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TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO. 



Geographical D/s/ri'du/ion.— Island of Martha's Vineyard, 

 Massachusetts. Formerly abundant on Long Island, New Jersey, 

 Eastern Pennsylvania, and Virginia, but now extinct in all those 

 localities. 



Adult Male. — Closely resembling the previous species, but 

 distinguishable by its short pointed neck feathers, the tufts com- 

 posed of not more than ten lanceolate feathers (those of 7'. ameri- 

 canus containing more than this number), and by the large ter- 

 minal whitish buff spots on the scapulars. Length of wing, 

 about 8^ inches; tail, 4. 



Female has the lanceolate neck feathers rudimentary, and is 

 slightly smaller than the male. 



