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The whole length is about six inches and a quarter. From 

 the carpal joint to the end of the wing, three inches and a 

 half : the first quill-feather the longest in the wing. 



Sir John Richardson says, "the female differs in having 

 the chin greyish ; the black plumage of the head and breast 

 edged with pale brown and grey, and the chestnut feathers 

 of the nape fringed with white. The white stripes are 

 duller. 



" After the autumn moult the male resembles the female. 

 The darker hue of the breeding dress is produced by the 

 pale margins of the plumage dropping off." 



My own young bird has the beak brown ; the whole of 

 the plumage dark brown, with light brown edges ; quill 

 and tail-feathers brownish black ; throat, breast, and all the 

 under surface, pale brown, spotted with darker brown on 

 the breast and flanks ; legs, toes, and claws, light brown. 



The vignette below represents the breast-bone and foot 

 of the Lapland Bunting, Plectrophanes Lapponica. 



