272 THe Wirson BULLETIN—NOs. 76-77. 
sisting of a scattering of feathers, median coverts with frequent 
bare spaces, first evidence of dark feathers above down on 
crown, ear patch and lores broadening, second tail band clear 
of sheath, primaries and secondaries not wholly clear but the 
dark bands have become prominent; cast sheaths plentiful. 
July 10, 30 days old. Tuck has an increase in feather tract 
of crown, hind head, and almost complete from forehead to 
shoulders, lores connected with check by broken line over eye, 
chin feathers appearing on either side, forehead only immacu- 
late down; lining of wings almost complete, downy tract at 
base of quill feathers: spinal tract complete from shoulder to 
rump, thighs and spots on the middle of breast downy, irides 
plumbeous-gray. Nip, spinal tract almost to rump and creep- 
ing up back of neck, vental shows a downy line down the cen- 
ter of breast, breast feathers extending toward throat; middle 
of crown and hind head exhibiting a sprinkling of dark feath- 
ers, wing lining not yet complete, eyes darker than Tuck's. 
July 11, Tuck almost completed juvenile plumage with the 
exception of inner thighs, anal region, area under wings be- 
tween rump and femoral tract ; down also remains on the mid- 
dle of throat, sides and back of neck, forehead and supra- 
orbital region, though the darker feathers have developed un- 
der all except the middle of the throat, third band appeared 
on tail, a sub-malar streak and under primary coyerts have 
appeared. Nip is not so well along, though the spinal tract is 
complete; the head almost as far along except forehead, chin 
and throat; wing lining shows a downy line at roots of quill 
feathers. scattered feathers crecping up on throat; 12th, Tuck 
still has some down areas on a line over eye, middle of fore- 
head, eyelids, posterior half of orbital ring, just back of ears, 
and middle of chin. Nip has a greater extent on the same 
places; 18th, little change, less down; 14th, Tuck, under wing 
coverts; 15th, third dark band on tail. Tuck’s eyes almost 
pear gray, down almost absent except on middle of chin. 
Nip, down above eye and to a small extent back of it, a little 
on forehead and more on middle of throat and chin; July 
17th, fourth dark tail band on Tuck: 19th, fourth dark tail 
