FINCH. 145 



coverts with pale edges ; rump ash-colour ; beneath the body cine- 

 reous white, darker on the breast ; tail a trifle forked, two inches 

 and a quarter long, dusky ; legs pale brown. 



The female differs but little ; the chestnut on the crown paler, and 

 a little mixed, and no spots on the sides in either sex. 



Inhabits Georgia, sent from thence by Mr. Abbot, under the 

 name of Little Brown Winter Sparrow. 



138— RICE-FIELD FINCH. 



LENGTH five inches. Bill pale; plumage above rufous brown, 

 spotted with black ; down the middle of the crown a whitish streak ; 

 from the nostrils, over each eye, a pale one ; wings dark, edges of the 

 feathers rufous brown ; those of the back brown, with whitish edges; 

 under parts white; throat, breast, and sides, spotted with brown; 

 chin and belly plain ; legs pale. 



Inhabits Georgia ; called by Mr. Abbot, Winter Rice-field 

 Sparrow. 



139— BRAZILIAN FINCH. 



Fringilla granatina, Ind. Orn. i. 463. Lin. i. 319. Gm. Lin. i. 906. Bris. iii. 216. 



t. 9. 3. Id. 8vo. i. 367. Borowsk. iii. 140. t. 62. B. Spalowsk. i. t. 33. Shaw's 



Zool. ix. 546. 

 Loxia granatina, Daud. ii. 446. 

 Passer Mexicanus, Gerin. iii. t. 343. 2. 

 Le Grenadin, Buf. iv. 169. pi. 7. f. 1. PL enl. 109. 3. 

 Brasilian Finch, Gen. Syn. iii. 316. Edw. pi. 191. Bancr. Guian. p. 181. 



SIZE of the Siskin ; length near five inches. Bill like red coral ; 

 irides dark ; eyelids scarlet ; sides of the head, round the eye, blossom 

 coloured, inclined to violet ; base of the bill above blue ; throat, 

 lower part of the belly, and thighs, black ; rest of the head and body 



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