32 FRINGILLIim 



ish white ; tail slightly forked ; under surface of the neck 

 greyish white, streaked with darker grey ; belly uniformly 

 grey, the vent lighter in colour ; under tail-coverts greyish 

 black in the middle, surrounded with dull white ; under 

 surface of tail-feathers grey ; legs and toes dark brown ; 

 claws shining black ; hind claw not longer than the hind 

 toe. 



An adult male has the top of the head, the neck above, 

 the upper part of the back, and the rump, mottled with 

 brick -red, orange, and greyish brown ; primaries and tail- 

 feathers almost black ; the wing-coverts and tertials with 

 the usual white marks ; under surface of the body reddish 

 orange ; the feathers about the vent, the under tail-coverts, 

 and the under surface of the tail-feathers, as in the younger 

 bird. 



An older male has both the mandibles very short ; the 

 top of the head and the rump bright brick-red ; the back 

 a mixture of bluish grey and dull brick -red ; chin, neck, 

 and breast, uniform pale red ; wing and tail-feathers de- 

 cidedly black, with bright white tips and yellowish white 

 edgings. 



Females resemble young males, but soon lose the striated 

 markings on the under surface of the body, attaining the 

 yellow on the rump. 



The whole length of this species is six inches and one- 

 quarter ; the wing from the bend, three inches and three- 

 quarters ; the second quill-feather rather the longest in 

 the wing ; the claw of the hind toe not longer than the 

 toe itself, and in some instances not quite so long. 



