I'UlNdlM.lD.K -TIIK I'INCIIHS. 



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sliadc, mid wnslii'd with prnyisli ; niiddli! of tliv hclly only wliilish ; tlio uiulcr tail-covfi'ta 

 pall! nit'oiis, .-luKliiij; into lii;lilii' iiImhiI (lie vciil miil sides i)t' Inwi'r licily ; cliiii mid lliroat 

 wcil-di lined [liilf iiiliiiis, iiiaij^'ined all nmnd liy luciwii simls, a lew of tlieiii scaltuied 



Pipilo fUACiiff vur criysalif. 



within the ninri,'iii. Kyelids and sides of head, anlerior to tiio eye, rnroiis liko the throat. 

 One or two leathers on the lower part of the lireiist with a eoneealed brown blotch. 

 Outer primary not odjrod with white. FilUi quill loni;est ; lirst shorter than ninth, or 

 even than seeondaries. Hill pale brown, darker above; lei,'s lifrhl. lien;,'lh, 8.50 inches; 

 wing, 'l.no; tail, 4.(10. 



IIau. Coast region of Culilbrnia, 



The bill is sinuated, ns in F. abcrti, did'erins from that of P. vriithroph- 



Tiii.s race is very similar to the ori<j;inal P./iiuckh of Me.xico, the orio;inal 

 description of Swainsou answering lUmost exactly. It is, however, consider- 

 ably larger ; the projxn'tions of wing are similar ; and there is no decided in- 

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

 distinctly ajijjfeciable in fii.^iciis, and still more in iiu'xd/cKnis. 



A young bird dillers but little from the adult except in having obsolete 

 dusky streaks below ; the tii)i)er i)arts are nniform. 



IIahits. The Brown, or (Jafion Fintih ol' California is found nearly 

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

 and Mr. Eidgway observed it among the chai)arrals on the loothills of the 

 western slo])e of the Sierras. 



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

 as it is eipially jdentiful 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 slojies of tlie Coast Ifange to the height of three thousand 

 feet. Tliey tire said to have habits very similar to those of all the other 

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



