YELLOW P.ED-POLL. 
Red-Headed Canary Bird; or, possibly, it is 
only a variety of the Lesser Red-Poll, or Red- 
Headed Linnet. 
The annexed figure was drawn by Edwards, 
from the living bird; which was kept ia a 
cage, in London, as a singing-bird. 
The bill," says Edwards, has it's up- 
per mandible dusky, and the nethern of a yel- 
lowish flesh-colour. The eyes are of a dark 
colour. The crown of the head is of a bright 
reddish orange-colour. The sides, and hinder 
part of the head, the throat, the breast, the 
belly, the thighs, and the coverts beneath the 
t'-iii, are of a bright yellow colour. The 
r>inder part of the neck, the back, wings, and 
tail, are covered with feathers of a dusky co- 
lour, bordered with an olive-green, a little 
more yellow on the rump than in other parts. 
The legs and feet are of a blueish flesh-co- 
lour." 
This bird, as well as the Black Grosbeak, 
Edwards says, was living in the year 1760 ; 
and, he adds, that they had not, till then, bec-n 
either 
