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CHESTNUT-COLLARED LARK-BUNTING. 
Chestnut-collared Lark-Bunting, Emberiza ornnta, 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 
gap-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 w r ith 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 ; tall 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 
yellowish-grey margins, as are the four middle tail-feathers. 
Length to end of tail 54 inches : bill along the ridge T J | ■ wing from 
flexure 3 T 2 2 ; tail l{f ; tarsus \\ ; hind toe j4, its claw fV 
