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third and fourth quills longest, the second nearly as long, the first little 

 shorter. Tail rather long, emarginate. 



Bill dusky. Iris brown. Feet flesh-colour. Upper part of the head, 

 anterior portion of the back, and scapulars, bright chestnut, with blackish- 

 brown spots, the middle of each feather being of the latter colour. Sides 

 of the neck and rump light greyish-blue, as are the smaller wing-coverts. 

 Quills, larger coverts and first row of smaller, dusky, the two latter tipped 

 with white, the former more or less margined with chestnut. Tail dusky, 

 the feathers edged with pale ochre. A wliite line over the eye, and the 

 lower parts generally of a greyish-white. 



Length 5i inches, extent of wings 8; bill little more than |. 



The Female differs only in having the tints generally less intense. In 

 winter, both have a blackish frontlet. 



The Black Locust ob False Acacia. 



RoBiKiA psEUDACACiA, Willd. Sp. PL vol. iu. p. 1131. Pursh, Flor. Amer. vol. ii. 

 p. 487. — DiADELPHiA Decandeia, Linn. Leguminos^, Juss. 



This beautiful tree grows in the mountainous parts of the United 

 States, from Canada to Carolina. Its wood, which is of great durability, 

 is employed for various purposes, and particularly for gates and fence- 

 stakes. The species is characterised by its spinescent stipules, pendulous 

 racemes of white, sweet-scented flowers, and large smooth legumes. Al- 

 though abundant in the natural state, it is now planted around farms and 

 plantations, on account of the great value of its timber. It is besides a 

 charming ornament of our avenues, either in the country, or in the streets 

 of villages and cities. 



