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VERTEBRATA. 



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THE HAW-FT!fCH. 



throcepkaln, six invhes long; found in Angola: the Dominican Grosbeak, Z. Bominicana, size 



of the English lark ; found in Brazil : the Grena- 

 dier Grosbeak, L. orix, size of a sparrow ; found 

 at the Cape of Good Hope : the Gape Grosbeak, 

 Z. Capensis, six inches long ; found at the Cape : 

 the Caffrarian Grosbeak, Z. Cnffra^ size of a 

 bull-finch, with a tail twice as long as the body ; 

 found in Caffraria : Azure-blue Grosbeak, Z. cya- 

 nea, size of the preceding ; found in Angola : Yel- 

 low-bellied Grosbeak, L.flaviventris^ five inches 

 long ; found at the Cape : the Gowry Grosbeak. 

 Z. punctularla, four and a quarter inches Ion- : 

 found in Java : the Banded Grosbeak, L.fasciata, 

 size of the preceding; found in Africa : the Brown- 

 cheeked Grosbeak, Z. canora^ four inches lonjj; 

 found in Mexico : the Malacca Grosbeak, Z. Mn- 

 lacca, four and a half inches long : the Blac i - 

 clouded Grosbeak, Z. nubilosa, size of a hou- - 

 sparrow; found in Africa : the Red-billed Gro - 

 beak, Z. sanr/uinirostris, found in Africa. 



The Cardinal Grosbeak, C. cardinalis — Pity- 

 lus cardinalis of De Kay — is an American bird, 

 noted for its beautiful sorg, and sometimes called 

 the Virginia Xightinrjale. Its length is eight 

 inches ; the whole upper parts dusky red, except 

 the sides of the neck and head, which, with the 

 The chin, front, and lores are black, the head being 

 ornamented with a high, pointed crest. It 

 passes under the various names of Redhird. 

 Crested Redhird, and Mexican Tanager. It 

 is frequently kept in cages ; is a permanent 

 resident from Maryland to Mexico, and oc- 

 casionally seen as far north as Massachusetts. 

 The C vespertina^ yellow above, white I' - 

 neath, is eight inches long, and found in 

 Texas and the Western States. The Texas 

 Cardinal-Bird — Cardinalis sinuatus of 

 Cassin — is a new and beautiful species. 



Genus COCCOBORUS: Coccohorus — 

 This includes the Blue Grosbeak, C. cceru- 

 letis, six and a half inches long ; blue abovey 

 yellowish-brown beneath; a shy and beauti- 

 ful bird ; found from Texas to Xew York. 

 The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, C. Ludo- 

 vicianus, is seven and a half inches long ; 

 black and rose-color; found as above. 



The C.melanocephalus, is eight and a half | 

 inches long, head black, body orange-yellow; 

 found in the Rocky Mountains and Texas. 



Genus GEOSPIZA: Geospiza.— These \ 

 birds belong to the Gallipagf) Islands, and { 

 are remarkable for the manner of seeking 



whole lower parts, are a clear vermillion. 



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THE CAEDnTAL GROSBEAK. 



their food upon the ground. They dig up roots and seeds from the depth of six inches in the 



