296 BIRDS OF ILLrNOIB. 



Been tliree males and two females near together, picking up com 

 which had lueu dropped ujion a railroad track from a passing 

 train. Except possibly in tiic extreme northern portion of the 

 State it is a i)ennanent I'esident, being apparently not affected in 

 the least by changes in the weather. 



Genus HABIA Heichenbach. 



Ilahia Keicb. Syst. Av. Juncl.lSM. i)l. Ixxvill. Type fhiiraca mrlanoeephala HwaiSk. 

 Iliillliiirli-s C'ABAN. MuH. Helii. LltCiMSii. Typi- l.nxiu hulnriiiana LiNN. 

 Ziiiiirloilin CouEs.Uiill. Nutt. Orn. Cliib.v,Ai>rll,18K0,»8. Sumo type. 



"Oen. Char. Bill very liirKc.inucli Kwollcn: lower mumlible searcely deeper tliiin 

 tile upper; feel iiluiust ciieeotlinuistine: tarsi and tuen very short, the ehiws stroiieer anil 

 much iMirveil. tlioucli blunt. First four primaries longest, and nearly equal, abruptly 

 larger than the llfth. Tall broad, perfeetly siiuare. Colors: Blaek. white and red. or 

 bluek, eInnanioM. yellow, and white, on the male: the feomles brownish, streaked, with 

 the H.xillars and liniuB of the yellow," iHist. .V. Am. B.) 



The only known species of tliis genus are North American and 

 may be distinguished as follows: 



Common Characters, jl/a/ci. Headand uppcrparts(e.\oept rumpldeopblnek. Two 

 broad bands across coverts, a large patch on base of primaries. and termtnui half of inner 

 webs of tail-feathers, pure white. Breast I'armine or cinnamon: axillars and lining of 

 winK carmine or gambofre. females. Black replaced by ochraceous brown; other parts 

 more streaked. 



H. ludovioiana. Rump and lower parts white; lining of wine, and patch on breast, 

 rosy .arniine. No nuehal collar. Fetnnle. Lining of wing safTron-yellnw: breast 

 with numerous streaks, J/ah. Ea3tern Province of North America, south. In 

 winter. to Ecuador. 

 H. melanooephala. Rump and lower parts cinnamon: lining of wing and middle of 

 abdonirn gjiniboge-yellow. A nuchal collar of cinnamon, ffinalr. Lining of 

 wing lemon-yellow: breast without streaks; abdomen tinged with lemou-yellow. 



Habia ludoviciana (Limi.) 



SOSE-BBEASTED OBOSBEAS. 



Popular synonyms. Eosc-breasted Song Grosbeak; Red- breasted Grosbeak; Potato- 

 bug Bird. 

 Lnzia liiiloviriana LiNN. S. N. ed. 12. 1,171)6.300. — WiLs. .\ni. Drn. li. 1810. ia"i.pl. IT.flg. 2. 

 Frinoilla hiiloricin>in Bp.— NuTT. Man. i. 1832. 5;^.— AuD. Orn. Biog. ii. 1834. 166; v,1839. 



513, pi, 127, 

 duiraca tmloeiciaua Sw. lS37.-BAtRD, B. N. Am. 1858.497: Cat. N. Am. B. 1859,No. 380. 

 (/uniapliea hitlovii'iatin •'BowDITCH" CouES, Key, 1872, 148: Check List, 1874, No. 193; 



B.N.W. 1874,166. 

 CtH-i-oborii.^ Imlnrlriaiiii.^ At'D. Synop. 1839. 133; B. Am. Hi. IWl. 209. pi. 2«i;. 

 Ilrduuieles liidaviciainin Caban. KOI.— B. B. Jt R. Hist. N. Am. B. ii. 1874. 70, pi. 30, figs. 4,5. 

 Zaiiielodia Indoririana CouEs, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. v,.\pril,18S0, 98: 2d Check List, 

 1882, No. 289.-RinQW. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881. No. 244. 

 LoTia riiura WiLs. Am. Urn. ii.lSlo. i:tt. 



