S oS MOUNTAIN SPARROW. Clafs II. 



of a glofiy black (lightly edged with a yellowifh 

 brown : the feathers of the back are of the fame 

 colors, but the edges more deeply bordered with 

 brown : the chin, throat and bread are of an orange 

 color : the lefTer coverts of the wings of the fame 

 color j but thofe incumbent on the quil-feathers 

 barred with black, tipt with orange : the inner 

 coverts at the bafe of the wings are of a fine yellow : 

 the quil-feathers are dusky •, but their exterior fides 

 edged with yellow ; the feathers immediately incum- 

 bent on them are of a deep black, tipt with orange : 

 the tail a little forked: the exterior web of the 

 outmoft feather is white, the others black, except the 

 two middle, which are edged and tipt with a(h- 

 color. 



IV. The MOUNTA ^SPARROW. 



Pa/Terinus. Gefner a<v. 656. montanus. Brzjhnav. Hi. 79. 



Aldr. av. ii. 26 1. Paffere Montano. Zinan. 81. 



Olina 48. Fringilla montana. Lin.JyJi. 324. 



Wil. era. 252. Faun. Suec.fp. 243. 



Raiijyn. a<v. 87. Skov-Spurre. Brunnkh 267. 



Ediu.arj. 269. Feldfpatz, Rohrfpatz. Ara». 370. 

 Le Moineau de Montagne, Paffer Br. Zoo/. 109. 



Defer '"TpHE crown and hind part of the head is of a 

 •*■ rufty red. The throat is marked with a large 

 black fpot : beneath each ear is another. The fpace 

 beneath the eyes, and the whole under fide of the 

 body are white : the hind part of the neck is encir- 

 cled with white : the borders of the feathers of the 

 back are ferruginous, their middle black : the covert 



feathers 



