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tion of all except the outer and inner two ; distinctly white space on the 

 outer web of the six inner primaries. 



No. 1329, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Dec. 14, 1S94. Like last, except brown 

 barring in feathers of chest indistinct, and few brown feathers in inter- 

 scapular region. Rump, tail-coverts and tail black, w'ith only a few 

 brown feathers on rump and under tail-coverts. Distinct white space 

 only on edge of inner web of fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth primaries, 

 and on outer web of inner five. 



No. 1348, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Jan. 3, 1S95. Like last, except black of 

 head and neck extending farther on chest, the posterior feathers of which 

 are tipped with white; no brown on chest. Tail brown tipped with 

 whitish. White on inner web fairly distinct in fifth, sixth, seventh and 

 eighth primaries, as an caging on fourth and ninth, and on outer web of 

 inner six. 



No. 1349, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Jan. 4, 1S95. Like last, except black of 

 head and neck extending almost on third of body, with a few feathers 

 vermiculated with white, but none brown, in interscapular region, and a 

 few tipped with white on the chest. Rump, tail-coverts and tail black, 

 a few feathers on under tail-coverts barred with white. Abdomen pos- 

 teriorly Avhite vermiculated with black. Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth 

 primaries distinctly white on inner web, the white appearing also toward 

 base of third and fourth, and as an edging on ninth and tenth; inner four 

 white on outer web. 



No. 1350, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Jan. 4, 1S95. Like last, except flanks only 

 faintlv vermiculated with black, with a few brown feathers posteriorly. 

 Inner web of second, third, ninth and tenth primaries edged with white, 

 and with fairly distinct ^\'hite space on fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and 

 eighth; inner seven with white on outer web. 



No. 1328, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Dec. 12, 1S94. Like last, except black of 

 head and neck extending farther posteriorly; no white tips to feathers of 

 chest, and only one brown feather on left flank ; black vermiculation of 

 flanks more distinct. No Avhite-tipped feathers on under tail-coverts. 

 White distinct on inner web of all the primaries but narrow on ninth 

 and tenth, and on outer web of inner six. 



No. 1354, Coll. L. B. Bishop, Jan. 11, 1895. Like last, except faint edg- 

 ing of white on posterior feathers of chest; flank pure white faintly 

 vermiculated with l^lack. Inner Aveb of all the primaries with large space 

 of pure white extending on six inner quills well toward tip of feather, 

 the white mixed with a little gray on ninth and tenth feathers; outer 

 webs distinctly white on six inner quills. 



In comparing these specimens it will be noticed that they vary greatly 

 in the coloring of the inner webs of the primaries, Nos. 1330 and 1329 

 coming fairly under the head of A. in. nea rc//ca, Jsos. 1348, 1349, and 1350 

 being intermediate, and Nos. 1328 and 1354 typical examples of the old 

 -world form .1. mania. If, however, all except Nos. 132S and 1350 are left 

 out of consideration on accoimt ol their obviously immature plumage the 



