324 PASSERINiE. 



black ; a white band across the latter. Female with the head 

 greyish-brown above, the lower parts light bro^vnish-grey. 



2. Passer montanus. Tree Sjkutow. Male with the upper 

 part of the head chestnut ; the sides of the neck white ; the 

 throat and a line over the eye black ; the back and wings 

 chestnut and black ; two wdiite bands across the latter. Female 

 siriiilar, but with lighter tints. 



GENUS III. COCCOTHRAUSTES. GROSBEAK. 



Bill of moderate lenglh, straight, extremely thick, conical ; 

 mandibles nearly equal ; upper with its dorsal outline slightly 

 convex, lower a little broader, with its outline straight, its sides 

 very thick, its edges much inflected ; wings of moderate length, 

 the first three quills almost equal ; tail short, slightly emar- 

 ginate. 



1. Coccothraustes atrogidaris. Bladi-tliroated Grosbeak. Male 

 with the head yellowish-brown, the throat black, the fore part 

 of the back dark chestnut ; four of the primary quills emar- 

 ginate and curved outwards at the tip. Female with the 

 colours similar, but paler. 



GENUS IV. LINARIA. LINNET. 



Bill short, straight, thick, conical, a little compressed towards 

 the end ; mandibles nearly equal, upper with its dorsal outline 

 very slightly convex, lower with its outline straight, its edges 

 inflected ; wings rather long, the outer three quills nearly 

 equal, the second longest ; tail of moderate length, deeply 

 emarginate. 



1. Linaria Cliloris. Green Linnet. ISIale yellowish-green 

 above, the head tinged with grey ; the edge of the wing, the 

 outer webs of the alula, and part of the outer webs of the pri- 

 maries, with the basal portion of the tail-feathers yellow. Fe- 

 male with the upper parts greenish-brown, the lower greyish, 

 the yellow markings similar but less extended. 



2. Linaria cannahina. Broim Linnet. Upper mandible 

 dusky, throat yellowish-grey streaked with brown. 



