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Loxia rosea. Vieil. pi. 65. Ois. Chanteurs. 



Plumage, fine rose-colour, varied with grayish brown, 

 on the occiput, top of neck, back, and wing-coverts, 

 and gradually growing white beneath. India.* 



Some foreign species must be distinguished from the 

 grosbeaks. 



PiTYLUs, Cuv. 



With a bill equally thick, a little compressed, arched 

 above, and sometimes with a salient angle at the 

 middle of the edge of the upper jaw. 

 Such are, 



White-throated Grosbeak. (Lowia grossa. L.) Enl. 

 154. 



Deep blue ; base of bill surrounded with black, pass- 

 ing downwards, and covering fore part of neck ; in the 

 midst of which, on chin and throat, is a patch of white ; 

 bill, red. Length, seven and a half inches. America. 



Canada Grosbeak. {L. Canadensis. L.) Enl. 152. 2. 



Upper parts, olive green ; underneath, paler, inclining 

 to yellow; chin, and base of bill, black. Length, 

 seven inches. Canada. 



• The following have been also attached to this genus : 



Evemng Grosbeak. Fringilla Vespertina. Cooper. Bonap Amer. Orn. 



Brisson Grosbeak. Lox ccervJea. P. Gm. Lox Brissonii. Gm. Fring, 

 Brissonii. Licht. Gros-bec bleu de del. Azara. 118. 



Purple Finch. Fring. purpurea. Gm. Wilson. Amer. Orn. 1. t. 7. 

 f. 4. V. t. 42. f. 3. 



Guiraca melanocephala. Swainson. 



