1841.] Birds in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. 647 



This specimen may possibly be a native of Chiina, and if so, it has a 

 new locality. Latham says, it is met with on the Coast of Africa, at 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and at Aleppo. 1 have not seen nor heard of it 

 in India. 



88. 89. — Fam. Loxiad^. 



Genus Loxia. Ray. 



Sp. Loxia Punctularia. — Cowry Grosbeak. 



Shot by the Curator, and mounted in the Museum. 

 ' Loxia Punctularia. Lin. Syst. Nat. L 302. Gm. Lin. L 851. Turt. 

 Lin. I. 520. Steph. Shaw's Zool. IX. 330. Griffith's Cuv. VII. 152. 



Cowry Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Hist. V. 247. 



Gros-bec Domino, Diet. Class. D'Hist. Nat. VII. 526. 



Coccothraustes Punctularia. Stephens' Shaw's Zool. XIV. 87. 



The Cowry Grosbeak ffies in large flocks, and is to be met with in 

 most parts of Bengal. Like the Amaduvade Finch, there are many 

 varieties. 



90. Loxia Malacca. — Malacca Grosbeak. 



Presented and mounted by M. Bouchez. 



Loxia Malacca. Lin. I. 302. Gm. Lin. I. 851. Steph. Shaw's Zool. 

 IX. 332. 



Malacca Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Hist. V. 244. Griffith's Cuv. VII. 152. 



Gros-bec Jacobin. Diet. Class. D'Hist. Nat. VII. 530. 



90. b. Loxia Coccothraustes. — Haw Grosbeak. 



Loxia Coccothraustes. Lin. I. 299. Gm. Lin. I. 844. Steph. Shaw's 

 ZooL IX. 236. 



Coccothraustes Vulgaris. Steph. Shaw's Zool. XIV. 86. 

 Haw Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Hist. V. 211. 

 Common Grosbeak. Griffith's Cuv. VII. 156. 

 Gros-bec Commun. Diet. Class. D'Hist. Nat. VII. 524. 



91. Loxia Leucocephala. — White-headed Grosbeak. 

 Chinese collection. 



Fringilla Leucocephala. Steph. Shaw's Zool. IX. 493. 

 Spotted-sided Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Hist. I. 248. 

 Gros-bec a tete blanche et dos rouge. Diet. Class. D'Hist. Nat. VII. 

 542. 



