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linnds apparent; tail flistinclly lippcil with ocliracfoiis-wtiiti'. Inner web of K)nf;e>;t 

 priiiiaiy witli ihiiteeii, more" reiidisli, tiaiisveise sjxjts. White of iii'(k cxteiKliiii; 

 ol)li(jiU'iy upwanl and tbrward toward tiie eye, itivin;; the hhieiv eheeU-palili iiioie i)i()iu- 

 iiience. Maikin<j;s heneatli as in the male. Winjj-l'orniula liie same. Wiiiir, U.oO ; tail, 

 7.110; tarsus, l.i)."); middle toe, 2.10; enhnpii, .!).">. 



Jill-. ((J. ;"):!, I!t:i, Tiuekeo Hivei-, Xevadii, .Inly 24, 1S(>" ; R. Kidjrway : iirsi plmnajre). 

 Above pliimbeous-blaek, tail moi'e slaty. Every leather liroadly liordei-ecl teniii- 

 nally with didl (jimiamon ; these ereseeiilie l)ars beeominir f^radiially broader posteriorly, 

 nariower and more oljsoletc^ on the lu'ad aliove. Tail distinctly tippt.'d with pale cinna- 

 mon, the inner wel)s of feathers with obsolete transverse spots of the same, these tonch- 

 iiiir neither the edp;e nor the shaft ; scarcely apparent indications of corresponding' s|)ols on 

 outer webs. Refjion roimd the eye, and broad '' nnistaehe " across the cheeks, pnre black, 

 the lattci more con.spiciions than in the older stai;<'s, hein^ cnt oil" posteriorly by the 

 extension of the eream-coloi' of the neck nearly to the eye. \ broad stripe of pale 

 ochraeeons rnmiin^ from above the ear-coverts back to the occiput, where iIk,' two of 

 opposite sides nearly meet. Lower parts pnr[)hsh cream-color, or rosy ochraceons-white, 

 dee|iest ])Osteri(>ily ; JMjrnhnn, breast, siiles. Hanks, and' tibiiu with lonjjilndinal strip<'s of 

 plunibeons-black, these broadest on flanks and abdomen, and somewhat saiiiltate on the 

 tibiie; lower tail-coverts with distant transverse bans. Lining of the winj; like the sides, 

 bnt the niarkinjfs more transveiso ; inner web of lonp;est primary with nine transverse 

 pnrplish-ochro spots. Wing-lbrnuda, 2- 1 3. Winp, 12.r)(); tail, 7.00. Length, l(!.r)0 ; 

 expanse, 30.2."). Weight, 1^ lbs. ]>asal half of bill pale blnish-white, cere rather 

 darker; terminal half (rather abruptly) slale-eolor, the tip deepening into black; iris 

 very dark vivid vandyke-brown ; naked orbital space pale bluish-white, with a slight 

 greenisli lint; tarsi and toes lemon-yellow, with a .slight green cast; claws jet-black. 



ITaii. Entire continent of America, and neighlioring islands. 



Localities : (Jnatemala (.Sci.. Ibis I, 210) ; Veragua (j^wx. P. Z. S. 1807, L">8) ; Sta. Cruz 

 (Nkwto.n, Ibis, ], 03); Trinidad (T.wi.on, Ibi.s, 1804, 8tl) ; Bahamas (P.uvant, Pr. Bost. 

 Soc. 1850, A'll); Cuba (Cah. Jouin. II, l.x.xxiii) ; ((ru,\-nL. Repert. ISlio, 22."j) ; Jamaica, 

 (GossK, B. Jam. 10; Maiuii, Pr. Ac. X. S. 1803, 304, et Mus. S. L); Tierra del Fnego 

 (SiiARPK Ann. & Mag. N. H. ; " /•'. cassiiii, SuAitrK "). 



The yotiiig plumage above described corresponds exactly with that of 

 young pcm/rina.^ from Europe, a compari,son of the specimen above described 

 witli one of the same ago from Ciermany (r>4,0G4, Schliiter Col.) showing no 

 differences that can be expressed. JMany American s])ecimens in this plu- 

 mage (as 19,397, Fort Simpson) show a Wii.sh of whitish over tlie foreiietvd 

 iind anterior part of the crown ; having before iis but tlie one si)ecimen, we 

 cannot say whether or not this is ever .seen in the European liird. Speci- 

 mens more advanced in season — i)erhaps in second year — are colored 

 as follows: The black above is more brownish, the feathers margined 

 with pale brown, — these margins liroader, and ai)i)roaching to wiiite, on the 

 upper tail-coverts ; the tail shows the ochraceous bars oidy on inner webs. 

 The supraoral stripe of the youngest plumage is also quite apparent. 



A still younger one from the same locality (Xo. 37,397) has the upper 

 l)lumage similar to the last, the pale edges to the feathers, however, more 

 distinct; tail with conspicuous spots. White Itciieath cletirer, and invading 

 the dusky of the head above as far back as the middle of the crown ; the 

 supraoral stripe is distinct, scarcely interrupted across the nape. 



