ORDER PASSERES. 135 



The, House Sparrow. (Fritig. domestica.) En. C. 1. 

 Naum. 115. 



Nestles in the holes of walls, and infests inhabited 

 places with its audaciousness and voracity. Brown, 

 spotted with blackish above ; gray underneath ; a 

 whitish band on the wing ; cap of the male, red on the 

 sides, throat black. 



There is in Italy a species, or variety, the male of 

 which has the head entirely moronne. (F^r. CisaL 

 pina. Tern. Fr. Itah'ce. Vieil. Gal. 63.) The black 

 of the throat extends sometimes over the chest. It is 

 then jF7*. Hispaniolensis. 



The Tree Finch. (Fring. Montana). Enl. 267. 1. 

 Naum. 116. 1. 2. 



Keeps more remote from habitations. It has two 

 white bands on the wing, a red cap, and the side of 

 the head white with a black spot. 



Loxia Hamburgia. Gm. is only the tree-finch dis- 

 figured by Albin. Ois. III. PL 24. 



We must join to the common sparrows the birds 

 scattered as follows by naturalists : — 



Crescent Finch. Lath. Fringilla arcuata. PI. 

 Enl. 230. fr. l.—Much too red. 



Bill black ; head and fore-neck ^ breast, black ; a 

 streak of white on each side of neck, surrounding 



Ploceusjonquillaceus. Vieil. ^^ 



Ploceus Velatus. Vieil. wf- " 



Ploceus bicolor. Vieil. 

 riocexisflavocapillus. Vieil . 

 Ploceus colUiriti. Vieil. 



