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How to Sex Cage Birds. 



Foreign Buntings. 



The Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria cucullata). 



The female closely resembles the male, but is slightly less brilliant 

 in colour; and has a longer beak, with the culmen (ridge) less 

 arched. 



Dominican Cardinal (Paroaria larvata). 



In the so-called Pope or Red-headed Cardinal the hen nearly 

 resembles the cock, but the primaries have narrower white edges to 

 the outer webs, and the beak is longer, with less arched culmen. 



THE KED-CKESTED CARDINAL. 



Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata). 



The female is a trifle larger than the male, and is very slightly 

 greyer on the mantle ; the red of the head is also rather less 

 brilliant ; the beak is shorter and tapers more gradually ; when 

 viewed from above it has a coarser outline, not so slender towards 

 the point, and perhaps a trifle wider at the base. 



Green Cardinal (Gabematrix cristata). 



The hen shows none of the bright yellow of the cock bird, but is 

 altogether paler, duller, and browner ; a broad eyebrow streak, a 

 broad moustachial streak between the cheeks and the black gorget, 

 and a narrow border to the latter, white. 



