166 BLUE-BILLED NUT -CRACKER. 



parts are deep and uniform black, and so also is th 

 body and belly beneath; the chin, throat, breasl 

 and flanks, are rich glossy scarlet. In the othe 

 bird, the parts which we have just described as blac] 

 are of a darK cinereous ; the crimson is not quite s 

 bright or so full, and it tinges the front, ears, side 

 of the neck, and the upper tail-covers. The middl 

 of the body is thickly spotted with small roun 

 white spots, chiefly upon a black ground ; thes 

 spots are thickest on the sides, and obscure on th 

 belly ; feet in both, blackish. 



Size of the chaffinch; total length about 5^ 

 bill, from the gape, | ; wings, 2| ; tail beyond 

 If ; from the base, 2 ; tarsus, T 9 5 . 



