-^O^ (icuend Notes. [J>^^ 



Icrior csliiiiiil y <>l lln- ()c.i|Mit ; rest i>\ lic:ul Hliowiii;"' l)Ieiuliiif;- of hrowii 

 ()l J), (iiii/ii willi Uiillianl inci .1 1 1 if i;H'iii ol ff A. />osr//(is will) siroiij"; 

 tenilemii's lowjid the ImIUt, IIu' iidnIoiiiIiii- if^ion, cxlrniliii'; 1111111 tlie 

 t'Vf liatkw ill (I aiio^s llu' liciul and Ikhii tlic sliiix- on llic ii|i|iii lu ad dian- 

 ()iiall\' (liiwiiuaid to a |)()iiil opiiodlc the liasi- ol llic lowci ma iid ililc, 

 bri)ll/c-i;it'cii, wliicli ill the 1 iiiiaiiiin^ |)()rlioiis ol liii' iicad and lui k 

 sliades into iiioic di linilr hron/.c; optMi collar ol lowiT lu-ik .50 wide in 

 tVoiil, wick'niii'; to .75 on sides, and in lear <xli-iidiiiL; upward into poiiils, 

 •,\\ii\ licic liciiiL; i.s<>v\iil<\ I liiis sliow int^ a <lrar and \('r\' iiitfi est i im I'oni- 

 l)inalioii ol llif rc';iilai iiai I ()\\ open i 1 dial ol (f ./. /'(;.m//(/.s and I iii' loll';' 

 vvliili- stripes ol the iiind neck ol ,( ]>.iiii(lii\ iip|)iT eliest , covei inj;' iiil 

 areii 4 in. iicross ln)in iici'k cijliar, lij;lil cinnainon showing; a Ideiidinjf of 

 llie ilark eiicKlnnl ol (f A. boscfim \\\{\\ tlio wliiU- of t^ l>. inula, lower 

 I'iii'sl, hreasi and alxloiiien L;ra\isli while (not as dark as in ^f .1. />os,/iiis 

 nor as lij^lil as in (f /). mii/ii), lower eliesi (■o\fiin^ an ar<'a .r in. w ide 

 uitliout /.\w'/-:\'fi, markings Imt niotllrd with hall conei-aled eiieulai hrowii- 

 ish spots (the teiniinal portions ol shall inaikin^'s as in y J>. (i,i//(i)\ 

 I't'inaininL; lower parts wiih taint /ii^/an dusky inarkin^'s iiK in t'f .1 . 

 /)().ic//<is ; sides and Hanks as in (J A./>ost/t<ts; i)aek and iiiinp \ci\ iniu li 

 lis ill 9 Jy. ii('ii/ii\iu\ iniirkinj^s niirrower and while mneh less pidinineni ; 

 tail ^.75, the four middle leathers (which are nol as pointed as in ^ J). 

 (irilttl) iovunw'^ the 'piii,'<nie leather ol eai h ol the iniddli' and second 

 pail's o\ erlai)])injL( the other aloiii; the inidiih, Ihe middle pair dishiiiL; up 

 at an anjulf of 15'' and the second jiaii at an ani;le ol jo", thus showinj; a 

 tendenc\' to cm 1 as in t^ A . /losc/ztis ; two middle tail lealhers iiidescetit 

 ureeii, two second feathers hroii/e-nreeii narrowlv ed^cd with white, 

 remaining; tail leatlu'is with L;iay ceiitics and white- edi;inL;sas in i( />. 

 acuta hut cdf^iiif-s broaiicr ; upper and under lail-covcrls as in (^ 1). acuta ; 

 scapulars JM-owuisli gray, darker than in $ I), acuta n\\i\ lij^iiler than in 

 (J A. />osc//iis, with /if^'/aj; niarkiii;;'s liner than in ($ J), acuta and a trillo. 

 coarser Ihaii in d A. /'oscZ/as, with jet-black scapular jiatch correspoiulinj^ 

 to that ol ,( />. acuta hiil ol less extent, lieiiit^ only J.S"' iu. loilj^ by ..SO in. 

 bioail; spi'cuhim hiilliani metallic ureeii like that ol head of $ A. />osc//as 

 in marked conlrasi with Ihe melallic \ iolet sp<'culiiiii of t( .1. /'('.s'c//(/.s' and 

 the purplish hroii/e speculum ol ,( />■ aiuta, also dillerin^ from both 

 these species in ils anterior hordei iii;^, which in this hybrid is hicolored 

 — gravisb brown posteriorly and j^rayisb white anteriorly ; reiuaininy 

 wiufj; inarkiiiys as in ^ A. />osc//trs; lej^s and liet same size and color as 

 in A. />i)S(//as. — .\. 11. l''K.i,<ii:i«, /fcur'ci, Col. 



The KiiiK Rail in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. — On January ;o, 

 i(j(\^,"an ailiilt female, /\<illus ciroaus was short by Mr. Clarence L'baiuiler 

 at ICllisville, I'lyinouth County, Mass. The hint was al oiict' sent to me 

 and proved to be cpiile tal and in line |duiiia^e. When shot the rail \\;is 

 skiilkini; anioni; some low hushes and iliy j^rass near a sail marsh. -- 

 Ai( riniu I.iNKU.N Ui:\i.ii, M. D., ll'isl J\'()\l>ur\\ .Mass. 



