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carried to its utmost extent in the African genus, 

 Pyrenestes, and that to which our British form 

 belongs is not far deficient, and is represented 

 by Coccothraustes of Brisson, thus characte- 

 rized. 



COCCOTHRAUSTES, Briss. Generic characters. 

 Bill very strong, large, mandible entire 

 at .the tip, the commissure bending without 

 any ruHimentary tooth or undulation ; head 

 large ; wings rather long and pointed ; first, 

 second, and third quills longest, and slightly 

 graduating ; tail short, nearly square or 

 forked. 



Types, L C. Europeus, 2. vespertine*, 3. me- 

 lanura. 



Note. 1. Europe, 2. North America, 3. Asia. 

 Breeds on trees. 



THE HAWFINCH. 



Coccothraustes vulyaris. FLEMING. 

 PLATE XV. 



Loxia coccothraustes, Linn. Fringilla coccothraustes, 



Temm Coccothraustes vulgaris, Fleming, Selby 



Coccothraustes Europeus, Swain. Grosbeak, or Haw- 

 finch, of British authors. 



THIS distinctly marked species was until lately 

 considered as a winter visitant to our island, and 



