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breast and under wing coverts of an exquisite rose-red; 

 bill very stout, pale ; $ olive brown, much streaked, with 

 the under wing coverts saffron yellow; head with whitish 

 bands; L. 8^; W. 4; T. 3;^. E. U. S., abundant; perhaps 

 our handsomest bird, and one of our most brilliant 

 songsters. 



21. GUIRACA, Swainson. Blue Grosbeaks. 

 1. G. ccerulea, (L.) Sw. Blue Grosbeak. $, rich 

 blue; feathers about bill, wings and tail, black; wing 

 bars chestnut ; 9 yellowish brown, with whitish wing 

 bars; L. 7; W. 3^; T. 2f. Southern, N. to N. Y. and 

 Wis.; a fine songster. 



22. PASSERINA, Vieill. Indigo Birds. 



1. P. cyanea, (L.) Gray. Indigo Bird. $> Indigo 

 blue, clear on head, greenish behind ; $ plain warm 

 brown, obscurely streaky, known from other small spar- 

 rows by a dusky line along the gonys; L. 5f ; W. 3; T. 

 2f. E. U. S., abundant in summer; a tireless songster. 



2. P. ciris, (L.) Gray. Nonpareil. Painted Bunt- 

 ing. ^ head and neck blue; under parts, etc., vermillion; 

 shoulders, etc., green; ? green, yellowish below; L. 5^. 

 Southern, N. to S. Ills. {JSfelson.) 



23. CARDINALIS, Bonaparte. Cardinal Grosbeaks. 

 1. C. cardinalis, (L.) Cardinal Grosbeak. Red 

 Bird. Clear red, ashy on back; chin and forehead 

 black; crest conspicuous; $ ashy brown, more or less 

 washed with red; L. 8^; W. 4; T. 4^. E. U. S., south- 

 erly, N. to Mass. and N. Wis.; abundant. A brilliant 

 songster, much sought as a cage bird. 



24. PIPILO, Vieillot. Towhee Buntings. 

 1. P. erythrophihalmus, (L.) Vieill. Chewink.. Marsh 



