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LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMKRS — ANSKRES. 



Had. Nortlicrn imit of the iiorthern heuu»iihcie ; in Amuiica, «outL, cusually, in winter, to 

 New Jereoy and thu Ortut Liikt-s. 





llKlWIl 



covert 



mIhIoii 



wliitt 



uinl'iT 



liorili'i 



riiiii]!, 



liiirri'il 



llollK'II 



jiiili' 

 .lull 

 ilar 



S. sjiectnhilin. 



Up. Char. Ailiilt vmI<' : Fcatliuw bonlorin^; the base of the ninxillii all round, a npot iK'Ueatli 

 and behind the eye, and u lur^e V'-shaped inaric on the throat, black ; entire top of thu head and 



n|i]ii'r ]iart of the nape deliuiti' \m\i\- 

 gray, or nhiucuus-blue, growing gradually 

 deeper U'liiiid, wliere mmietinie.s bonlcred 

 by an indistinct bhirkisb line ; n])])er and 

 anterior portion of tlie cheeks, below the 

 eye and ininiedintely liehind the black 

 bordering th(! hide c>f the lull, and an 

 obli(iiie ])atch on the auricular region 

 delicate sea-green, the auricular patch 

 abruptly defined anteriorly, but above 

 gradually fading into white, along the 

 edge of the bluish-gray of the occiput and 

 nii]ie ; remainder of the head, neck, mid- 

 dle of the back, wing-coverts (exaqit 

 greater coverts and exterior bonier of 

 lesser coverts), lining of the wing, and a 

 patch on each side of the rump white ; 

 breast and Jugulum deep creamy bulf. 

 Remainder of the )ilumnge dull black, 

 the falcate terlialH with u narrow and 

 rather indistinct central stripe of dull 

 l)rownish. "Bill llesh-crdored, the sides 

 of the upper mandible ami Hoft frontal 

 lobes bright orange ; iris bright yellow ; 

 feet dull orange, the webs dusky, the 

 claws brownish black" (AununoN). 

 Adult fnnide, in glimmer : Pale fulvous, 

 varied with black, the latter occupying 

 the centml portion of the feathers on the 

 dorsid region, forming stivaks on the heiul 

 and neck, and bars on the jugulum, fides, 

 flanks, and upper tail-coverts ; ablomen 

 and anal region nearly plain grayish 



Mate. 



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