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red, and the females dusky olive, with darker streaks, in some 

 more or less mixed with yellow. 



Gen. Carpodacds, Kaup. 



Syn. Erythrina^ Brehm. — IlcvmorrJious, Swains. — Pyrrhulinota, 

 Hodgs. 



Char. — Bill somewhat as in Pi/rrhula, but longer, distinctly 

 tumid and compressed at the tip ; commissure sinuated, or with a 

 notch near its base ; wings, w^th the first three primaries sub-equal 

 and longest ; tail distinctly furcate ; feet robust ; claws well curved. 



The members of this genus, says Blyth, have the bill midway 

 between the true Bull-finches and the Linnets. The males are 

 more or less tinged with roseate, becoming crimson in the breeding 

 season, and the females are brown streaked, M'ithout any yellow. 

 There are several species in Northern Europe, Asia, and America, 

 and one of this genus is the only Fringilline form that extends 

 its migrations far into the tropical rciiions of India. Another 

 inhabits Northern Africa. They are distinguished from Fropasser 

 by a brighter tone of red, and in general a thicker bill. 



737. Carpodacus rubicilla, Guldenstadt. 



Loxia, apud Guldenstadt — Gould, Birds of Asia, pt. IV. pi. 

 13 — HoRSF., Cat. 687 — ("occ. caucasicus, Pallas. 



The Caucasian Kose-finch. 



Descr. — Male, with the crown of the head, the nape, back, 

 wing-coverts, scapularies, and upper tail-coverts, of a beautiful 

 pale rosy grey, the rosy tint predominating on the margin of the 

 wing and tail-coverts ; forehead, ear-coverts, and throat, shining- 

 white, bordered with carmine red ; chin, breast, and abdomen, 

 carmine red, with a triangular spot of shining white at the tip of 

 each feather, giving it a spangled appearance ; under tail-coverts 

 pale carmine red ; rump carmine red ; primaries, secondaries, and 

 tail, browuaish black, narrowly edged with reddish. 



The female is pale brown above, still lighter beneath : the feathers 

 of both upper and under-surface streaked down the centre with 



