S oo SPARROW. Clafs II. 



of the tail and vent feathers white : the tail 

 black. 



In the fpring thefe birds frequent our gardens, and 

 are very deftructive to our fruit-trees, by eating the 

 tender buds. They breed about the latter end of 

 May, or beginning of June, and are feldom feen at 

 that time near houfes, as they chufe fome very re- 

 tired place to breed in. Thefe birds are fometimes 

 wholly black. 



IV. The SPARROW. 



LeMoineau, PaifTe, ou MoifTon. 



Be Ion an). 361. 

 PafTer. Gefner a-v. 643. 

 Aldr. a<v. ii. 24.6. 

 Pafiera noftralc. Oliria, 42. 

 The Houfe-fparrow. Wil. orn. 



249. 

 Raiifyn. a<v. 86. 

 Le Moineau franc. Br'tjfon av. iii. Br. Zool. 1 07 



72. 



Tl.enl 6. f. 1. 55. f. 1. 



Fringilla domeliica. Lin. fyjf. 



323- 

 Tatcing, Grafparf. Faun. Suec. 



/p. ? 4 2. 



Danis Graae - Spurre. Nor'veg, 



Huus-Kald. Br. 264. 

 Haufl'paiz. Kram. 369. 



Defer. ^pHE bill of the male is black : the crown of 

 -*• the head is grey: under eachreye is a black, 

 fpot •, above the corner of each is a broad bright bay 

 mark which furrounds the hind part of the head. 

 The cheeks are white : the chin and under fide of the 

 neck are black, the latter edged with white : the 

 belly of a dirty white : the Icffer coverts of the wings 

 are of a bright bay : thelaft row black tipt with white: 

 the great coverts black, outwardly edged with red; 

 the quil-feathers the fame : the back fpotted with 

 red and black : tail dusky. 



The 



