132 PLtfE GKOSSBEAK. 



across the wing; primaries, blackish brown, narrowly edged 

 with white, which is tinged with red on the inner half of 

 the first six; secondaries, more broadly edged with white; 

 tertiaries, blackish brown edged with white. Tail, greyish 

 black, and rather forked, the feathers slightly edged with 

 whitish; underneath it is slate-coloured; upper tail coverts, 

 red, but the base of each feather is greyish black; under tail 

 coverts, grey edged with white; legs and toes, blackish brown; 

 claws, black. 



After the second moult the above red plumage is said to 

 become more or less tinged with yellowish orange. 



Female; length, eight inches to eight and a quarter; bill, 

 orange brown; iris, hazel; head, crown, and neck on the 

 back, dull yellow at first, afterwards orange yellow, the feathers 

 streaked with dusky. Chin, throat, and breast, ash-coloured 

 grey tinged with brown; back, brownish slate-coloured above, 

 below dull yellow, afterwards orange yellow. Greater and 

 lesser wing coverts, primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, 

 greyish black tipped with greyish . white. Tail, greyish black; 

 upper tail coverts, dull yellow, afterwards orange yellow; 

 under tail coverts, ash-coloured grey. Legs and toes, blackish 

 brown; claws, black. 



Young birds of the first year, before their first moult, 

 resemble the female, but are more: or less tinged with brown. 



