FrvIX(iILLlI).l': ~ THE FINCIIIvS — IIESPERIPHONA. 



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They rarely descend to the ground or Ljwer herlwue, li\ing constantly 

 among tlie trees, especially along streams. Tliey have the same gregarious 

 habits, aud nearly the same call-notes, as the yellow-Lird, but not so much 

 song. 



Genus HESPERIPHONA, r.ox.vp.uiTE. 



Jlcspcriphona, Bonaparte, C'oniiites lluiulus, XXXI. Sept. 1800, 424. (Tyjic, Frimjilla vcs- 

 jici'lina.) 



Gr.x. CiiAl!. Bill largost and stoutest of all the United States iVingilline birds. U[>- 

 per mandible nuieli vaulted ; cuhnen nearly straight, but arched towards the tip ; eonnnis- 

 sure curved. Lower jaw very large, but not broader tlian the upper, nor extending 

 back, as in Uuiraca ; considerably lower than the upjier jaw. Gonys luuisually long. Feet 



H. vispfrtijja. 



short, tarsi less than the middle toe ; lateral toes nearly e(pial, and reaching to the base 

 f]f the miildle claw. Claws nuich curved, stout, and compressed. Wings very long aud 

 pointed, reaching beyond the middle of the tail. Primaries uuich longer than the neaily 



Cocrotliraustes fid^aris. 



