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Sp. 2. Pyr. lineola. 



Loxia lineola. Stepk. v. ix. 326. — Africa. 

 Sp. 3. Pyr. minuta. 



Loxia minuta. Steph. v. ix. p. 334. 



Sp. 4. Pyr. collaria. 



Loxia collaria. Steph. v. ix. p. 292. — Africa and India. 



Sp. 5. Pyr. erythrina. Temm. Man. d'Orn. 2 Edit. ii. p. 337- 

 — Fringilla rosea. Stepk. v. ix. p. 449. — Northern Europe. 



Sp. 6. Pyr. Sibirica. 



Loxia Sibirica. Steph. v. ix. p. 246. — Siberia. 



B. Rostrum integrttm, mediocre, utrinque compressum. 

 B. Beak intire, moderate, compressed on each side. 



Sp. 7. Pyr. violacea. 



Loxia violacea. Steph. v. ix. p. 249. — America. 

 Sp. 8. Pyr. purpurea. 



Fringilla purpurea. Steph. v. ix. p. 507. — North America. 

 Sp. 9. Pyr? falcirostris. Temm. PI. Cot. W.J". 2. 

 P-yR? cinereo-fusca olivaceo tincta ; alis nigrescentibus ; remigibus 



margitie late olivaceis ; guld Jlavescente ; ventre medio albo; 



rostro lateribus dilatatis. 

 Ashy-brown Bulfinch tinged with olive ; with the wings dusky ; 



the quills deeply edged with olive ; the throat yellowish ; the 



middle of the belly white ; the sides of the beak dilated. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length four inches : the lower 

 mandible of the beak, in this species, is larger, 

 stronger, and more dilated on its sides than the upper, 

 which is narrower and more curved than that of the 

 other species of the genus : the prevailing colour of the 

 plumage on the upper parts is ashy-brown, slightly 

 shaded with olive : the tail is also of this colour ; 

 but the wings are more dusky, and all the feathers 

 are deeply banded with olive : the throat is yellowish : 

 the breast and the flanks are bright ashy-brown j and 

 the middle of the belly is dull white. 



