but smaller; 
less grayish above and more yellowish below. 
J\r<'<fsiirementx {1)4, males).- -\^\x\^, 96-101 (ayerage. 98) mm.; tail, 
♦!1.5-r)S.5 (iiveraj^e. (55. S) mm. ; exposed culmen, 10-12.5 (averaj^e, 11.3) 
nun.; tarsus. 19.5-22 (average, 20.8) mm.; middle toe, 10.5-12.5 
(average, 11.1) mm. 
Type locality. — Fort Steilacoom, Washington. 
Geographical distribution.— ^In summer the States of Oregon and 
Washington Avest of the Cascade Mountains; in winter to eastern 
Oregon and Washington, south to northern California. 
Desenj)tio7i. — Adult male in hreeding p)lumage. — Type No. 8734 
U.S.N. M.; Fort Steilacoom, Washington, April 15, 1850; Dr. George 
Suckley. Back and scapulars dull l)lack, the feathers edged with bufl'y 
and ochraeeous, imparting a streaked appearance; occiput and nape 
deep cinnamon rufous; bend of wing and upper tail-coverts the same 
but rather paler; two central tail feathers dark brown, edged with 
paler, the remainder of tail brownish black, the outer pair of feathers 
margined externall}' with white; wings fuscous, edged with ])ufty and 
ochraeeous; forepart of crown, horns, lores, cheeks and jugulum )»lack; 
forehead, superciliary stripe and thi'oat primrose yellow; sides of ))ody 
heavily washed with cinnamomeous, and streaked with brown; rest of 
lower parts dull white, washed with yellow, most conspicuously on 
anterior portions. 
Adult female in hreeding i^lumage. — No. 8733, U.S.N.^NL; Fort 
Steilacoom. V.''ashington, March 20, 1856; Dr. George Suckle3\ Very 
>imilar to the adult male, but black of head mixed with ))rownish; occi- 
l)ut and nape cinnamon buff, streaked with dark ))rown; yellow of 
under sui'face paler; breast narrowly streaked with dusky- 
Adult nude in wintet^ plumage. — No. 139899, U.S.N.M., Biological 
Survey collection; Colton, Washington, August 24, 1895; A. H. 
Howell. Similar to the summer plumage, but upper parts duller and 
more uniform, owing to the brownish tips to the feathers; nape paler 
cimianiomeous. but this color almost entirely hidden; crown. cervi.K 
and sides of neck with consideral)le yellowish suti'usion; all the l>lack 
areas obscured by yellowish: yellow of superciliary, throat and lower 
sui'face much deeper; sides more washed with brownish; breast with 
consid(Mable dusky marking. 
Adxdt feincde in tcinter j)lumcige. — No. 103587, U.S.N.M. ; Albany, 
Oregon, Jaiuiarr 22, 1881; H. W. Henshaw. Similai- to the summer 
dress, })ut duller and more uniform above, the general etfect darker; 
3^ellow areas rather more deeply colored; breast heavih" marked with 
dusky. 
