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EUBENETES OCCIDENTALIS. Lawr. I’rou. Acad. Nat. Scion., I'tiila. (1861), p. 107.
Mr. Lawrbhcb was the first to bring this species to the notice of Ornithologists. It resembles somewhat the E. Pm Mm o f the Atlantic
coasts, hot differs in haying more o f the chestnut markings on the back, this color being also mnch brighter; in the greater sine of the spots
upon the breast, and in the jet black color of its tarsi and feet, these members in its ally being light green. There is some difference in the sise
of the bills, but this cannot be depended upon, as they vary greatly even among specimens from the same locality. I show this difference in the
figures of ray plate, which were drawn from the types kindly lent to me by Mr. Lawrsncb.
Although the birds of this genus from both sides of America in a measure resemble each- other, which is after all but natural, yet the
characters given above, appear to bo constant in all specimens coming from the Pacific coast, and would appear to give greater evidences for this
bird to be considered distinct from its ally, than is usually found in the western analogues of specie, dwelling in the eastern portion of North
Upper parts present a mottled appearance, each feather having chestnut edges, black centres and white tips. Upper tail coverts, brownish
black Middle tail feathers, blackish brown; outer ones, ash; primaries arid secondaries, ash on the b.nerwebs, blackish brown on the enter;
leotials black in the centre margined with bright chestnut; scapulars chestnutin the centre, black towards the end, tipped with white. Front,
sidea of the head, throat, breast and sides, marked with spots o f dark brown. Under tail coverts, white, bill and feet, jet black. Figure, are