PART IV. 



GROSBEAKS. Coccothraustes. 



CHAPTER I. 



ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Coccothraustes 

 ludovicianus. 



THIS very rare and exquisitely plum- 

 aged bird, is another of the many beauti- 

 ful inhabitants of the western continent, 

 and is equally celebrated for the sweet- 

 ness of his warbling, his rareness, and the 

 singular variegation of his plumage. He 

 is like the Tanager, (Tanagra rubra,) a 

 summer visitant, and one that is little 

 known except to enterprising and perse- 

 vering naturalists. 



His size is nearly that of the Robin, 

 and his general character black, with the 

 wings and outer tail feathers beautifully 



