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FRINGILLID.E; 



red : the wings are red within : the greater portion 

 of the outer tail-feather is white, and the following is 

 of that colour on its outer web only : the cheeks are 

 reddish : all the under parts are isabella- white, with 

 lanceolated dusky-brown spots on the breast. The 

 female has those spots smaller and less numerous : 

 the abdomen white ; and the spots on the upper 

 parts more ashy than the male. 



STIRPS III.— CARDUELINA, Vigors. 



Unlike the preceding group, this one is distin- 

 guished by the individuals comprised therein being 

 decorated with a lively and brilliant plumage, in which 

 a yellow cast predominates : several of the species 

 are good songsters : they subsist upon seeds and in- 

 sects, and inhabit all regions, the frigid excepted. 



GENUS CLIIL— LINARIA, Beckstein. LINNET. 



Rostrum brevissimum, basi 

 plumulis decompositis an- 

 trorsum spectantibus orna- 

 tum, rectum, gracile, apice 

 acutum : mandibula irife- 

 rior basi marginibus bi- 

 dentatis. 



'Becik very short, its base fur- 

 nished with decomposed 

 feathers pointing forwards, 

 straight, slender, its tip 

 pointed: the lower man- 

 dihle with its edges biden- 

 tate at the base. 



The species of this genus are mostly confined to 

 the old world, and subsist on seeds, preferring those 

 of the hemp and flax : they are usually distinguished 

 by their sombre plumage, more or less tinged with 

 reddish, especially on the heads of the males. 



