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Table of Measurements of T. aédon. 
No | Age Sex. Locality. Length.|Streteh.; Wing. | Tail. | Bill. 
1900 | Adult * & | Jacksonville, Fla. 4.70 | 6.50 | 244 | 2.40 | 47 
1425 é “ “ 5.00 | 6.60 | 2.00 | 170 | 50 
1936 a | & “ as 500 | 675 | 205 | 175 | 50 
1967 ae: é a ae 4.75 | 6.75 | 205 | 195 | 52 
1968 se é “a es 4.50 | 6.50 | 2.05 | 165 | 60 
2033 Cae 3 Q “ a 5.70 | 6.75 | 210 | 175 | .80 
2790 “oe é a i 5.65 | 695 | 2.00 | 164 | 51 
2576 a GS | Dummitt's, E Fla. | 5.00 | 6.50 | 210 | 2.00 | 60 
2588 | Young.§ fo) “ “ 5.00 | 6.70 | 190 | 170 | .50 
2884 Adult § Q Watertown, Mass 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.65 50 
197! a 9 Jacksonville, Fla. 4.30 | 6.50 | 2.00 | 1.380 | 46 
2983 Ee ae ? Caunbridge, Mass. 450 _ 1.70 145 45 
2970 baer S$ Newton, Mass 515 | 7.00 | 212 | 280 | .50 
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Longest 
Quill.|) 
4th 
4th 
4th 
4th 
4th 
4th 
3d 
4th & 5th 
2d & 3d 
2d & 8d 
3d & 4th 
2d & 3d 
3d 
Collection, Remarks, 
1869. 
Jan. 1 Dark colored. 
Jan. 1 e ” 
Jan 38 7 * 
Jan. 3 bad ie 
Jan. 3 -_-_ =- 
Jan. 17 | Pale(?) 
March 30 Dark colored. 
March 10 CO 
March 11 Rather pale, 
June 9 Pale. 
Jan. 6 ee 
June 23 a 
Sept. 6 Dark colored. 
* Intermediate, but approximating to Americanus. 
$ Plumage deseribed as the typical agdon 
+ In the plumage described as Americanus. 
§ Intermediate, but approximating to aédon. 
| I give the longest quill of each bird to show the absurdity of making this a valid specific character, as was done by the old authors. 
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