50 BIRDS OF LA PLATA 
There are six more species of Poospiza found in 
the Argentine country, all of them in the northern 
parts. 
The English generic name of Warbling Finches 
was invented for this group by the late Dr. P. L. 
Sclater, and although I retain it here I am by no 
means sure that it is the right one. Of the seven 
Argentine species we only know the song of one— 
the Black-and-Chestnut Finch, and its song is not 
exactly a warble in the sense in which we use the 
word of the performance of the Garden-Warbler, 
Blackcap, Willow-Wren, and other European species. 
MOURNING FINCH 
Phrygilus fruticett 
Grey, with minute black markings on head and neck and broader 
stripes on the back; greater coverts and wings black, a band of white 
across the coverts; tail black; beneath, throat and upper breast 
black, faintly mottled with grey; lower breast and belly grey with a 
few black spots; beak yellow; feet flesh-colour; length 7.3 inches. 
Female obscure grey without black throat and breast. 
Tus Finch is common on the western slopes of the 
Andes as far north as Peru; it is also found in the 
Mendoza district and throughout Patagonia. It is 
very abundant on the Rio Negro, especially in the 
immediate neighbourhood of the Carmen settlements, 
for, like the Chingolo and other fringilline species, 
it is beneficially affected by cultivation. Though not 
possessing any bright tints, it is a very charming bird, 
