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Ernest E (THOMPSON Calcarius lapponicus)

THOMPSON. 536. Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.). LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Ad. 8 in summer. Hind toe-nail as long as or longer than toe; head, neck, throat, and breast black; a buffy line behind the eye; nape rufous; back streaked with black and ochraceous- and cream-buff; tail fuscous, the two outer feathers with more or less white; belly white; sides streaked with black.

Ad. 2 in summer. - Upper parts. streaked with black, rufous, ochraceous- and cream-buff; nape ochraceous-buff, the color sometimes concealed by the tips of the feathers; tail fuscous, the outer one or two feathers marked with white; under parts white, the breast and sides streaked with black and ochraceous-buff. & in winter.-Similar tog in summer, but upper parts blacker, nape more rufous, breast more heavily marked with black, most of the feathers black at the base. in winter.-Similar to q in summer, but upper parts duller, nape with little or no ochraceous. L., 6·25; W., 3.75; T., 2.55; B., 40. + FIG. 81. Hind toe of Lapland Longspur.