gined with orange. Spurious wings black. Legs and claws 

 brown. 



The Bouvreinl de Bourbon, and the B. du Cap de Bonne Espe- 

 ranee of Buffbn (P/. EnLpl. 204. ^g. 1,2.) appear to have been 

 described as the different sexes of one bird (the Orange Gross- 

 beak of Latham) on mere conjecture. I think them quite di- 

 stinct, inhabiting difl'erent countries, and having all the appear- 

 ance (in the figures) of being two male birds ; for the females 

 in this family seldom possess the rich colours of the male ; and I 

 the figure of the last of these birds, has not the slightest habit of a 

 female. 



The present genus was formed by Cuvier, (though but very 

 slightly defined,) and includes the common Goldfinch and 

 Canary-bird, 



