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MINUTE GROSBEAK. 

 (Loxia minuta.) 



L. grisea, uropygio suhtusque Jerruginea, remigihis 4, 5, 6, basi 

 utrinque albis. 



Grey Grosbeak, beneath and with the rump ferruginous, with 

 the fourth, fifth, and sixth quill-feathers on both sides white 

 at the base. 



Loxia minuta. Lin. Syst. Nat. 1. 307 . 47. — Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. 



865. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. 396. 90. 

 Le Bec-rond a ventre roux. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 4. 39O. 

 Minute Grosbeak. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 158. 83. 



This bird is one of the smallest of the genus ; 

 and is hardly the size of a Wren : the beak is 

 stout, thick, short, and brown : plumage above 

 grey-brown ; beneath and rump ferruginous ; the 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth quills white at the base;, 

 and the legs brown. 



This is an active little bird : it lives on fruits 

 and seeds, and makes a round nest, composed of 

 a reddish plant, and placed on the trees it fre- 

 quents : the female lays three or four eggs, and 

 is said to be inseparable from its mate : has a sharp 

 cry like the Sparrow, and frequents uncultivated 

 places. 



