278 CHUCK- WILLS-WIDOW. 



spotted with black, and tinged with bluish-grey. Tail similarly barred and 

 sprinkled, the inner webs of the three outer feathers white, and their ex- 

 tremities light yellowish-red, more minutely sprinkled, and without bars. 

 Under parts blackish, sprinkled with yellowish-red, the belly lighter, and 

 a slight band of whitish across the fore-neck. 



Length 12| inches, extent of wings 26 ; bill along the back 5, along 

 the gap 2. 



Adult Female. Plate LIT. Fig. 2. 



The colouring of the female is similar to that of the male. The three 

 outer tail-feathers are brownish on their inner webs, yellowish-red, with- 

 out dots, at the tip, with a distinct subterminal bar of black. 



The Harlequin Snake. 



This beautiful Snake is rather rare in the United States, where I 

 have observed it only in the south. It glides through the grass with 

 ease, and ascends to the tops of bvishes and among the branches of fallen 

 trees, to bask in the sun. Children are fond of catching it on account of 

 its beauty. It feeds principally on insects, such as flies and small 

 Coleoptera. Its usual size is that represented in the plate. 



