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BLACK-FACED BUNTING. FEMALE. 
That the female wants the black about the head and throat, is not the only 
difference from the male, there are other marks of dissimilitude. 
In the male the bill is red, in this it is a pale, yellowish, flesh colour. 
The head, neck, back, coverts of the wings, and tail, are tawny, each fea- 
ther dusky in the middle, and margined with a pale tawny colour; the 
throat, breast, belly, and coverts under the tail, are also of a pale tawny; 
the quills and tail dusky, with a tawny margin ; the legs a yellow flesh 
colour. 
They were naturally docile and familiar birds, and after having lived 
some time in this menagery, they undoubtedly became more so, by their 
being accustomed to society, as they never discovered the least uneasiness 
or apprehension on being frequently examined by the company that fre- 
quented this delightful spot. 
The hen expressed great fondness and attachment to the cock, always, 
nestling close to him on the perch. 
