PINE FINCH. 457 



which province he is governor ; and I have great pleasure in informing 

 you, that, through his most pohte attention and kind hospitality to my- 

 self and my family, our time was passed in the most pleasant manner, 

 while^we sojourned in the pretty village of Frederickton. 



Fhingilla PiJfus, Ch. Bonaparte, Synops. of Birds of the United States, p. 111. 

 Pine Finch, Fringilla Pin us, Wils. Amer. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 133. pi. 57- fig- 1. — 

 iVM«a//, Manual, parti, p. 511. 



Adult Male. Plate CLXXX. Fig. 1. 



Bill rather short, conical, very acute ; upper mandible a little broader 

 than the lower, almost straight in its dorsal outline, rounded on the sides, 

 as is the lower, which has the edges sharp and inflected ; the gap-line al- 

 most straight, slightly deflected at the base. Nostrils basal, roundish, 

 concealed by the feathers. Head of moderate size, the general form com- 

 pact. Legs of moderate length, slender ; tarsus compressed, covered an- 

 teriorly wi th a few longish scutella, sharp behind ; toes scuteUate above, 

 free, the lateral ones nearly equal, the hind toe strong ; claws arched, 

 much compressed, very acute. 



Plumage soft, blended, with very little gloss. Wings of ordinary 

 length, the first quill longest, the second and third a little shorter ; se- 

 condaries short, emarginate. Tail of ordinary length, forked, the lateral 

 feathers straight, but spreading. 



Bill light yellowish-brown, dusky at the tip. Iris brown. Feet 

 purplish-brown. The general colour of the upper parts is yellowish- 

 grey, streaked with dark brown ; the wings and tail dusky, margined 

 with greyish-white ; the bases of the secondary quills, the tips of their 

 coverts, and the margins of the rump feathers, cream-coloured. The 

 lower parts are greyish-white, tinged with brown on the fore neck, and 

 all streaked with dull brown. 



Length ^^^^ inches, extent of wings 8| ; bill along the ridge /j, along 

 the edge y'^g ; tarsus /g. 



Adult Female. Plate CLXXX. Fig. 2. 



The Female scarcely differs from the Male in external appearance. 

 This species belongs to the group of Slender-billed Finches which 

 form the genus Carduelis of authors. The form of its bill, although 



