144 BLUE GROSBEAK. 



moderate length, third and fourth primaries longest. Tail rather long, 

 emarginate. 



Bill pale greyish-blue beneath and on the edges of the upper mandi- 

 ble, the rest of which is dusky. Iris brown. Feet dusky. The general 

 colour of the plumage is deep purplish-blue. Lore, chin, and a line round 

 the base of the mandibles, black. Quills and larger coverts brownish- 

 black, the primaries edged with blue, the secondary quills, secondary co- 

 verts and first row of smaller coverts light reddish-brown. Tail feathers 

 brownish-black, edged with blue, as are the under tail coverts. 



Length 7^ inches, extent of wings 11 ; bill along the ridge /j, along 

 the edge \^; tarsus 1. 



Adult Female. Plate CXXII. Fig. 2. 



Bill as in the male, but paler. Feet brown. Head and hind part 

 of the back, as in the male ; the back, sides of the neck, and forepart of 

 the breast greyish-brown, tinged with dull blue. The rest of the under 

 parts yellowish-grey. The wings are nearly as in the male, but hghter, 

 and the black at the base of the bill is wanting. The dimensions are 

 somewhat less than those of the male. 



Young Bird fully fledged. Plate CXXII. Fig. 3. 



Bill yellowish-grey, dusky above. Feet brown. The general colour 

 is light greenish-brown, the upper part of the head, the back, smaller 

 wing coverts and upper tail coverts tinged with dusky. The wings and 

 tail are as in the female. 



The Dog Wood. 



CoRVUs FLORIDA, TVUld. Sp. PI. vol. i. p. 661. Pursh, Flor. Amer. voL i. p. 108. 

 Tetrandria Monogynia, Lin?*. Capbifolia, Ju^s. 



See vol. i. pages 45. and 376. 



