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answers very nearly ; Mr. Brisson's description (though he quotes Linnaeus, and 

 Linnaeus quotes him) is widely different. The specimen sent over is a female; 

 the males have more of the ferruginous colour on the head ; the eyes are blue, 

 the legs dark brown. It is only a winter inhabitant near Severn river, appears 

 not before November, and is commonly found among the juniper trees; it weighs 

 4- of an ounce, its length is 5 inches, and its breadth 7. 



Fringilla, 28. Linaria, 322, 29. Lesser red-headed linnet. Br. Zool. Severn 

 river, N" 23. 



The descriptions of Linnaeus, Brisson, and the British Zoology, answer per- 

 fectly well. The figure in Planche enluminee 151, f. 2, has a quite ferruginous 

 back, contrary to all the descriptions and the specimen before us, in which all 

 the feathers on the back are dusky, edged with dirty white. 



29, Montana, 324, 37. Mountain sparrow. Tree sparrow, Br. Zool. Edw. 

 269. Brisson iii, p. 79- Faun. Am. Sept. Severn river, N° 20. 



This seems to be a variety, as its tail is rather longer than usual, and forked; 

 it answers nearly to the descriptions given by the ornithologists, and seems to be 

 a female, as it has no black under the throat and eyes, and no white collar. 

 The bill and legs are black, the eyes blue. At Severn settlement it arrives in 

 May, goes to breed farther northwards, and returns in autumn: the weight is-f 

 of an ounce, the length 64- inches, and breadth 10. Mr. F. was inclined to 

 make this bird a new species, on account of the many differences between it and 

 the mountain sparrow; but considering the specimen sent over was not in the 

 best order, and might be a female, he thought it best to leave it where it is, till 

 we are better informed. 



Fringilla, 30, Hudsonia. New specimen. Severn river, N" 18. 



This is certainly a nondescript species; it only visits Severn settlements in 

 summer, not being seen there before June, when it stays about a fortnight, goes 

 farther to the northward to breed, and passes by Severn again in autumn on its 

 return south. It is very difficult to procure, and therefore it could not be deter- 

 mined whether the specimen was a male or female. It frequents the plains, and 

 lives on grass-seeds; it weighs -J- an ounce, is 64- inches long, and 9 inches 

 broad: it has a small blue eye, and a whitish bill faintly tinged with red; the 

 whole body is blackish, or of a soot colour, the belly alone with the two outer- 

 most tail feathers on each side being white. 



13, Muscicapa, fiycatcher. 31, Striata. New species. Striped flycatcher. 

 Severn river, N° 48 and 49. Male and female. 



This species visits Severn river only in summer, feeding on grass-seeds, &c.; 

 it weighs 4 an ounce, is 5 inches long, and 7 broad ; the male is widely different 

 from the female: this species is entirely nondescript. 



14. Motacilla, Wagtail. 32. Calendula. 337. 47. Ruby crowned Wren. 



