18S7.] Coale on Ornithological Curiosities. ^S^ 



Average Measurements of Five ad. $ Specimens from California. 



Wing Tail Trs. Bill 



Junco hyemalis oregonus . . 2.91 2.62 .71 .40 



Four ad. $ Specimens from Fort Wingate, N. M. 

 Junco hyemalis shufeldti . . 3. 14 2.S9 .73 .43 



Three ad. $ Specimens from California. 



Junco hyemalis oregonus . . 2.74 2.44 .71 .40 



One ad. °. from Fort Wingate, N. M. 

 Junco hyemalis shufeldti . . 3.12 2.87 .72 .42 



Description. 



Junco hyemalis oregonus. Coast specimens, California. Adult males. 

 Head and neck all round dull black, sharply defined from colors of the 

 body; back clear rusty; rump slate; central rectrices dull black, slaty 

 edges; belly and breast white; two outer rectrices white; a narrow white 

 streak on inner web of third feather; faint rusty wash on sides. Bill 

 and legs light. — Female. Head dull slaty black, blending with rusty color 

 of back; sides quite rusty ; outer tail-feather white; second with broad 

 white streak. 



Junco hyemalis shufeldti. Fort Wingate, New Mexico. Adult males. 

 Head dull black; neck mottled and fading into dull brown on back and 

 scapulars, which in turn fades into dark slate on rump and upper tail-cov- 

 erts. Tail darker; two outer rectrices pure white; third with white streak 

 on inside web, in several extending to end of feather. Centre of breast 

 and belly white ; sides slaty rufous. — Female. Colors more subdued, with 

 more of the rufous washing on sides. A specimen in my collection (Mus. 

 H. K. C. No., 7321) $ , shot at Waukegan, III., Feb. 20, 1887, appears to 

 be of this species. Measurements: Wing, 3.05; tail, 2.75; tarsus .74; 

 bill, .40. Head and neck mottled and sides washed with rusty. Some 

 sixty skins of the common Junco hyemalis taken at the same time do not 

 show these characteristics, but agree with the typical hyemalis. 



It gives me pleasure to name this new variety in honor of my 

 esteemed friend Dr. Robert W. Shufeldt, U. S. A., who col- 

 lected and presented the specimens to the National Museum. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL CURIOSITIES.— A HAWK WITH 



NINE TOES, AND A BOBOLINK WITH SPURS 



ON ITS WINGS. 



BY HENRY K. COALE. 



In presenting the following illustrations I wish to thank my 

 friends who have kindly assisted me — Mr. Jos. L. Hancock, who 



