132 PINCH. 



One, described by Mr. Abbot, was six inches and a half long, 

 nine broad ; and weighed three quarters of an ounce. Top of the 

 head black, divided on each side by a white streak ; between the bill 

 and eye a yellow spot, passing backwards over the eye, and changing 

 into a white one, bounded behind the eye with a black streak 

 beneath ; sides under the eyes pale ash-colour ; breast and belly the 

 same, but the latter paler; chin and throat white, separated from 

 the ash-colour by a narrow whisker of black ; upper parts of the 

 body pale red brown, the middle of the feathers darker ; across the 

 wing two stripes, composed of white dots, the ends of the wing 

 coverts being white ; rump inclining to ash-colour ; tail brown ; the 

 wings red brown ; outer edge, from the shoulder, yellow ; bill and 

 legs pale. 



118.— YELLOW-PINIONED FINCH. 



LENGTH five inches and a half. Bill formed like that of the 

 Chaffinch, colour dusky ; head and sides, including the jaws, black ; 

 down the middle of the crown a pale ash-coloured stripe; over each eye 

 a white streak, descending on the side of the nape, as far as the black 

 continues; back, wings, and tail fine yellow olive ; bend of the wing, 

 and part of the lesser wing coverts fine yellow, inclined to orange at 

 the bend ; beneath the wing yellow; the under parts of the body 

 yellowish white; chin and throat pale buff yellow ; down the middle 

 of the breast pale buff"; sides, under the wings, pale ash-colour ; 

 quills, and tail the colour of the back, the former somewhat concave, 

 and reach to about one-third on the tail, which is nearly even at the 

 end ; legs pale. 



In the Collection of Lord Stanley. There seems to be some things 

 in common with the three last described, yet in others they differ 

 considerably. 



