THE WHITE-CROWNED FINCH. 



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palate ascending, with two longitudinal ridges, 

 forming a soft protuberance at their junction 

 anteriorly; the upper mandible beneath with 

 three ridges and four grooves. Tongue 4 twelfths 

 long, deeper than broad, with a median groove 

 above, and tapering to an acute point (Eso- 

 phagus, a b c, 2 inches 3 twelfths in length, its 

 greatest width when dilated 5 twelfths. Pro- 

 ventriculus, b c, 3 twelfths in breadth. Stomach, 

 d e, placed obliquely, 6 twelfths long, 7J twelfths 

 broad, its lateral muscles large and distinct, the 

 lower muscle also prominent, but thin, the 

 epithelium as usual, with strong longitudinal 

 rugae. Intestine, efg h ij, 8 inches long, from 

 2 twelfths to 1^ twelfths in breadth; coeca, i, 1-| 

 twelfths long, and J twelfth in breadth, 9 twelfths 

 distant from the extremity, j. Trachea 1 inch 

 8 twelfths long, the rings 70 with 2 dimidiate, 

 pretty firm and a little flattened. Bronchial 

 half rings about 12. Muscles as usual, the in- 

 ferior laryngeal moderately large. 



The Summer Grape. 



Vitis iESTivALis, var. Sinuata, Pursch, Flor. Amer. Sept., vol. i. p. 169. 



This variety has large cordate leaves, which are less deeply lobed, and 

 with large marginal teeth. It occurs in all the barren lands of the Western 

 Country, particularly in those of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois. Although 

 it seldom attains much strength of stem, it spreads broadly on the bushes, 

 and forms beautiful festoons. The grapes are juicy and agreeable to the 

 taste. They are fully ripe by the middle of August, and remain hanging 

 until destroyed by the frost. When wild pigeons happen to be abundant 

 where it grows, they speedily devour the fruit. 



