LAPLAND LONGSPUR. 
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with deep black. Foreneck and breast, black, 
peaked ■ 
"'itb grayish white ; the line passing- through 
darl ,} '” e ^°wn the breast, yellowish white, becoming 
i v l ■ <r on the breast; lower surface from the breast, 
ch®> spotted on the flanks. Wings, deep blackish 
h^j. ,lu h crossed by two white lines; primaries on the 
b] ac |° a t t>p, margined with white. Tail, forked, brownish 
o ]Jt v> a U the feathers margined with rusty, the two 
■3 with a white cuneiform spot at tip. 
a s t® dress of the female in autumn and winter is 
R'av ?" 8 : head, and neck above, shoulders, and back, 
Wi „ rus ty, with blackish spots, the rusty predomi- 
on the neck and rump; the superciliar line, 
ai u ,.] 1S | fusty, uniting with a white streak from the 
iro\° .°^ the bill ; throat, white each side, with a 
XfUj'jttsh line ; upper part of the breast, grayish, spotted 
tu,]: 1 “} a ck ; inferior parts, white ; the flanks with longi- 
f! lal blackish marks. 
of le young of both sexes, during the first year, are 
st r ' yellowish brown above, tinged with grayish, 
hjtp ’d ai >d spotted with blackish, the shafts of the 
ar e , ers being of that colour ; the cheeks and auricularg 
bljgu.^tfnish, the latter mixed with black; a small 
k a ] lSa s pot, that spreads as the bird advances in age, 
He ' ead y visible near the opening of the ears ; above 
is is a broad streak of pale brownish ; the throat 
lvup °wish white, slightly streaked with brown, and 
Of Hi <l blackish line on each side coming from the corner 
and { 0,ver mandible ; the lower portion of the neck 
a 0d ./F^t ' s of a dingy, reddish white, more intense, 
a 0 d ,. 11<: ! ly spotted with blackish brown on the breast 
The a . s > the belly and vent are almost pure whitish, 
iftnj.^pfg'-coverts and secondaries are blackish brown, 
th e ^° et l P'ith dark rusty, and tipped with white; 
tai] JpHwies are dusky brown, paler at the edge. The 
ea thers are dusky, and also margined with deep 
k’hi V • t ^ e outer bearing a reddish white conic spot, 
1 ' 18 utofely longitudinal, and narrow on the next. 
*de a 1 is entirely of a dirty yellowish brown ; the feet 
t^^psky brown ; the hind nail, though still longer 
Us toe, is much shorter, and not quite so straight. 
