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Pine Grosbeak and Bohemian Chatterer^ 



am informed, these two species are rare in tliis portion of Canada, 

 and I trust this short notice of their occurence here, may not be 

 uninterestino- to the Editor of the Canadian Naturalist and 

 Geologist. — W. S. M. d^ Urban, Montreal, 23rd January, 1857. 



Note. — ^The pine Grosbeak according to Wilson's description, 

 <' measures nine inches in length and fourteen in extent ; the head, 

 neck, breast and rump are of a rich crimson, palest on the breast ; 

 the feathers on the middle of the b ck are centred with arrow 

 shaped spots of black, and skirted with crimson, which gives the 

 plumage a considerable flush of red there ; those on the shoulders- 



European "Wax-Wing {Bomhycilla garrula), male. 



are of a deep slate colour, partially skirted with red and light ash^ 

 The greater wing coverts and next superior row are broadly tipped 

 with white, and slijrhtlv tinged with reddish ; wings and tail black, 

 edged with light brown ; tail considerably forked ; lower part ot 

 the belly, ash colour; vent feathers skirted with white, and 

 streaked' with black ; legs glossy black ; bill a brownish horn 

 colour, very thick^ short and hooked at the point ; the u ppe? 



