AXRERIN.K - THK OEEfE - ANSER. 



449 



Anicr nthifrnm finvihrii, UiDciw. I'r. 1'. S. N'lit. Mils. 1880, 203 ; Xom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 503 a. 



— CofKs, I'lnM'k List, 2il i-il. IHS'.', no. liit:). 

 .inner fr\ilhriii)ui>, llAiiti), Stiiiislmry'H l!i'|>. iM.'r.', :121 (iipc Linn.). 

 Anitcr fmilnlin, lUiiiii, H. N. .Vin. 1858, .162 (= young ; .New Mexico); Cut. N. Am. B. 1859, 



no. 560. 



IIab. TIio wlidlc (if Nortli .\ineriia, brewUii},' far northwaixl j Culia. The tnie A. albi/rous, 

 restrictwl to the PaUriiri'tic It(';;iiiu ami (ircenlaiHL 



((. Oambeli. 



Sp. fnAK. Aihill: I'revailint,' rnlor hiownisli ^{lay, ihis uniform on the head and nock, and 

 bocoinin« nine li darker <m the Hanks ; fealhern of tlie mantle, win),'s, Mvs, and flanks distinctly 

 liitrdered lerniinally with jiah- lirownish asli (srinietimes approaehinji (^rayisli white) ; upper cdj.'ea 

 of the upper hiyer fif Hank- leal hers pure wliite. prmhicinK a conspicuous white stripe when the 

 feathers are properly adjusted. Hreast and al- 

 doinen >,'rayish while, mixed more or less with 

 irrt'Kuhir spots and |iatehes of hlaek, sometime.i 

 scattered and iscdated, liut oftener mon^ or less 

 confluenl. .\nal region, erissum, and upper tail- 

 ooverls immaiulate pun' white ; rum|( hrownish- 

 slate ; ^'reater win^!-c()Verls j,daueous-j,'ray ti)>j)ed 

 with while ; secondaries Mack, Iheir ed},'es mir- 

 rowly white ; primaries slaty lilack, ),'rowiiij,'asliy 

 liasally ; primary-coverts j;lancous-},'ray. Tail 

 hrownish slale, broadly lipped with white, the 

 feathers narrowly skirled with the same. Front 

 of the head, from the base of the bill to about 

 half way across tin- hn-cs and foreheail. including 

 tlie anterior border of the chin, while, borden-d 

 behind liy brownish blai'k, which ^'radually failes 

 into the j^'rayisli brown of the head 'Uid neck. 

 |{ill reddisii (wax-yellow. _/((/.• Xki.sox), the nail 

 while ; feet reddish. Yninifi (= .1. frniiltilin, 

 It.Mitn) : Nearly similar to the ailidt, but tin; 

 anterior portion of the head dark brown, instead 

 of white ; wiiij;-coverts less ^laiiciais ; black 

 blotches of the under surface absent. Nail c. 

 the bill black. I><ni'n>j \iii\iit<i: Above, olive- 

 ;;reen ; beneath, din{,'y >,'reenish yellow, i',eei)est 

 yeUow on the alMlomen. (Hardly distinj.uisha- 

 liie from youn^of Vnrniiia fdimilnitii'i, but a]ipa- 

 rciitly more deeply coloreil, and with >,'realer 

 contrast between cidor of U|iper and lower sur- 

 faces.) 



Wing, 14..')()-17.2r) inches ; culmen, l.4t>- 

 2..3r) ; tarsu.s, 2.00-.'J.I(i ; middle toe, 2.:J.5-2.70. 

 Tail-feathers 16 to 18, usuully the former. 



A. albi/rou. 



Mum. 



. 1843, 



h. albifrons. 



Sp. Char. Exactly like A. GanMi, but smaller. Winj;, l.'».00-l,').7.'> inches; eiilmen. l.CTi- 

 1.75 ; (h'pth of maxilla at l>ase, .00, width, .8(»-.s.'> ; tarsus, 2.25-2.80 ; middle toe, 2.20-2.45. 



The ])rinci])al variation anions individuals of this species is in the amcmnt of the black blotch- 

 ing on the lower parts. In some rtjiecimens (as No. lOHi.3, Frontera, Texas) there are only two or 

 three small spots, while in others (as No. 10788, Hudson's Hay Territory) the black predominates 

 over the lower parts, bein^ uuntinuuu.s un the uUlomen, and uidy broken ou the breoMt by the 



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