458 PINE FINCH. 



much thickei- than that of Sylvia celata, bears a great resemblance to it, 

 the latter forming the transition between the Slender-billed Finches and 

 some of the Sylvice. 



The Black Larch. 



PiNUs PENDULA, Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. voL ii. p. 645. Lambert, Mouogr. p. 55. 

 pi. se.^MoNCECiA PoLVANDRiA, Linn. Conifers, Juss. 



Abundant in the Northern States, where it attains a great size. It 

 resembles the European Larch (Piniis Larix) in appearance, and in the 

 quality of its wood. The leaves are deciduous and fasciculate, the cones 

 small, oblong, their scales rounded with inflected margins. It is usually 

 known by the names of Tamarack or Hackmatack. 



