84 FINCH. 



We find, from authors, that these birds are not uncommon in 

 France, Italy, and Germany ; and probably they are known also in 

 Spain, at least in Aragonia ; for I learn from Mr. White, that they 

 visit Gibraltar, but not constantly, appearing for the most part at 

 an interval of years : called by Olina, Lucarino, but some natives of 

 Italy call it Ungano. 



A. — Ligurinus niger, Bris.'m. 69. A. Id. 8vo. i. 325. Buf.iv. 233. Gen. Syn. iii. 

 291. A. 



This is black, with a yellowish crown ; and met with in Siberia. 

 BufFon mentions one taken at large, supposed to be a mixed breed 

 between the Siskin and a Canary Finch ; colour much like the former, 

 the upper parts mixed grey, brown, and yellowish olive ; the last 

 chiefly on the neck, breast, rump, and thighs ; quills, tail, and almost 

 all the wing coverts, blackish, edged with yellowish olive. 



46.— INDIAN SISKIN. 



SIZE of the Common Siskin. Bill and legs pale; crown of the 

 head black ; the rest of the neck, sides under the eyes, and all beneath 

 the body, yellow ; back, wings, and tail, black ; rump pale, inclining 

 to green ; across the wing coverts an oblique bar of white ; greater 

 coverts tipped with white ; tail black, tipped with white. 



In a second, said to be the other sex; the head, neck, and under 

 parts are yellow, inclining to dusky on the upper; wings and tail 

 black, with two white bars on the wing coverts ; tip of the tail 

 yellowish. 



Inhabits India. Described from some drawings, in which they 

 were named, Male and Female Tusseeka. 



