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throcephala, six inches long ; found in Angola : the Dominican Grosbeak, L. JDominicana, size 
of the English lark ; found in Brazil : the Gkena- 
niER Grosbeak, L. orix, size of a sparrow ; found 
at the Gape of Good Hope : the Gape Grosbeak, 
ly. Ccq^ensis^ six inches long ; found at the Cape : 
the Caferarian Grosbeak, L. CaJ^ra, size of a 
hull-finch, with a tail twice as long as the body ; 
found in Caffraria ; Azure-blue Grosbeak, X. cya- 
nea, size of the preceding ; found in Angola : Yel- 
low-bellied Grosbeak, Z.Jlaviventris, five inches 
long ; found at the Cape : the Gowry Grosbeak, 
Jj. punctularia, four and a quarter inclics long ; 
found in Java : the Banded Grosbeak, Jj. fasciata, 
size of the preceding; found in Africa : the Brown- 
cheeked Grosbeak, X, canora, four inches long ; 
found in Mexico : the Malacca Grosbeak, L. Ma- 
lacca, four and a half inches long : the Black- 
clouded Grosbeak, L. nubilosa, size of a house- 
sparrow ; found in Africa : the Red-billed Gros- 
beak, L. sanguinirostris, found in Africa. 
The Cardinal Grosbeak, C. cardinalis — Pity- 
lus cardinalis of De Kay — is an American bird, 
noted for its beautiful song, and sometimes called 
THE HAW-PINCH. 
the Virginia Nightingale. Its length is eight 
inches ; the whole upper parts dusky red, except 
the sides of the neck and head, which, with the 
whole lower parts, are a clear vermillion. The chin, front, and lores are black, the head being 
ornamented with a high, pointed crest. It 
passes under the various names of Redhird, 
Crested Redhird, and Mexicaii Tanager. It 
is frequently kept in cages ; is a permanent 
resident from Maryland to Mexico, and oc- 
casionally seen as far north as Massachusetts. 
The C. vespertinci, yellow above, white be- 
neath, is eight inches long, and found in 
Texas and the Western States. The Texan 
Cardinal-Bird — Cardinalis sinuatus of 
Cassin — is a new and beautiful species. 
Ger6^ts COCCOBORUS : Coccoiorus.— 
This includes the Blue Grosbeak, 0. coeru- 
leus, six and a half inches long ; blue above, 
yellowish-brown beneath; a shy and beauti- 
ful bird ; found from Texas to New York. 
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, C. Ludo- 
vicianus^ is seven and a half inches long ; 
black and rose-color ; found as above. 
The O.melanocephahts, is eight and a half 
inches long, head black, body orange-yellow ; 
found in the Rocky Mountains and Texas. 
Gemis GEOSPIZA: (?eospi2a.— These 
birds belong to the GallipagC) Islands, and 
are remarkable for the manner of seeking 
their food upon the ground. They dig up roots and seeds from the depth of six inches in the 
THE CARDINAL GROSBEAK. 
