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ish brown, more reddish on the lower parts. The chin, throat, 

 and a broad supercihary stripe, are immaculate white. Lower 

 tail coverts each with a median acuminate spot of rust}^, the 

 shafts black. Upper parts brownish black; wing coverts, 

 scapulars and interscapulars, feathers of the rump, and the up- 

 per tail coverts, narrowly bordered with ochraceous white, and 

 with concealed quadrate spots of the same ; primary coverts, 

 secondaries and primaries sharply bordered terminally with 

 pure white. Tail black (faintly whitish at tip) with three 

 (exposed) obscure bands of a more slaty tint, this changing to 

 white on the inner webs, in the form of angular spots form- 

 mg the bands. Lining of wing pale ochraceous, transversely 

 spotted with rusty rufous; under primary coverts with trans- 

 verse spots of white." " Iris brownish red, legs and feet 

 brownish." 



The following measurements were taken from the mounted 

 specimen secured from Nebraska: 



Wing:, 11 Ys in. 200 mm. 



Tail, 6% iu. 171 mm. 



Tarsus, 1.S5 in. 33 mm. 



Bill ^yitllOut cere, % in. 15 mm. 



This is believed to be the first record of Ictiiiia niississippi- 

 ensis authenticated by a specimen taken in Nebraska. 

 Coe Colleg'e, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



