ORD£R PASSEEES. 155 



Green Grosbeak. Lath. Loxia Chloris. Linn. 267. 2. 

 Naum. 120. 



Greenish above, yellowish underneath ; the external 

 edge of the tail, yellow. Inhabits coppices, and eats 

 all kinds of seeds. 



Lowia hcematina. Vieil. pi. 67- Ois Chanteurs. 

 Bill too slender. 



Above, wings, tail, and middle of belly, black ; rest 

 red ; bill,, lead-colour. Africa. 



Loxia guttata. Vieil. 68. Ois. Chant., is a variety of 

 the last. 



Loxia quinticolor. Vieil. Ois. Ch. pi. 54. 



Wings and tail, brown, growing reddish on cheek and 

 back ; top of head and neck, gray ; rump, upper tail- 

 coverts, and outer edge of quills, orange ; dull black 

 on lower tail-coverts ; legs and top of throat, front of 

 neck, breast and belly, pure white. Moluccas. 



Fasciated Grosbeak. Lath. Loxia fasciata. Gm. 

 Vieil. Ois. Chant. 58. Bro^vn. 111. III. xxvii. 



Top of head, gray, brown-barred ; rest above, cinna- 

 mon brown ; across the throat, a crimson band. Africa. 



Madagascar Grosbeak. Lath. Loxia Madagascar 

 riensis. Gm. PI. Enl. 134 2. 



General colour, red ; middle of each feather on the 

 back, red. Madagascar. 



