LONG-TAILED SPARROW. 
We have copied,, from Edwards, the figure 
of this curious bird, which he calls the Long- 
Tailed Sparrow. It is the Emberiza Prin- 
cipalis, of Linnaeus ; the Vidua Angolensis, or 
Angola Widow, of Brisson; the Veuve 
Mouchetee, or Spotted Widow, of Buffon ; and 
the Variegated Bunting, of Latham, As the 
length of the tail certainly forms it's chief pe- 
culiarity, we cannot approve of any appella- 
lation which does not allude to that circum- 
stance. 
The history and description which Edwards 
gives of this singular bird is as follows — 
" The Long-Tailed- Sparrow,'' says he, 
" has the bill of a bright red colour, and 
shorter than that of a Common Sparrow,, 
The top of the head, hinder parr of the neck, 
back, rump, and wings, are of a bright brown, 
inclining to orange; the middle part of the 
feathers is black: the breast is of the same 
colour ; 
