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B. Si/n niciliinii (wiii^ Ich^ tlian r>.5() uihI iiioic tliiiii Kki). 



2. A. fuaolooUls. 'I'liil iis in .l.t'iiDpni, l)iit miclillc liatlii'i't Nli^'litly nairowt'r itt cixl iiml 



inure iii'DJi'clin^'. ('nlurs of mliilt us in .1. I'lmjuri, luit niuri' lini^cil \vi(ii li^'iit rnl'iUH 

 on I TDWU, liiu'ii, iihil sni[inlMrs. Ycioiij ; lltu'k uikI Hciiiiuliirn niixcil liliicii unil rnsty, tlie 

 fi'Ullicrs ccinsiiicnipii^ly liuriliTnl ti'iiniii.iUy willi while ; npiier tail-i<pverl-t white, in 

 niarkiMl oonlraMt witii the dnsky iuni|i ; lnvast li;,'iii j;iayiMh-hrown, ■'tivakeil with ihisky, 

 Win^', ahont 4. IX) ; cnlnien, .!)(>-I.(Ki ; laisn.^ .Do-l.dO ; inithllo too, .70-.7.V /Jab. Kast- 

 ei'ii N'oi'lh Ainei'il'it ; Sunlh Anieiii'a in nii^'iatinie^, 



3. A. Bairdi. Tail as in ,I.//'.<iiV»//m. l'|pi)er tail-cnverts liiixky, only tin; httcral oni'H wliitlHli. 



Adiill III iiniimer: IJiiek ami Muiaihir.i lihick, irregularly varit'^'utcil (Kjiotted and edfjod) 

 withdull laiir. .luLjnhini white, streaked with dusky. AilitU in irinhr: Aliove, nearly 

 uniform ;;rayish lunwn, tin;,'ed with eiay-colur ; jut,'uluin and sides deeply snfl'nsed with 

 clay-c(rlor or dirty Imll', the former very indistinctly streaked. Ymititf : Aliove, lij,dit 

 bully linwn, streaked with dusky, the feathers of the back and the scapulars Mackish, 

 Cfuisiiiciiously l)orderi'd ti iiuiiially with dull while ; win;,'-coverts dark ;,'rayisli, also Imr- 

 dered terminally with wliili' or li;;lit hull'. •Iu;^>ulum snifused with liulfand indistinctly 

 streaked. Winj,'s, alM)nt -I.".")-.').!!!! ; cnlnien, ahont .!)(• ; tarsus, .!)(• ; middle toe, .70. //uh. 

 We.Hteru America, fioni the Arctic Ue^jions to l*ataj,'onia; -ilraKuler in Kastern North 

 America. 



4. A. maoulata. Miildle tail-feathers wed^^e-shaped at the end and projectin;{ a (quarter of 



un inch or . lore l)e>ond the rest. Ujiper tail-coverts dusky, like the rninp, the outer 

 feathers whitish, marked with dusky, .rni^nlnm and hreast lij^ht day-color, streaked 

 with dusky. A dull : Ahove, without whitt! inarkinj,'s. Ynniiij: Scapulars hordereil ternii- 

 nnlly with whit(!. Wii% ahout .'i.iHt ; culnien, 1.10; tar.sns, l.oo-l.lO; nddille toe, .!K). 

 Hith. America in ;,'eneral, hreedin;,' in the Arctic llej^ions. 

 6. A. acumiuata. Similar to .1. maculdtn, hut with the middle tnil-featherH Htill mirrower 

 and more jiointed, the hill smaller, thoJuLiidum and hreast fcnrcely streaked ; lower tail- 

 covert.s marked with shaft-streaks of <lnsky (entiiely absent in mitrulata) ; jiilenm deep 

 rusty, in strong' contrast, Ailiilf : I'pper parts brownish ^;ray, the feathers marked 

 centrally with blackish ; ju^'ulum and iireasi pale j^rayish bull', very spars(dy streaked ; 

 pilouni cinmunoii-hiown, streakecl with blackish. Ynunij : Above, rusty fulvous, the 

 feathers of tln^ bai^k and the scapulars blai:k centrally, the lar;,'er feathers edj,'ed termi- 

 nally with white ; pilenm brij,dit rusty ruf(Uis, in very shar]t contrast with a whitish 

 superciliary strijie, and streaked with black ; throat immaculate white ; Jut;ulum an<l 

 bren.st dcej) rusty ochraetfous, the former narrowly streaked anteriorly. Winj;, about 

 5.(K) ; culmen, scarcely 1.00 ; tarsus, l.:JO ; middle toe, .85. Hub. Australia, etc. ; abun- 

 dant in autumn on coast of Alaska. 

 Ct Size very small (winj,' less than 4.00). 



6. A. minutilla. Middle tail-feathers slij,ditly projecting, narrow and somewhat pointed at 

 end in summer, broader and rounded in winter pluma>^e. Upper tail-coverts black- 

 ish, the lateral ones white, marked with du.sky. Adult in summer: Back and scapu- 

 lars black, the feathers bor(lere(l and irre;,'ularly barred with rusty ochraceous ; tertials 

 bordered with the same. Juf,'ulum ilull white, streaked with dusky. Adult in muter: 

 Above, uniform browni.sh t^ray, the feathers with indi.stinct dusky nie.eial streaks, most 

 distinct on the back. .luj,'ulum pale jjrayish, indistinctly .streaked. Youmj: .Similar to 

 the adult in summer, but the scapulars and exterior feathers of the back bordered termi- 

 nally on outer webs with white, aiul lackinr; the concealed ochraceous bars. Ju};uluni 

 very indistinctly streaked, as in the winter plumage. Ilab. North America, migrating 

 into South America in winter. 



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