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BLACK-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 

 (Loxia pectoralis.) 



L. corpore supra Jasciaque pectoralis nigris, subtus Jasciaque ala- 

 rum gemina alba. 



Grosbeak with the body above, and band on the breast, black ; 

 beneath, and double band on the wings, white. 



Loxia pectoralis. Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. 390. 67. 



Loxia americana. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 8(53. 



Black-breasted Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 148. 62. 



This bird is said to inhabit America : it is the 

 size of the least Titmouse : length not quite four 

 inches: beak black: prevailing colour of the 

 plumage on the upper parts black : under parts 

 white, with the exception of a black band on the 

 breast: wings with two white bands: above the 

 black band on the breast is a narrow white cres- 

 cent, extending nearly round the neck : tail black, 

 and rounded : legs brown. 



