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trace of the juvenile cross-barrings, and is of a uniform dull reddish-brown above, a little paler 
and more grey on the nape and rump. ‘This bird is a female, shot in May, and is very probably 
a very late-bred bird of the preceding year. 
In the preparation of the above article we have examined the following specimens :— 
E Mus. Sharpe and Dresser. 
a, b, c, d. Cookham, Berks. (W. Briggs, R. B. S.). e. West Drayton, Middlesex, killed by flying against a 
railway-engine (R. Paraman). f, g, h, i. Hampstead (Davy). j. Pagham, Sussex (R. B. S.). k. River 
Volga (Moeschler). 
E Mus. Salvin and Godman. 
a. juv. Hampstead, 1854 (0. S.). 
E Mus. Lord Litford. 
a. 3. Valle de Tena, Aragon, June 1867 (L.). 
E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 
a. 2. North side of Mount Hermon, June 6, 1864 (H. B. T.). 
E Mus. Howard Saunders. 
a. 2. River Volga, May 1869 (Moeschler). 
