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region showing a more of less distinct indication of a buffy or dull 

 whitish stripe. 



Ad/uU female in summer. — ^Above dusky, varied with paler streaks 

 and edgings; pileum with a naore or less distinct median stripe' of 

 pale buffy grayish, the dusky broad lateral stripes usually more or 

 less streaked with brown or rusty; hindneck and sides of neck broadly 

 streaked with pale buffj^ or grayish; scapulars and interscapulars more 

 or less edged on inner webs with pale buffy grayish, on outer webs 

 with rusty; secondaries, innermost primaries, rectrices, and primary 

 coverts narrowly edged with pale gi'ayish or buffy grayish, the upper 

 tail-coverts margined with the same; greater coverts and outermost 

 primaries edged with dull whitish; lesser coverts broadly margined 

 with brownish gva,y or red, or both (often extensively red); middle 

 coverts black, broadly margined terminally with white or pale buffy; 

 a broad superciliary stripe of white, finely streaked with dusky, 

 usually becoming buff' or salmon color anteriorly (over eyes and 

 lores); a broad postocular stripe of dusky; malar region and under 

 parts dull white (the chin, throat, and malar region often buff' or 

 salmon pink), the under parts of the body broadly streaked or striped 

 with dusky (sometimes almost black), these stripes broadest on flanks; 

 under tail-coverts dusky, margined with white or pale buffy; chin and 

 thi'oat sometimes immaculate, but the latter usually marked with 

 small wedge-shaped or triangular streaks of dusky, the sides of the 

 throat margined by a more or less distinct dusky submalar stripe; 

 bill dusky (the mandible usually paler, more or less horn colored); 

 legs and feet dark horn color or dusky. 



Adult female in whiter. — Similar to the summer female, but the 

 lighter markings of upper parts more conspicuous, more pronouncedly 

 buffy and rusty, and the sides of head and under parts more or less 

 tinged with buffy (superciliary stripe sometimes clear buff). 



Young {sexes alike). — Much like adult female, but superciliary and 

 malar stripes, chin, and throat yellowish (ocher yellow or buff -yellow), 

 under parts of body with ground color pale buffy or yellowish, with 

 the dusky streaks narrower; edgings to remiges distinctly buffy 

 brown or fulvous. 



Adult mMe.— Length (skins), 205.7-236.2 (216.7); wing, 116.3-125.7 

 (120.9); tail, 88.6-96 (91.7); culmen, from base, 22.4-25.4 (23.6); depth 

 of bill at base, 12.2-13.5 (12.7); tarsus, 29.2-32.8 (30.2); middle toe, 

 20.6-22.6 (21.6).' 



Adult frniale.— Length (skins), 172.7-189.2 (177.5); wing, 95.3-101.6 

 (98.3); tail, 70.1-77.5 (74.2); culmen, from base, 17.3-20.3(19.3); depth 

 of bill at base, 10.7-11.7 (10.9); tarsus, 25.4^26.4 (25.9); middle toe, 

 17.3-19.1. (18.3).= 



'Except in much-worn midsummer specimens. 

 " Fourteen specimens. 

 'Ten specimens. 



