100 BUS8ET WHEATEAB. 



In autumn, according to Degland, the top of tlie head and neck, 

 and upper part of back, are russet, shaded off into grey on the 

 head; the chest is a brighter russet, passing into whitish on the 

 abdomen; below the eyes, throat, and wings, black, with the feathers 

 bordered more or less with russet, particularly the wing coverts; 

 rump and tail as in breeding season, but with a slight border of 

 greyish or russet at the extremity of the primaries. 



The female in the breeding plumage has the head russet brown; 

 nape and back dirty russet; throat blackish; abdomen, and a large 

 band over the eye, whitish; scapularies black, terminated with russet; 

 wings blackish brown, the quills bordered with russet; tail as in the 

 male, but with the black more extended. 



My figures of this bird and its egg are from specimens kindly 

 sent to me by the Rev. Canon Tristram. All the six eggs in my 

 collection are more or less pale green, spotted at the greater end 

 with rufous. 



Figured by Edwards, plate 31; Guldenstadt, Nov. Comm:, petr. xix., 

 p. 468, tab. XV.; Naumann, taf. 90, figs. 1 and 2; E-oux, Ornith. Prov., 

 pi. 199, (male,) fig. 1, (female,) fig. 2; Bouteil, Ornith. du Dauph., pi. 

 22, fig. 2; Gould, B. of E., pi. 91; Dresser, B. of E. 



