34 MARSH BUNTING. 



of tlie upper feathers ashy black, margined with 

 chesnut. Flanks and abdomen white; upon the flanks 

 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 part 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 ear, 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. 



My figure is that of a young male, kindly sent me 

 by Mr. Gould. 



This bird has also been figured by Stor, IJccelli Tav., 

 336, (a good figure of male;) by lloux, Ornith. Prov., 

 pi. 114, male in autumn, fig. 2, head of female; Ch. 

 Bonaparte, Faun. Ital., pi. 35, f. 1, male in spring, f. 2, 

 female, f. 3, young; Gould, B. of E., pi. 184. 



