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lloe Red Head Sparrow, 



Numb. LXV. 



THIS Bird is fomething lefs than the Houfe Sparrow^ 

 and more (lender in its Body , the Bill of an afh Co- 

 lour, yellow towards the Bale , the Irides of the Eyes 

 white j The Top and hind part of the Head red ; under the 

 Bill is a long black Mark, and a large Semi-Spot of the 

 fame Colour on the fide of the Head; the fide of the Head 

 under the Eye, and round the Spot white, alio a Ring of 

 white round the hind Part of the Neck , the Back and Sca- 

 pular Feathers of the Wings reddifh brown, with long 

 black Marks 5 the ends of the Coverts tipt with white, 

 which makes two Lines of white acrofs the Wing; the Co- 

 verts and Quills are of a lighter brown, without any Marks 

 or Spots, the Breaft and Belly of a dirty white. 



The Tail was made up of twelve Feathers of a dufky Co- 

 lour, their Edges light brown, the Legs and Feet yellow, 

 the Claws black. Mr. Willoughby in his Ornithology men- 

 tions a Bird fomething like it. See SeSi. the third page 250. 

 This I had from one of the Bird Catchers, who took it on 

 a Common near the Woods. 



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