GREATEST BULFINCH. 
throat, the point is black. The whole head, k 
throat, breast^ and rump, are of a very fine tim 
red or scarlet colour. There passes from the n 
nostrils, which are covered with dusky feathers, 
to the eyes, on each side, a black line. The k 
hinder part of the neck, and back, are covered vid 
with black feathers tipped with scarlet, which of 
makes a beautiful mixture. The whigs are tli£ 
black: the greater quills, next the back, are coi 
tipped and bordered with white; those next k 
the belly have narrow borders of red. The ser 
first and second rows of covert-feathers are k 
tipped with white; v^hich forms two oblique sn 
bars of vv'hite across each wing. The lesser !ic 
coverts of the wings are a little fringed with G: 
red. The insides of the wings, sides under 
the wings, belly, and thighs, are of a light 
ash-colour. The covert-feathers under the ss 
tail are whitish. The tail is black above, and Si 
inclining to ash-colour beneath. The legs,j I 
feet, and claws, are formed, and stand, after - 
the usual manner: they are of a blackish i 
brown colour. j I 
Two of these birds, which I take to be 
male and female^ were brought from Hudson's 
Bayj 
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