54 CHESTNUT-COLLARED LARK-BUNTING. 



Chestnut-collared Lark-Bunting, Emberiza ornata, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 44. 



Adult Male in spring. 



Bill short, conical, pointed; upper mandible with the dorsal line almost 

 straight, the sides convex, the edges a little inflected, the tip slightly decli- 

 nate; lower mandible with the angle short and rounded, the dorsal line 

 ascending and very slightly convex, the edges inflected, the tip acute; the 

 gape-line ascends a short way at first, and is afterwards nearly straight, and 

 there is a small narrow prominence on the palate. 



Head of moderate size, ovate; neck short; body full. Feet of moderate 

 size; tarsus compressed, covered anteriorly with seven scutella, behind with 

 two longitudinal plates meeting so as to form a very thin edge; hind toe 

 stout, lateral toes nearly equal; claws long, slender, compressed, little curved, 

 that of the hind toe elongated. 



Plumage soft, full, blended, on the back somewhat compact. Wings 

 rather long and pointed, the first quill longest; tail rather long, nearly even. 



Bill yellow, with the tips dusky. Feet and claws yellowish flesh-colour. 

 The upper part of the head, a streak and some spots behind the ear, and the 

 breast, black; a broad band over the eye, the throat and sides of the neck, 

 the abdomen, lower tail-coverts, and three lateral tail-feathers white, the 

 latter edged externally with dusky. There is a broad transverse band of 

 yellowish-red on the hind neck; the upper parts are yellowish-grey, the 

 feathers dusky in the centre; the quills and larger coverts dusky, with yel- 

 lowish-grey margins, as are the four middle tail-feathers. 



Length to end of tail 5i inches; bill along the ridge y| ; wing from flexure 

 3 T 2 2 ; tail l|f ; tarsus ■££; hind toe f|, its claw T V 



