LONG-TAILED SPARROW, 
an inch less. The quills of the lower or true 
tail are of a dull brown ; the side ones edged 
exteriorly with a lighter colour, and marked, 
within with a white spot, 
** This bird is of the size of the Domini- 
can Widow: it's bill is of a bright red, shorter 
than that of the Sparrow j and the legs are 
flesh-coloured."" 
In this short account, the intelligent reader 
will instantly perceive, that BufFon has twice 
described the legs and the bill, and that he adds 
nothing essential to the history or description 
of the bird. 
