GROSBEAK. xp 



be falling into convulfions. The cock frequently fang, and would 

 do it almoft at command, but in fo low a note, as fcarce to be 

 heard, except quite clofe to the cage. 



Dominican Grofbeakj Ge/i. Syn. iii. p. 123. N" 20. 20. 



DOMINICAN 

 T With pleafure give way to the fentiments of my attentive friend GR. 



Mr. Tunjlall, when he informs me, that he has had both the 

 Dominican and Crejled Grojbeak in his pofleffion, and is of opinion 

 that they are feparate fpecies. Of tlie firft, he has had feveral, 

 fome of which have lived many years, but never could afcertain the 

 cocks from the hens ; nor did any of them attempt to fing in the 

 leaft. As to the Crejled ox^ty it feemed to differ both in manners 

 and fize, and is a much fcarcer bird ; never more than three known 

 at the time he had his. It lived with him at leaft fourteen years, 

 and appeared worn out with age, and died in the time of moult. 

 It now and then called out, but never had what might be termed 

 a fong. 



Java Grofbeakj Gen. Sjn. iii. p. 129. N" 29, 29. 



+- JAVA GK. 



T HAVE my fufpicions, that the want of white on the cheeks is 

 not the charafleriftic mark o( the female, but is more probably 

 the effedl of immature age, as I met lately with a number of thefe 

 in a cage juft imported, wherein the ufual white fpace on the 

 cheeks was mottled brown and white, appearing as if in the 

 change towards perfedtion. Mr. 'Tunjiall has alfo obferved a fi- 

 milar circumftance in a bird in his own colledion. 



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