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red : the wings are red within : the greater portion 

 of the outer tail-feather is white, and the followinc^ is 

 of that colour on its outer web only : the cheeks are 

 reddish : all the under parts are isabella-white, with 

 lanceolated dusky-brown spots on the breast. The 

 female has those spots smaller and less numerous : 

 the abdomen white ; and the spots on the upper 

 parts more ashy than the male. 



STIRPS III— CARDUELIXA, Vigors. 



Unlike the preceding group, this one is distin- 

 guished by the individuals comprised therein being 

 decorated with a lively and brilliant plumage, in which 

 a yellow cast predominates : several of the species 

 are good songsters : they subsist upon seeds and in- 

 sects, and inhabit all regions, the frigid excepted. 



GENUS CLIII.— LINARIA, Beckstein. LIXXET. 



Rostrum brcA'issimuin, basi I Beak very short, its base fur- 



plumulis decompositis an- nished with decomposed 



trorsum spectantibus oma- j feathers pointing forwards, 



turn, rectum, gracile, apice straight, slender, its tip 



acutum : mandibida infe- \ pointed : the lozcer maii- 



r'lor basi marginibus hi- ! dible with its edges biden- 



dentatis. 1 tate at the base. 



The species of this genus are mostly confined to 

 the old world, and subsist on seeds, preferring those 

 of the hemp and flax : they are usually distinguished 

 by their sombre plumage, more or less tinged with 

 reddish, especially on the heads of the males. 



