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P L 



T E 



XXIII. 



THE CRESTED CARDINAL. 



GENUS LOXIA, LIN. SYST. 299. GROSBEAK, PEN. GEN. BIRDS 44. 



SIZE 



HEAD., 



BACK, 



BREAST, 



TAIL, 



LEGS. 

 PLACE, 



of the common Grofbeak. 



adorned with an upright creft, of a crimfon 

 colour. CHEEKS, and the lower part of the 

 NECK, of the fame colour. 



and WINGS, cinereous. 



and BELLY, white. 



long; middle feathers, cinereous; exterior, 

 duiky. 



flefli colour. 



the Brafils, in the neighbourhood of Para. 



This bird has been figured by Mr. buffon; but 

 having an opportunity of taking a drawing 

 from the living bird in Mr. tunstall's collec- 

 tion, I hope that I fliall be excufed in giving a 

 figure of this bird, it being at the particular 

 requeft of a gentleman, who has very much 

 encouraged this work. 



