P L A T E r.
I color ami markiiigf, and this variation 1«
eciii to he any typical style of inurkiiig to
■ same nest, exactly alike; therefore it lia«
( striking varieties a ' ¡lossible. The iminbcrs
ln«titiitioii; where the types of these plates
The eggs of the various siieeies o f tliis family differ eoasideralily from caoli otiier, lioth i
observable also, even among tliose in tlie same nest. Among tlic Lagopid® there does not i
desiitimte tlie sjiccics; as 1 iiave never been iil.le lo Qii.l any two eggs, even when from tlie
seemed desirable to ligiire several exam|)les of one species so as to exiiibit as many of tlie i
whicli arc given lielow in large type are tliuse lielongiiig to tlie oatalogiie of tlie Siiiitlisoiii
are preserved for future rcfei-eiice.
'I’ETK.UI nttlOALLUS. Xos. 1. 2 t5 3 3 0 . 1 3 7 8 : were presented by Alfred .Newton. Esq., to the Siuithsoiiiaii Institution, and were
obtained from Finland.
I.YUUltlW TE'l’RIX. Nos. 3, 4 (1 4 5 5 . 3 5 4 7 ). also presented by Mr. Newton, «ere l.roiigiit from (icriiiany.
IHiNDRAliAl’l ’S DUSt'CRUS. Nos. 5, C, I (2583, A. 2 5 8 3 . B . 2 5 8 3 , 0.1 were procured by Dr. ICeimcrly in Wasliington Territory,
DENDKAiiAlTS RU'HARDSONIl. Nos. 8, 9, 10 (3 8 8 8 . A, 3 8 8 8 . B. 3 8 8 8 . C.i «ere collected by Cnptain Heym.lds in the Wind
Bivor Moimtaiiis, Iviiig to tlie iiortliwesl of Fort T.araiuie.
CANACE CANADENtM.S. Nos. 13, 14, 15, 10, IT (3 0 9 1 , 7 6 1 6 , 7 6 1 3 . 7 6 1 2 , 7 6 1 5 ) were brouglit by Mr. I.. Clarke from F<.rt Rae,
Great Slave Lake.
CANACE FRANKI-INII. No. 18 (4 694) was obtained by Mr. G. Gibbs in Washington Territory. Ouly three siiecimoits of llio egg of
j8 liave liccn discovered.
icigiiborliood of Port Crook,
I’KDIECaETES COLrMliI.VNCS. Nos, 19. 20, 21 (5 2 3 9 . 3 8 1 0 . 5 2 3 8 .) The first two came from the
procured a t Fort Resolution,
California, and the last from Missouri River.
REDlECzETES RllASIANELLrS. Nos. 22, 23, 24, 25 (7 6 1 8 . 7 6 2 0 . 7 6 1 9 , 7 6 2 1 .) Tlie first
south side of Great Sl.ive L ak e ; the remainder a t Fort Kao, ou the uorth side of the lake.
CT'l’IDONIA CCRIDO. Nos. 20, 27, 28, 29. 30 (7027, 7 0 2 3 . 5 4 3 2 , 1 8 8 0 . 4 0 1 1 .) All of these «ere obtained iu Illinois, exceptin''
the last, which was brouglit from Arkau-sas.
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