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MARSH RUNTING. 
of the upper feathers ashy black, margined with 
chesuLit. Flanks and abdomen white; upon the hanks 
longitudinal spots of obscure black. Primaries black, 
margined with chesnut, the lesser wing coverts having 
a broader margin of fulvous chesnut; under wing 
coverts white. The first tail feather white, with a 
large black wedge-shaped spot on the inner web at 
the base, and a smaller one at the tip ; the second 
tail feather black, with a white wedge-shaped spot at 
the tip on the inner side; the other tail feathers black; 
the two middle feathers edged with brownish yellow. 
Feet rather robust, and obscurely black; claws black. 
In autumn the adult male has the feathers of the 
head, throat, neck, and middle jjart of chest black, 
shaded off to the point. The white feathers of the 
neck become so shaded towards the tip, as almost t 
obscure the white. All the upper feathers have a bay 
margin, more extended, terminating in brownish yellow. 
The female has the vertex, sides of the head, and 
neck of an obscure chesnut colour, with black spots; 
nape, back, and wings dark brown; a brown band on 
the checks terminates near the car, the region of which 
is covered by a nearly black spot; throat and neck 
white, shaded with russet; from the angle of inferior 
mandible there is a mottled black band extending to 
the chest; chest and flanks white, shaded with russet, 
and covered with long obscure spots. 
]\Iy figure is that of a young male, kindly sent me 
by IMr. Gould. 
This bird has also been figured by Stor, Uccelli Tav., 
006 , (a good figure of male;) by Roux, Ornith. Prov., 
pi. 114, male in autumn, fig. 2 , head of female; Ch. 
Bonaparte, Faun. Itah, pi. 35, f. 1, male in spring, f. 2 , 
female, f. 3, young; Gould, B. of E., pi. 184. 
