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wings and the primaries black; the secondaries tipped with "srhite; shaft 

 of the first primary white; the lateral feathers of the tail very clear 

 ash grey, and fringed with a slight border of white. Bill curved 

 upwards. 



Male and female in breeding plumage. — Forehead, ear coverts, 

 cheeks, front and sides of the neck and crop, marked by small 

 meshes or strise of dark brown on a white ground; the other inferior 

 parts pure white; all the ashy feathers of the superior parts marked 

 the length of the shaft with brown meshes and one black stria on 

 the shaft; scapularies with a large black patch near the back, and the 

 other feathers some black strise on the shafts; carpus and border 

 of the wing dark brown, with lighter edgings; all the shafts of the 

 feathers dark brown, giving a liueated expression to the plumage; 

 tail brown, like the scapularies above, lighter below; under tail 

 coverts, extending to near end of tail, white; axillaries white; inner 

 border of carpus, and an inch and half below it, mottled light brown 

 and white. 



My figure and description of this bird are taken from a Russian 

 specimen in summer plumage kindly lent me by Mr. Harting, and 

 killed on the Dwina, on the 27th. of June, 1872, by Mr. Alston. 

 The egg, from my own collection, was taken at Archangel, and sent 

 to me by Dr. Meves, of Stockholm. 



