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inches in length. The male has the fore part 

 and sides of the head of a bright orange red ; the 

 back part of the head and neck are bright yellow, 

 the rest of the plumage is of an orange green. 

 The male and female are very much alike ; there 

 is rather less yellow on the neck of the female. 



LOCATION. Found in the inland Southern 

 States Resident. 



EUROPEAN SISKIN FINCH. 



THIS little bird is very rare in Britain, and I 

 had never seen a live specimen. But since this 

 work went to press I have received one from 

 Palermo. It is a neat and pretty shaped bird, 

 and is closely allied to the Goldfinch, and has all 

 its habits and manners. It is found in Germany, 

 and is there said to be a great favorite with the 

 stocking-weavers, from the resemblance its note 

 bears to the noise of their looms. ^ The one I 

 have in my possession is a male, and sings, and 

 it has certainly a very peculiar note, but it is not 



* Bechstein. 



