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Sp. Ciiah. Ailiilt mull ; l-'roiitiil cii'sccni, cxtcinliii^ Imck mi wu'li HJile of tin- crown lo Iwyotid 

 till' I'Vi', oii'lt 1)1' >.'rtiiii'r wiiij,'-riivi'itn, slmlts of |iiiiiiiiiiu», iiml iiitin- lowtr |iiirtx, |iiin' wliiU' ; avn- 

 .ciilii' imli'h coviriiij,' I'lUc inni cil'tlic crnwii, linvs, ami wide Imiitl luinss tlu' iii^'uliiiii, lilmk ; (icci- 

 ]iiit iiioit' or li'ji.'* Htii(ii;^|y siiII'iimmI Willi iiihrari'iniM, <T.|icciully liitcntlly ninl |Misti'iicirly. r|i|Hi- 

 |iiirl^ (cxiflil iiH (li'si I'ilH'il) iiiiiriiriii liidwiii^ili niiiy, llir ifnii;;i'i< Jarkrr. Ailuli f, uml, ; Siiiiilar 

 III llii' iiiiilf, Imt the lilai'k rr|ilai'i'i| liy liinwiii-li ^lay, tlir Jiij^iilar tollar tiii;^('il wiili orlii'Mrciiu^. 

 Ihiivnij ijitumj : Crown aiitl (Hci|Mil li^jltl j.'rayisli Imfl', ilisiimlly Iml vcrv irrr^;iilaily niarlilcil or 

 iiiiittli'il with lilai'k ; liack and ruiii|i -similar, l>ul niort' ^'rayisli, tin- nioltliii;,' rnaiMT and lr>s diii- 

 tincl ; arni-win){ li^lit Imll', niolili'd willi du.-<ky ; liand-win;{ wholly iinniaciilali- while. Wholu 



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I'liri'lu'iul, hiivsi, snjK'rriliarici', fide of head, liroad nuchal collar, and entire lower jiarls, white; an 

 lirej^uhir lint ilisiinct poHlocular streak of lihick running; into the motllinjj of the oci'i|int. A lai>,'e 

 liaie siiace on each side of neck. Hill Mack ; eyelids j,'rayis|i ; iris brown; ie^s ainl feet pale 

 ;,'niyisli tiesh-color. 



Total len^jth, ahonl l.'itt ; extent, Ki.iHi ; win;;. \.:t{\ ; cnhneii, .ho ; tai-siis. |,2."i ; middle toe, .T.'i. 



Till' ;;eo;;rapliical variations of this species are not wt-ll iinderHtood, on aiinnnt of lack id' 

 >uirn icnt material. .\ii ndnlt female from Ma/atlan (wiiilei) and iwo IVoni < 'ape Si. hncax 

 ( lleceiiiliei) are uniformly, ihoii^^h sli;;litly. darker th.in eastern example^ ; lley n\>« have tliu 

 I'l'intal while very narrow, the liiowii of the lore> coiitinnoiis, extending; (in two N|ifciniens, and 

 ;d-o ill an ailnit male frimiCape Si. Lnca>) ijiiite lnoadly iicioss the frontlet, while lieiieath the 

 eve the lifown is very " solid '' for a width of .;i() of an inch or more. It is possible, however, that 

 iliise ililh'i'eiices may not prove conslant. 



Tlii.s I'ldvcr. lirst rfco^'iii/.t'il as a tlistiiict spceii-s in isl.'i, ami iltMlicatrd In tiic 

 mciiitiry of Wil.sun l»y .Mr. Onl. is met witii. iikhi' or less ciiinnnnilv, aloiiiL,' our wlndc 

 Allaiitir coast from Loii;.; isiainl to l-Morida. it also oitmi's on liotli roasts of CiMitral 

 .Vnicriea, ami prolialdy hrrcils wlierovei it is foiiml. I''.xr('|it that om is rrcordt'd liy 

 Mr. iiiiidslcy as liaviii^' lii'eii taki'ii in Stiatford, Comi.. so far as I know it lias 

 never Imtii traeed with ecrtaiiity to New Kn,i,'iaml. it is (|iiiti' pndiaiih'. however, 

 that individuals may oecasioiiaily visit tlic nortlieni sliore of liOiii; Island Sound, it 

 also occurs on Mm .Aflaidic coast of South .Vmerica to Ura/.il. Audiilion states that 

 it is idiiml oil the hIioi'ch of the <iulf (d Mexico, in all the Soutlicrii States, tliat it 

 lirccds there, and tli«t it also spends the winter in the n';,'ioii hetwccii Carditia and 

 the mouths of the .Missi.ssip|ii Itivcr. Tliat it ai.so occurs in 'I'cxas is stated hy 

 IhvBser, wii«> i'ouml it common aliout tlic coast duritij;^ the siiininer season, lie 

 noticed many on (Salvcston island durin^r liis stay tlicic in May and iliine. and shot 

 scvi'val spcciiueiis, Imt was tiot aide to tind tiieir nests or t'KKs. Dr. .Merrill speaks 

 <d' it as an alaindaiit resident, and a.s broediiiK' <>ii tlie cojwt of Soutliwestern Texas. 



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