FUlNdlLLlD.K — THE KLNClllX 



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sliadc, ami wasluMl with frra\ ish ; iiiitMU' of tlu' U'lly only wliitisli; tho uiuK-r tail-covnts 

 \n\\e ruruus, >lia«liiii; into li|«'litrr al>oiit tlu' v«'rit ami siiles of lowrr lu'lly ; tiiin and throat 

 Wfll-d« rnu'd jtalc rufous, luaiL'iniMl all round hy l»n»wn spots, a f»'W of tlu lu scattcri'd 



Pipilo /u»eu.s, var cri.\sali.i. 



within tho niaririn. Kvrlids and sitlos of head, anterior to the cyo. rufous like the throat. 

 One or two feathers »»n the lower part of the breast with a eon<'ealed brown Moteh. 

 Outer primary not ed<;ed with white. Fifth quill lt)nirt'st ; tirst shorter than ninth, or 

 even than secondaries. Hill pale brown, darker abov*- ; lri;s li^rht. Len<;th, 8.50 inches; 

 win<r. 4.0(1; tail, 4.(;0. 



IIau. Coast region «»f California. 



The bill is sinuated, as in P. ahrrti, tlifferiiiir from tliat of P. cruthroph- 

 thahnuH. 



Tliis mce is very similar to the orijjjinal P.fifscH>( of Mexico, the orijj^inal 

 description of Swaiiisou answering almost exactly. It is, however, consider- 

 ably larger ; the pro})ortions of wing are similar ; and there is no decided in- 

 dication of whitish in the niidille of the body beneath, such as is always 

 distinctly apjireciable in /hscks, and still more in mt'noh'nois. 



A young bird ditl'ers but little from the ailult except in having obsolete 

 dusky streaks below ; the up])er parts are uniform. 



Habits. The Brown, or Canon Fin(di of California is found nearly 

 throughout the State of California. Mr. Xantus obtained it at Fort Tejon, 

 and ^Ir. Kidgway (d»served it among the chaparrals on the foothills of the 

 western slope of the Sierras. 



Dr. Cooper considers the name of Canon Finch ill applied to this species, 

 as it is etjually ]>lentiful in level districts, wherever trees and shrubbery 

 exist. He regards it as one of the most abundant and characteristic 

 birds of California, residing in all the lower country west of the Sierras, and 

 extending up the slopes of the Coast IJange to the height of three thousand 

 feet. They are said to have habits very similar to those of all tlie other 

 species, living much upon the ground, ami seeking their food among the 



