LAPLAND BUNTING. 469 
Dr. Richardson says, ‘‘the female differs in having the 
chin greyish; the black plumage of the head and breast 
edged with pale brown and grey, and the chestnut feathers 
of the nape fringed with white. The white stripes are 
duller.” 
“After the autumn moult the male resembles the fe- 
male. The darker hue of the breeding dress is produced 
by the pale margins of the plumage dropping off.” 
My own young bird has the beak brown; the whole of 
the plumage dark brown, with light brown edges; quill 
and tail-feathers brownish black; throat, breast, and all 
the under surface, pale brown, spotted with darker brown 
on the breast and flanks; legs, toes, and claws, light 
brown. 
The vignette below represents the breast-bone and foot 
of the Lapland Bunting, Plectrophanes Lapponica. 
