HTUKilD.K- TIIK (iWLS. 



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of tlio rrowii nml on ilic wiiifr-invcits ami sciipiilius; tin" wliolc iipiior siirlliiM! trixiis- 

 Vfisi'ly inollltMl with wliitf iiiid lilackisli, the liilirr in llic Idiiii ul' Inic /ifj/ii^' liiit's ami a 

 s|ilnsli aluMf,' llic siiiil>, this cxpiimliiii,' traiisvcisilv ncir lln^ ciid nl' llic li'nilicr; tin; 

 \vlii:e is in tin" limn nf laij,"'!' Imii-'vcrsi' s|i(ils, llicsi' laiirc^st arross llio nape. Ontcr wclis 



(if the si'apnlars line liffht (ii-anj^c-nilons (Imm inj; wliiic lirnraiii llic sinliicc), Ip.ndi'ii'il 



(I'lininally with hlack. CoVfits ahmff llii' lowiT i'(Il,'<' of llif winj; spollcil willi pale lu- 

 I'liu-:: oulc'f Wflis dl' lli(! scvi'.al lower lealhcis of the nii<l(llc ami S(m onilaiT wiMj,'-covi'ils 

 with ft lftrj;i> conspicuous sjiot of white. Seeonilarios erosscil hy foni' well-delined nairow 

 pale oehi'ftcefiiis hands; primary euverts transversely spotted wilh the same; primaries 

 with aliont live transverse series of very lar|,'e wliite spots on I he outer wehs, the spots 

 approachin;.' ochracciuis ni'Xt the siuil^ and towards tiie end ol'llie feather. Tail profusely 

 niolllcd like till' l)a(k, and eros.sed willi ahont (iv<^ rafrt,'ed, hadiy delined jiaie bauds, tiiu 



last of whirh is not terminal. Ear-tiifis ineonspii^ioii.s. 



Eyelu'ow white, featliers bordered with lilaekish ; eye eneireleil with rusty rnlbus ; 



lores slronjrly tiufjed wilh the sam(!; cheeks, ear-eoverls, neck, ami ju^'ulum wilh mnucr- 



ous transverse dusky bars upon a grayish-whito ji;romid. Facial circle rusty-rufous 



spotted with black; throat with a tiu;;e of 



rufous; chin white. 



Lower parts, in ;,'cncr:d, while: each f(<ather 



wilh ft black shnft-siripc, this throwing,' oil' 



bars iu pairs, across ihe feather; the medial 



stripes are very broad, formini; lonf;iludiual 



spots on lh(! breast, and have here an exter- 

 nal rufous sulfusion ; lower tail-covert.s very 



sparsely marked. Tiliiiu and tarsi white, wilh 



very sjiarse transverse dusky spots. Lininj; 



of the willi,' plain yellowish-while; bars on 



under surface of primaries very obsolete, ex- 

 cept basally. \Vini,'-fonTmIn. .T = 4 ; ">, 2- 



C; 1=.8. Winjr, 5.40; tail, 2.4"); culmen, 



.3'); tarsus, .87 ; middle toe. ."m. 



Yuiii.f/ (fust full, but imperfect plnma>;e: 



i, 24,172, Fort Crook, North California, 



August 23, 18(;0; .fohn Feilnur). \Vin;;s and 



tail as in the ftdnlt (last pale band of latter 



apparently terminal). Whole head and body with mimeron.'!, about equal, transverse 



bands of dusky and grayish-white; the two colors about equal, but on lower parts both 



are nnich wider and more distinct than above the whiti" ffradually inereasin>,' posteriorly. 

 Breast and outer webs of scapulars with a rusty tiu-c, the latter searceFy variejjatcd. 

 Eyebrow white, feathers bordered with dusky ; eye-circlo and ear-coverts bright rusty- 

 rufous ; lores much tiugtMl with the same. No facial circle. Win.ir, '>■'>(> ; tail,'2.70. 



II.vii. Guatemala and central ilexico, northward (along Sierra N.'vadaj to Fort Crook ; 

 California (breeding). 



H.\mT.s. This is essentially a Moxican and Central American species, 

 occurring among the mountains of INIexico and thence to Guatemala. One 

 individual, liowever, the oidy one as yet recorded a.s taken in the United 

 States, was obtained at Fort (Jrook by Captain John Feilner, and is now 

 in the collection of the Smith-sonian IiLstitution. This was a young bird, 

 evidently raised in that locality, and apparently showing that the species 

 breeds in tliat vicinity. It has been taken also at Orizaba, in the State of 



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iSm/v /lammeola. 



