AVES. 5.").3 



laandible bent over the under one nt the point ; under mandible brnad and 

 iciiinded, with an obtuse tip; nostrils placed at the base "f the bill, lateral, 

 partly covered by a feathered membrane ; tarsus somewhat longer than tlie 

 middle toe ; toes free, the lateral ones of equal length ; first quill obsolete, 

 second shorter than the third. 



Psitlirostra psittacea.—The Sandwich-Island Parrot-Bill. Head and neck 

 yellow ; rest of the plumage olive-brown. 



Gemts 9.— PYRRHUL A.— 5rmon. 



Generic C7iaracter.—Bi\l very black, short, with the sides tnmid, both 

 mandibles convex, the upper one gibbous, overhanging the Imver one at 

 the tip ; culmen somewhat compressed, and resting on the forehead ; nos- 

 trils basal, lateral, round, in general concealed by the feathers at tlie base of 

 the bill ; tarsus shorter than the middle toe ; the toes free from tlieir origin ; 

 wings short, with the fourth quill feather longest ; tail somewhat rounded 

 or square. 



Pi/rrhula vulgaris. — The Bullfinch. Plate xxxiv. fig. 6. Described, vol. 

 iii. p. 282. 



Gentts 10.— FRINGILLA.— 7??f>er. 



Generic Character. — Bill straight, and perfectly conical, short, hard and 

 sliarp at the point; culmen of the upper mandible gibbous, frequently ad- 

 vancing in an angle on the forehead, and very slightly inclined at the tip ; 

 edges of under mandible a little inflected ; nostrils basal, placed near the 

 frontal bone, and partly hidden by the feathers in front ; tarsus shorter thaa 

 the middle toe ; lateral toes free from their origin ; wings short, the third 

 and fourth quills the longest ; tails varied in form. 



Section 1. — With bills very thick, the sides gibbous, more or less dilated, 

 and the ridge rounded. 



Fringilla Chloris. — The Greeu Finch. Pl.ite xxxiv. fig. 7. Upper parts 

 rich green, passing into yellow, the feathers margined with ash-colour; 

 greater wing-coverts, aud secondaries gray, the latter blackish in the centre; 

 quills dark-gray, outer edges yellow ; middle tail feathers dark-gray, mar. 

 gined with yellowish-gray ; outer feathers chrome-yellow ; bill pinkish. white; 

 legs pale wood-brown, tinged uitli flesh-coloured red ; tail slightly forked. 

 Six inches and a half long. Inhabits Europe. 



Section II.— Bill straight, and perfectly conical ; more or less short. 



Fringilla Coelebs. — The ChatSuch. Plate xxxiv. fig. 8. Described, vol. iii. 

 p. 281. 



Fringilla cannahi7ia.—1he Bronn Linnet. Plate xxxiv. fig. 9. Described, 

 vol. iii. p. 276. 



Fritigilla Canaria.— The Canary Finclu Plate xxxiv. fig- 10. Described, 

 vol. iii. p. 269. 



Section III.— The bill in this section is longer, and more produced than in 

 tlie former two, witb the tip very fine, sharp, and somewhat compressed. 



Fringilla linaria.— The Lesser Ked-Pole. Plate xxxvi. fig. 1. Crown, 

 bri'.ast, hypochondria, and rump, crimson-colour ; abdomen roseate ; upper 

 parti cinereous red, with longitudinal black spots ; wings, throat, and tail, 



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