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GROSBEAK. 285 



adds, that the bird has a white spot at the bend of the wing, often 

 hid by the greater coverts ; under wing coverts white ; tail rounded 

 at the end : it is also found at Cayenne, but is every where rare. 



113.— BROWN-HEADED GROSBEAK. 



Loxia ferruginea, Lid. Orn. i. 3S9. Gin. Lin. i. 853. Daud. ii. 405. Shaw's Zool. 



is. 308. 

 Brown-headed Grosbeak, Gen, Syn. iii. 145. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill stout, horn-coloured ; head and chin 

 dusky brown ; back and wing coverts black, the feathers deeply 

 margined with yellow ; breast deep ferruginous ; from thence to the 

 vent rusty yellow, very pale at the latter; the quills and tail dusky, 

 edged with yellow, the last even at the end ; legs pale. 



One of the above was in the Museum of the late Mr. Tunstall, 

 but the place it came from uncertain ; M. Daudin supposes from the 

 Brazils, having met with the following, which was had from thence. 



A. — Size of a Sparrow. Bill black, the base grey; head and 

 throat brownish; neck before, and beneath the body, yellowish white, 

 tinged on the breast with bluish ash-colour; back dusky, feathers 

 edged with dirty white; legs brown. Whether this difference may 

 arise from sex or age, does not seem certain. 



114— BROWN-CHEEKED GROSBEAK. 



Loxia canora, Ind. Orn. i. 394. Gm. Lin. i. 855. Daud. ii. 408. Shaw's Zool. ix. 



270. 

 Brown-cheeked Grosbeak, Gen. Syn. iii. 155. Id. Sup. 154. Brown, III. pi. 24. 



SIZE of the Titmouse. Bill stout, thick, dusky ; cheeks brown, 

 surrounded by a border of yellow, beginning at the throat, and 



