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with white, the former more or less margined with chestnut. Tail dusky, 

 the feathers edged with pale ochre. A white line over the eye, and the 

 lower parts generally of a greyish-white. 



Length 5^ inches, extent of wings 8; bill little more than \. 



The female differs only in having the tints generally less intense. In 

 winter both have a blackish frontlet. 



The Black Locust or False Acacia. 



Roeinia pseudacacia, Willd., Sp. PL, vol. ii i- p. 1131. Pursch, Flor. Amer., vol. ii. p. 

 487. — Diadelphia Decandria, Linn. — Leguminos^, Juss. 



This beautiful tree grows in the mountainous parts of the United States, 

 from Canada to Carolina. Its wood, which is of great durability, is employ- 

 ed for various purposes, and particularly for gates and fence-stakes. The 

 species is characterized by its spinescent stipules, pendulous racemes of 

 white, sweet-scented flowers, and large smooth legumes. Although abun- 

 dant in the natural state, it is now planted around farms and plantations, on 

 account of the great value of its timber. It is besides a charming ornament 

 of our avenues, either in the country, or in the streets of villages and cities. 



CANADA BUNTING (TREE SPARROW.) 



Emberiza canadensis, Lath. 



PLATE CLXVI.— Male and Female. 



This species seldom if ever resorts to the Southern States during winter, 

 and to the westward of the Alleghany mountains scarcely proceeds farther 

 down the Ohio than the neighbourhood of Louisville in Kentucky; so that 

 it may be considered as quite a northern bird. It reaches Massachusetts at 

 the approach of winter, and is more frequent in the maritime districts of 

 that State than in the interior, where, however, it is met with in considerable 

 numbers. In the beginning of October, if the weather be cold, the Tree 

 Sparrow is seen among the magnificent elm trees that ornament the beautiful 

 city of Boston and its neighbouring villages; and, like the hardy, industrious, 



