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PLACE: 
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MILITARY T.. 
DuscrrPTion. 
Prace, 
TA NAG & OR, 
fpot: quills black: tail even, yellow; the end half towards the 
tip black : claws ftout *. 
Inhabits America. 
‘Fanagra militaris, Lin. yf. i. p. 316. N° 17.—Muf. Adolph Fr. ii. p. 30, 
Emberiza militaris, dman acad. iv. p. 241. 
Le Cardinal brun, Brif. orm. iii. p. 51. N° 30. 
Troupiale de Cayenne, P/. en/. 236. 
Greater Bulfinch, or Shirley, Edw. pl. 82. 342.—Bancroft Guiana, p. 180. 
Lev. Mu/. 
GIZE of a Lark: length almoft fix inches. Bill pale: the 
upper parts of the plumage brown: the throat, fore part of 
the neck, and breaitt, crimfon ¢: belly, thighs, and vent, dull 
black brown: upper edge of the wings crimfon: legs pale 
brown. 
Some birds have the margins of the brown feathers paler than: 
the reft of the feathers; and fuch are fuppofed to be young birds 
by Edwards. 
This inhabits various parts of South America, By fome faid 
alfo to be met with in China t. 
* The fecond of Linnzus, or N° r$. is quoted from the fame: authority ; bue 
the patches of colour on the wings, rump, and tail, are faid to be white. It 
mutt therefore either be a variety, or double quotation by mere miftake ; and it 
feems almoft clear to us, that itis the fame fpecies as one before-defcribed.—See- 
Black and yellow Oriole, vol. i. p. 418. Rather, however, than obtrude our 
opinion againft that of fo obfervant a naturalift as Lianaus, we fhall fatter it to. 
xemain as a fpecies of Tazager. 
+ Bancroft calls it Blood-coloxr. 3 Ofbeck Voy. iv p. 3295 
Lam 
