80 ROSY BULLFINCH. 



"In the autumn plumage, the borders of the wing 

 and tail feathers are broader, shading into a brownish 

 white, and in the back and shoulder the red bordered 

 feathers have besides brownish white edges. The 

 splendid red is there also darker, and acquires its 

 brilliancy by degrees under the influence of air and 

 sun. 



Probably the young male is not so beautifully red, 

 and in the first year perhaps not at all so as in the 

 preceding species, (P. erythrina,J and the females of 

 both are certainly very similar. I have only seen two 

 male stuffed specimens of this splendid bird to examine 

 and compare with P. erythrina and P. purpurea, the 

 Bouvreil violet cle la Caroline of Brisson." 



It has also been figured by Gould, B. of E., 207. 



