126 GAME BIRDS AND WILD FOWL. 



brood appears to be reared in the year, and as soon as the young 

 can fly the short hot Arctic summer is well-nigh waning, and the 

 southern migration begins. 



Diagnostic Characters. — y^gialUis, with the upper parts 

 slightly darker than those of the preceding race, otherwise the 

 characters (excepting the following) are the same. Length of 

 wing, 5 "2 to 4'8 inches. Total length, 7 inches. 



