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/>,;„lm,j„,,us, V.i.uuT, V. A. N. S. i'hil„,l. istil. ,'iyp,.. 'IMr.,,, „hs,;<n>s, Sav.) 



(iDV. riiAii. Tail ,,!■ iwrnty i;.„lli..|s, inn.i.li.d, mtli...' largo (about two tliinls il.o 

 will};) ; th.' Icnthcrs l.ioad to tlio ti,H, which are uhnost trunuutftl. A coloiv.l (ornngo or 



litrao obaeurus. 



yellow) " comb" of naked skin over the eye, and an inflatable air-sac on side of the neck 

 JNo crest or other unusual plumes about the head or neck. 



Species and Varieties. 

 Cobsourus. Above nearly uniform pluinboous-du.ky, minutely mottled 

 on the wnifTs. Tail uniform bla.k, with or without a l.j^hter terminal band 

 and sometuues lin...ly and obseurely mottled above. Lower parts nearly 

 uniform clear plumbeous, or blackish-.hisky ; a dusky half-collar on the 

 throat; chin and throat white, varie-ated with du.-ky. Lcn<vth about 

 20.50; winjr 0.40; tail, 7.45. Fe,naJe smaller, the colors more variegated, 

 with tiie dusky less continuous, and less in amount. 

 A. Tail rounded, with a distinct terminal band of clear plumbeous. 



Above brownish-a.«hy, minutely mottled (transversely) with dusky 

 and to a less e.xtent, with yellowish-browu. Deneath line puroashy. 

 Hab. 8ierra Nevada (from Fort Crook southwards) and Rocky 

 Mountains, from the Uelljrate re.rion to New Mexico . var. obscurus 

 Above brownish-black, minutely and sparsely mottled with 

 slate and rusty-brown. Ber.ath dark plumbeo,;. (In northern 

 specimens, especially in females from Ritka, much washed with 

 dark castaneous-rusty.) Hab. Northwest coast mountains from 

 Oregon to Sitka . . . „„,. e ,. . 



yai: /uliffinosus. 



