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brown, with black spots, beneath yellow white ; the 

 quills are dusky, with yellowish edges ; the upper 

 coverts are tipped with white ; the legs are pale brown. 



Length 1\ inches. 



The nest is formed of dry grass and straw, and a 

 few long hairs. 



The female lays 5 or 6 dirty white eggs, spotted 

 with reddish brown and ash colour. 



GENUS XXII. 

 FRINGILLA. 



Bill conic, straight and sharp ; tongue truncated ; 

 toes three forward, one backward. 



1. DOMESTICA. COMMON SPARROW. 



F. remigibus rectricibusquefuscis, corporegriseo nigro- 

 que ; fascia alarum alba solitaria. Shaw. 



The bill, round the eye, the under side of the 

 neck and quills are black; the irides dark hazel; 

 the back, scapulars, and wing-coverts are of a reddish 

 brown, mixed with black ; the under parts pale ash 

 colour; the legs are pale brown. 



The female is more dull, wanting the black patch, 

 on the throat. 



