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terminal margins of the feathers rather fulvous than rusty ; the lower 
parts are pure white, the markings being dilute sepia, those of the breast 
in the form of narrow stripes, those of the abdomen tear-shaped and 
acicular, while on the sides each one dilates into two ovate spots ,* those 
of the tibiae are chain-like, the ovate spots connected by a narrow streak. 
Several specimens similar to these from Guatemala are in Mr. Salvin’s 
collection. Many young females, not remarkable for either darkness or 
lightness of colors, have the spots on the sides so decidedly transverse 
as to appear like wide bars, connected, however, along the shaft. 
The adult plumage of this species is acquired at the first moult; but 
betore this takes place, the plumage becomes much worn and faded, the 
upper parts being grayish-brown, the rusty terminal margins to the 
leathers absent or very indistinct, and the markings of the lower parts 
lighter and more sandy-brown. Three specimens in the collection (No. 
3134, Mus. E. E., 9 juv.; No. 67342, Nat. Mus., 9 juv. ; and No. 19384, 
Nat. Mus., 9 juv.) represent this stage. 
List of specimens in the United States National Museum. 
Catalogue No. 
b U 
q 
m 
G*°. 
QO 0 
0 
O 
Original No. 
Nature of spec¬ 
imen. 
Sex and age. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
From whom received. 
Collected by— 
4198 
12 
? juv. 
San Francisco, Cal .... 
Winter of 
p v . d. n ntts. _ 
1853-54. 
4511 
__do. 
Lieut. Williamson 
4512 
11 
__do. 
Do. 
4589 
Fort Steilacoom, W. T 
Dr. Potts.. 
f>575 
1 
Saranae Tralee IN. 
S. F. Baird 
5584 
6 
262 
.... 
cf.juv. 
Bridger’s Pass, Hooky 
Aug. 14,1856 
Lieut. Bryan. 
W. S. Wood. 
Mountains. 
5842 
9 
543 
Fort Steilacoom W. T 
Sept 1856 
Dr. Snckley. 
58411 
542 
__do .. 
Sept. ’ 1856 
5844 
10 
541 
Sept. —, 1856 
5845 
8 
544 
9 juv. 
Sept. —, 1856 
5990 
2 
cfjuv. 
6867 
13 
Tejon Valley, Cal... . 
Lieut. Williamson... 
Dr. Heermann. 
6907 
4 
Selkirk Settlement.... 
6908 
3 
6954 
5 
387 
9 ad. 
Black Hills. 
Aug. 11,1857 
Lieut. Bryan. 
W. S. Wood. 
7599 
2 
Washington I). O 
W. Hutton. 
8015 
7 
9 ad. 
Camp Yuma, Cal. 
Deo. —, 1854 
Major Emory. 
8405 
Puget Sound, W. T... 
Aug. 30, 1857 
A. Campbell. 
J. G. Cooper. 
8513 
14 
9 ■ ad. 
<Camp Vlima., f)a,l .. 
Dec. —, 1854 
Major Emory. 
8514 
11 
98 
cf.juv. 
Shoal water Bav, W. T. 
Sept. 23,1854 
Governor Stephens.. 
8632 
2 b 
M. 
cfjuv. 
Cape Florida, Fla. 
Nov. 2, 1857 
G. Wiirdemann. 
9064 
Black Hills. 
Lieut. Warren. 
9509 
67 
Rov. 4,- 
A. Campbell. 
10059 
Fort Brid ir or, Wyo 
May 26, 1858 
C. Drexler.. 
10060 
__do. 
Sept. 16,1858 
. . do. 
10089 
M. 
cf ad. 
Washington, D. C_ 
J. C. McGuire. 
10759 
452 
<S ad. 
Fort Bridger, Wyo_ 
May —, 1858 
C. Drexler. 
11598 
______ 
Cant. Burgwvn, N. Mex 
W. W. Anderson_ 
11791 
9 juv. 
Simiahmoo, W. T. 
July 16.1858 
A. Campbell.. 
C. B. Keanerly. 
11990 
M. 
d ad. 
Washington, D. C. 
Apr. 28,- 
H. A. Falls. 
12019 
M. 
_do. 
12020 
M. 
.... do. 
H. O. Birch. 
12023 
M. 
9 juv. 
Fort Tejon, Cal. 
J. Xantus. 
12118 
M. 
Q j uv. 
“United States” 
13110 
M. 
Cam. Bnrgwyn, N. Mex 
W. W. Anderson_ 
13226 
117 
Big Sandy Creek. 
Aug. 28,1858 
Capt. J. H. Simpson . 
1 67.77 
165 
Qjuv. 
Hudson’s Bay Terr . 
Captain Blakiston . 
16999 
9 juv. 
East Wiusor, Conn.... 
Dr. W. Wood. 
17210 
3067 
San Nicolas, Lower 
Oct. —, 1859 
J. Xantus. 
California. 
17211 
3417 
Mira Flores, Lower 
Nov. 25,1859 
_do. 
California. 
17518 
Sun River, Dak. 
John Pearsall. 
17519 
... .do. 
... do . 
1840.7 
26 
West of Fort Benton.. 
Lieut. Mullen. 
19116 
154 
M. 
9 ad. 
Border River. 
Oct. 1,- 
Captain Reynolds... 
19117 
182 
Rose Bend 
_do. 
Dr. Hines. 
19583 
Fort Resolution, Hud- 
Apr. 26,- 
R. Kennicott. 
son’s Bay Territory. 
19384 
9,juv. 
....do.:.. 
June 16,- 
... .do. 
