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GRASS FINCH. 



(Fringilla graminea.) 



Fr. cinereojerrugineo nigroque varia, subtus alba, pectore lateribus- 



que maculatis, gems remigibus rectricibusque Juscis. 

 Grey Finch varied with ferruginous and black ; beneath white ; 



breast and sides spotted ; cheeks, quills, and tail-feathers 



fuscous. 

 Fringilla graminea. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 922. — Lath. Ind. Orn, 



1. 445. 38. 

 Grass Finch. Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. 253. — Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 



273. 34. 



The Grass Finch has the head, upper part of 

 the neck, and back, grey ferruginous and black 

 mixed : lesser wing-coverts bay-coloured ; the 

 others black, margined with white : lower part 

 of the neck, and sides, white, streaked: cheeks 

 brown : belly pure white : primary quills dusky, 

 edged with white : tail dusky. Inhabits New 

 York. 



