LAPLAND BUNTING. 469 



Dr. 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 fe- 

 male. 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, PlectropJianes Lapponica. 



