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LONG-TAILED GROSBEAK. 

 (Loxia longicauda.) 



L. nigra, tectricibus alarum dorsoque medio fascia transversa 



rufo-lutea, cauda longiore cuneiformi. 

 Black Grosbeak with a transverse rufous yellow fascia on the 



back and wing-coverts ; tail very long and wedge-shaped. 

 Loxia longicauda. Lath. Tnd. Orn. 1. 373. 9. 

 Loxia macroura. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 845. 

 Le Pere-noire a longue queue. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 3. 487- 

 Moineau du royaume de Juda. Buff. PI. Enl. 183. 1. 

 Long-tailed Grosbeak. Lath. Syn. Sup. 3. 114. 8. 



This bird is a native of "Whidah and Senegal 

 in Africa, and is about the size of the House Spar- 

 row : length seven inches : prevailing colour of 

 the plumage black, with a rufous yellow bar across 

 the back and wing-coverts : tail wedge-shaped, 

 and nearly half the length of the bird : beak and 

 legs dusky. 



