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Pkclwphanes lapponica Baied, Kep. Pacific R. R. Surv., ix, 1858, 927 (Fort Lara- 

 inie, Wyoming). — Adams, Ibis, 1878, 425 (St. Michaels, Alaslia). 



Centrophanes lapponicus Ridgway, Field and Forest, iii, 1877, 197 (Colorado, win- 

 ter); Norn. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 187, part.— Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v. 

 1882, 150 (Cape Lisburne, Point Belcher, Port Clarence, and Belkoffsky, 

 Alaska; habits). — Nelson, Cruise "Corwin" in 1881, 1883, 69 (Point Barrow, 

 St. Lawrence I., etc., Alaska). — McLenegan, Cruise "Corwin", 1884, 115 

 (KowakR., Alaska, breeding; habits; song). — Murdoch, Exp. Point Barrow, 

 1885, 106 (Point Barrow, Alaska, May 20 to Sept. 4). 



Ccdcarius lapponicus Tuknek, Auk, ii, 1885, 157 (Nearer Islands, Aleutian chain); 

 Contr. Nat. Hist. Alaska, 1886, 173 (St. Michaels, May 5 to Oct. 5; habits, 

 etc.). — Americ.vn Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886, no. 536, parf. — 

 Nelson, Rep. Nat. Hist. Coll. Alaska, 1887, 183 (habits, etc.). — Townsend, 

 Cruise "Corwin" in 1885, 1887, 101 (Kotzebue Sound, Alaska); Auk, iv, 

 1887, 12(KowakR.).— Ridgway, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., xvi, 1893, 664 (Shu- 

 magins, Alaska). — Cooke, Birds Colorado, 1897, 100 (winter resid.). 



C. [^alcarius] lapponicus Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 404, part. 



Calcarlns lapponicus alascensis Ridgway, Auk, xv, Oct., 1898, 320 (St. Paul I., 

 Pribilof group, Alaska; U. S. Nat. Mus.). — American Ornithologists' Union 

 Committee, Auk, xvi, 1899, 117 (no. 536a). 



CALCARIUS PICTUS (Swainson) . 

 PAINTED lONGSPUE. 



Inner web of outermost rectrix chiefly white; under wing-coverts 

 and axillars wholly pure white; entire lower parts bufly. 



Adult male in stvmmer. — Pileum and sides of head deep black, 

 relieved by a broad white stripe behind eye, a narrow white stripe 

 along middle portion of ear-coverts, and a white malar stripe, much 

 widest posteriorly ; hindneck and entire lower parts deep ochraceous- 

 buff, the first streaked with dusky; anterior lesser wing-coverts deep 

 black, posterior ones pure white, forming a conspicuous bar, widest 

 above. 



Adult male in winter. — Black of head entirely replaced by streaked 

 brownish, the throat and chest also more or less streaked with dusky; 

 otherwise much as in summer, but middle and greater wing-coverts 

 distinctly tipped with white. 



Adult female in summer. — Much like winter male, but smaller, paler, 

 and grayer, without deep black or pure white on lesser wihg-coverts; 

 in winter, similar, but more buffy. 



Adult «ia/e.— Length (skins), 148.59-172.97 (157.48); wing, 86.36- 

 96.27 (91.69); tail, 59.18-68.83 (63.25); exposed culmen, 10.16-11.18 

 (10.67); depth of bill at base, 5.84-6.85 (6.10); tarsus, 19.81-20.32 

 (20.06); middle toe, 13.97-15.24 (14.99).' 



Adult female.— Li&ngth. (Skins), 140.46-146.56 (143.76); wing, 86.61- 

 89-92 (87.63); tail, 55.37-58.93 (57.66); exposed culmen, 10.16-11.43 

 (10.92); depth of bill at base, 5.84r-6.35 (6.10); tarsus, 20.07-20.57 

 (20.32); middle toe, 13.72-15.24 (14.48).' 



' Seven specimens. ^ Six specimens. 



