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riorly, and very sharp-pointed ; the cuhnen of each 

 mandible forming a very narrow ridge. Forehead, 

 crown of the head, and throat black. Nape of the neck 

 black intermixed with siskin-green. Behind the ear is 

 a broad streak of sulphur-yellow. Neck, breast, base 

 and margins of quill and tail feathers bright sulphur- 

 yellow, inchning in some parts to gamboge-yellow. 

 Greater wing-coverts black, tipped with sulphur-yellow. 

 Upper parts siskin-green, having the centres of the fea^ 

 thers streaked with blackish-green. Flanks greyish- 

 white with a few dark streaks. Abdomen white. Un- 

 der tail-coverts white, spotted with black. Legs and 

 toes yellowish-brown. 



Fig. 7. The female, also of the natural size. Female. 



The whole of the upper parts, cheeks, and sides of the 

 neck siskin -green, intermixed with oil-green, and spotted 

 with blackish-green. Under parts yellowish-white, in 

 some places passing into primrose-yellow ; with streaks 

 of greenish-grey or blackish-green upon the breast, 

 flanks, and under tail-coverts. Wings and tail blackish- 

 brown, margined with sulphur and primrose yellows. — 

 White and other varieties of this species are frequently 

 found. 



