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‘Leucoptera’ the American are he says “local races of a 
common species” of Loxia: he disposes of the differences 
upon which the specific distinction has been built, and 
admits that the European form is the larger, even 
as he considers ‘ Pityopsittacus’ a large form of ‘Curvi- 
rostra.’ 
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THE SCARLET ROSE-FINCH. 
(CaRPoDACUS ERYTHRINUS.) 
Admitted to the B.O.U. List. 
Admitted by Newton. 
Admitted by Seebohm. 
The B.O.U. List names it ‘the Rosy Bullfinch.’ Newton 
names it the Scarlet Grosbeak. 
It is admitted upon two occurrences, both female. 
My eggs are slightly /arger than the eggs of the 
Bullfinch; Mr. Seebohm has accurately described the 
tint and markings but he says “they are smaller than 
the eggs of the Bullfinch ;” fer contra he says they vary 
from .g by .63 inches and that the eggs of the Bullfinch 
vary from .85 by .6 inches. 
TRE CANARY. 
(FRINGILLA CANARIA.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. List. 
Admitted by Seebohm. 
Mr. Seebohm remarks upon the reason for the rejec- 
tion of the Canary from the Ibis List namely “specimens 
escaped from captivity are often met with in England” 
that it is not the tame Canary that is captured; that the 
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