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FERRUGINOUS GROSBEAK* 

 (Loxia ferruginosa.) 



L. Jerruginea, rostri basi jugulo macula abdominis pedibusque 

 nigris. 



Ferruginous Grosbeak, with the base of the beak, jugulum, spot 



on the abdomen, and feet, black. 

 Loxia ferruginea. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. XL V. 3. 

 Ferruginous Grosbeak. Lath. Syn. Sup, II. ig6. 11. 



Is of the same size, and very much resembles 

 L. Maja: base of the beak, chin, and throat, 

 black : crown, nape, and sides of the head, white : 

 upper parts of the body ferruginous ; under parts 

 paler; with a black spot on the abdomen, near 

 the thighs : legs black : female above brown ; 

 below paler : quills black, with ferruginous edges : 

 beak and legs black ; the former very stout in both 

 sexes. Inhabits the East Indies. 



