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markings, but its habits are probably identical 
with the Whistler ways familiar to all eastern 
gunners. 
Its range lies more to the west and south of 
the habitat of the common variety, more numer- 
erous throughout the interior than on the coast 
line. 
Its size is if anything a bit larger than the 
common species. Its markings are as follows: 
the color on the head is of purplish shade—the 
white patch at the base of the bill longer and 
narrower and of somewhat crescentic shape— 
the crest feathers a trifle longer than in the type 
known to most of the shooting fraternity of the 
northeast, thus making the outline of the crown 
more rounded than in the common species. 
Three or four white feathers appearing among 
the scapulars will assist in showing the species 
if a male, as will also the broad edgings on the 
flank feathers, much heavier in this than in the 
typical bird of the east. Iris as in the common 
Whistler. Feet dull orange. 
The females of the two species can scarcely be 
distinguished one from the other. The lady of 
this species may average a very little larger. 
A probable distinction may lie in the higher and 
