LD a Dory. Nev Avge GE, ORs 
This is found in the neighbourhood of the river Mi/ifipi, and 
is faid to fing very agreeably, though much louder than the Scar- 
let Tanager. It is faid to collect againft winter a quantity of 
maize; and is fo careful of its hoard, as feldom to ftir from the 
‘place where it has ftored it up, except to drink: and the quan- 
tity has been known to equal a bufhel. It fecures this winter- 
magazine by covering it with dry leaves, only leaving a hole for 
itfelf to-enter *. 
Br. Muf. 
I ZE of the laft. Bill brown: the whole plumage variegated 
with crimfon and greenifh buff-colour ; the laft occupying in 
patches the nape of the neck, the whole’ of the wing, lower part 
of the back, and middle of the belly: the tail is half crimfon and 
half greenifh buff: legs pale brown. 
This and the former feem to be the fame bird in different pe- 
riods of age. It is moft likely that the laft-defcribed is the 
young bird, though the circumftance has not yet been confirmed 
by obfervation. 
Le Cardinal du Mexique, Brif. on. iil. p. 46. 272 
YLLLE wholly cinereous: irides white: head, wings, and tail, 
the colour of an amethyft: hind part of the neck green; un- 
der part, and rump, crimfon: beginning of the wings green and 
red, mixed: fcapulars yellowihh : each wing feather encompaffed 
£ - 
* Du Pratz. 
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PLACE AND 
ManwNeERSe 
5. 
Var. As 
VARIEGATED 
4X5 
Prate XLVI. 
Description. 
Be 
Var. B, 
MEXICAN T. 
DescRIPTION, 
