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OREGON SNOW-BIRD. 
Fkingilla oregona, Oregon Snow-Finch , Towns. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philadel- 
phia, vol. vii. p. 188. 
Oregon Snow-Finch, Fringilla Oregona, Aud. Orn. Biog\, vol. v. p. OS'. 
Adult Male. 
Bill short, rather small, conical, considerably compressed, acute ; upper 
mandible a little broader than the lower, its dorsal line straig-ht, slightly 
declinate at the tip, the sides convex, the edges slightly inflected, but over- 
lapping; the gap-line straight ; lower mandible with the angle short and 
rounded, the dorsal line straight, the sides convex, the edges a little inflected, 
the tip acute. Nostrils basal, roundish, concealed by the feathers. 
Head rather large, broadly ovate ; neck short ; body full. Feet of mode- 
rate length ; tarsus rather short, stout, with seven anterior scutella, of which 
the upper are blended, sharp-edged behind; toes rather strong, the first stout, 
the middle one considerably longer than the lateral, Avliich are equal ; claws 
rather long, arched, compressed, laterally grooved, tapering to a fine point. 
Plumage very soft and blended. Wings shortish, curved, rounded, the 
first quill three and a half twelfths of an inch shorter than the second, which 
is half a twelfth shorter than the third, and about the same length as the 
fourth ; the secondaries rounded. Tail rather long, slightly emarginate. 
Bill reddish- white, the tip dusky. Iris hazel. Feet and claws flesh- 
coloured. The head, neck all round, and a portion of the breast black, the 
feathers faintly margined with grey ; the rest of the lower parts white, 
excepting the sides, which are tinged with brown. The fore part of the 
back is dark reddish-brown, the hind parts dull grey. The smaller coverts, 
secondary coverts and inner secondaries are dusky, with broad light-brown 
margins ; the primary coverts and the rest of the quills brownish-black, 
narrowly edged with -brownish-white. The tail is of the same dark colour 
as the wings, excepting the two outer feathers on each side, which are white ; 
the second, however, having a part of the outer web dusky, and the third 
having a white streak on the inner web toward the end. 
Length to end of tail Qi inches ; bill along the ridge ; wing from 
flexure 3 T V ; tail 2|¥ ; tarsus ; hind toe T %, its claw ; middle toe its 
claw f|. 
Adult Female. 
The female has the bill and feet coloured like those of the male. The 
head and neck are blackish-grey, the feathers edged with paler ; the back and 
wing-coverts dull reddish-brown ; the wings and tail as in the male ; the 
breast and abdomen white, the sides pale reddish-brown. 
Length to end of tail 5f inches ; bill along the ridge T 5 2 ; wing from flexure 
S : tail 2 t 7 2 ; tarsus fL ; hind toe and claw ; middle toe and claw T 9 .h 
