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MISSOURI MEADOW-LARK. 
4 V s * 
Upper Missouri prairies. Common. 
Male. 
Bill much more slender than iu Emberiza Henslowii (Aud.); first quill the 
longest, the rest diminishing rapidly. Tail emarginate and rounded, with 
the feathers acute. Upper parts light yellowish-red, streaked with brownish- 
black, the margins of the feathers and scapulars pale yellowish-white. Tail 
feathers dusky, margined with light yellowish. Lower parts, with the 
cheeks and a broad band over the eyes, fine buff. Medial line yellowish- 
white. The buff extending to the femorals and along the sides, streaked 
with brownish-black ; throat, neck, and upper parts of the breast without 
any streaks, and plain buff. 
Total length 4 5i inches ; wing from flexure 2k ; first quill longest ; tail 1£; 
bill along the ridge I, along the edge nearly \ : both mandibles dark blue, 
lighter along the edges. Eyes brown. Legs, feet and claws, dull flesh 
colour. Tarsus V ; middle toe k, its claw -§•; hind toe f, its claw rather 
more than 3. 
FAMILY XVII.* — STURNINiE. STARLINGS. 
Genus I.f— STURNELLA, VieiU. MEADOW-STARLING. 
MISSOURI MEADOW-LARK. 
Sturnella neglecta, Aud. 
PLATE CCCOLXXXIX.— Male. 
Although the existence of this species was known to the celebrated 
explorers of the west, Lewis and Clark, during their memorable journey 
across the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific, no one has since taken the 
least notice of it. 
These travellers mention it at page 236 of the first volume, edited by 
Paul Allen, Esq., and revised by Archibald M‘ Vicar. They say, on 
the 21st of June, 1805, “ There is also a species of Lark, much resembling the 
* See yol. iv. p. 69. 
f Ibid. 
