BLAClt-CIlOWNED TANAGER. 



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brown : the top of the head and sides, beneath 

 the eye, black : hind part of the neck and back 

 ferruginous brown, changing to a rust-colour on 

 the rump : under parts of the body deep yellow : 

 the wings reach to the middle of the tail, and are 

 marked with longitudinal whitish streaks : quills 

 brown, with whitish margins : the tail a trifle 

 forked, brown, edged with yellowish white : legs 

 dusky flesh-colour : claws brown. The female is 

 of a dirty ferruginous olive on the upper parts, 

 spotted with brown, and beneath of a whitish 

 yellow. 



This species is found in the neighbourhood 

 of the Caucassian mountains, and Teflis in Geor- 

 gia : it frequents the Christs-thorn, and makes 

 the nest on the branches of it, which being w ell 

 defended with sharp spines, secures the brood 

 from birds of prey. The food chiefly consists of 

 the seeds of the same plant. It is a solitary bird, 

 and the voice not greatly different from that of 

 the Greater Titmouse." 



