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Haii. — Tlic will Ic cif tciii]Miiitc anil tii>iiiial Nintli Aiiii'iiin, iimlli In liititiuli-alioiit (k)", noutli 

 t<> (luati-iiiala. Cnlia; .laiiiaiia ; Itcniiihla.^. Orrasiciiial in Kiirii|ic (Is lliitj^h n'tiinls!). 



Si'. CiiAU, — Auiitl : ('rdiiiul-iiiliiiiir tlif |>luiiia;4i' iiilinutMiu.s-liull' ; liul tliisdnisi'ly iiiottliMl and 

 lini'ly s|ii'iiikl('il almvc xvilli rnlilisli liiuwn ami Maikisli, llic laltiT culdr iHcvailiii;^' ini llic tlnrsal 

 anil Mapiilar rcf,'iiins, wln'ii' llu' Icallu'is liavr li^iilcf cilj,'!'.-!, ilu- laill' |ii'i'vaiiin^' un tlii' wiii^'- 

 covi'i't.i, wlifiv till' vaiicnaliiin foiiniMts ol' a liiiiT and >|iarsi'r sprinkling' ol' tiic diiskv and Ihowii ; 

 on the liTliaU ami ends of the scnuidaiii's, tlii' ri'ddisli la suit I'l' riiinanioii sliadc) I'lHins ili(> 

 j;riiiind-i'iiliir, and is lliirklv s|iiiiiklrd wiili irii'-nlar diisky dolliii^s and /,iL;zaj;.i ; ]ii'rtiiral lulls 

 iicarlv iinirnnii dark lirowii, tin' li-alliris wiili limad latrial linnlrrs ul' rlrar vi'llnwisli urlirarcnus. 

 rili'iiin, nisly lnowii. daikir anli'iimly, rlian;,'in>,' j^iadiially liarkwaid liiln liic f,'ifciiisli iilivc-j;ray 

 ol llii' na|n' ; fidi's of llu' lu'ad and iii-rk yellowish orliraeeoiis ; a nialai' slri|ie ol' dark rerni^iiious, 

 chaiij^iiij,' iMsteiiorly inlu a \iry iiins|pieui)iis siiiiie ol' Miie-lilaek (or in son •! s|iet'iiiii'iis dull 



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gniyisli) downi pneli fido of llip neek ; iliin and liiroal while, with a very narrow medial dusky 

 streak, suH'iised with oiliraeeous ; I'oreiH'ik jiale Imir, with sliarply detined stripes ol' einnaiiion- 

 lii'own eil;,'ed with a Mark line ; lower parts pale liuir, with narrower liiownish stripes ; iiliiii< and 

 erissuin plain li^lil ereainy liiiir ; priniary-eoveils and primaries dark slate, tipped with pale red- 

 dish oiliraeeous, liiiely, liul not densely, sprinkled with dusky. I'pper mandilile olivaeemislilaek, 

 the toiiiiiim iliioadlvi lenioii-yeliow ; lower mandilile jiale lemon-yellow, deeper hasally, with a 

 Htripe of dusky lirownisli aloii^' the posterior pari of the toniium ; lores and eyelids lemon yellow, 

 t'le I'oriner divided loii^'itudinally hy a median stripe of dusky olive, from the eye to the liase of 

 the upper mandilile ; iris elear, li;;lil sulphur-yellow next the ]iupil. shading' exteriorly into oraiij,'e- 

 lirownisli, this eiieireleil narrowly with Mack ; le;,'s and feet hrifilit yellowish kiim-ii ; claws pale 

 lirown, dusky toward points.' Yinniii : Similar to the adult, hut more leddisli, the inotili-'"eo„rser, 

 and with a lendeiiey to form raj;;,'ed transverse liars, es]» liallv on the posterior upper p. 



Len>;th, alioiil :;t.(Mi-:i8.(Mi ; exjiaiise, a7.<HM,').(K> ; wei;;ht aliout I J Uis. (Ai IUIidn) ; wiiii;, 

 !».H(I-U'.()0; tail, :).l(»-».4(i; eulnien, •J.rn»-:i.-_>0 ; depth of hill, .WKdr) ; tarsus, ;i. Id- IJ.S.". ; middle 

 toe, 2.!)ii-;j()0 ; lare portion of tiliia, l.iHi-l.;t.-).'' 



Ill the larj,'e eollei'tioll of speriiuelis of this spoeies wllieh We have lieeli aide In examine and 

 eompare are rerlain variations of plumai'e and |iro|iortionx, wl "h ajipear, I iwever, to he ehietly, 

 if not entirely, of an individual and seasonal iliarartev. The most a)i|iareiil dilleieiire as to eolors 

 eoiisists iif a more reddish shade III the pluina'.!!' in autumnal hiids. while tlios,. olilained in the 

 spriii;; or sunn are ehaiueteri/.ed hy a more i,'rayish aspeet. There is also aiinllier nidieealile 



dilferelice iM'tWeell speeiinelis, namely, in the distiuitlless of the liluek or ilusky stripe alnli;,' Ihe 



side of the Upper ueik. This is Usually a deep ^;lii.-sy l.laik ; Imt in many individuals it is 



• Ciilorsof fresh siM-einieiis ( J .iinl 9 ) killnl iilmiK llir Tniekir liiver, Nevada, Nov. IS, and Dee. 

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* From nienxureiiiciits .if Iweiify-five nilidl s]iiTinu'i'>, ! 



