142 AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 



neck on the back, and nape, dull greenish grey, mottled with 

 a darker tint on the centre of each feather. Chin, throat, 

 and breast, lighter grey, the feathers streaked with dusky 

 brown. Back, on the lower part tinged with greenish yellow. 

 Greater and lesser wing coverts, dull black, tipped with white, 

 forming two conspicuous bars across the wings ; primaries 

 and secondaries, dusky black, with narrow lighter- coloured 

 edges ; tertiaries, dusky black, edged and tipped with white. 

 The tail forked, the feathers dull black, with narrow light- 

 coloured edges; under tail coverts, dark at the base of the 

 feathers with greyish white ends. Legs, toes, and claws, dark 

 brown. 



The Prince of Musignano has described one in which the 

 crimson colour was changed for light buff orange. 



