BLACK BELLIED GROSBEAK. 
Black bellied Grosbeak. Brown s III. p. 5 8. pi, 24. 
A cage of these birds was presented to the late Earl of Sandwich, when 
at the head of the Admiralty, under the character of the Ghillan Sparrow, 
the note which accompanied them, described them as coming from the 
Brazils. His Lordship presented a pair to Robert Child, Esq. from which 
this drawing was taken. 
It is represented the size of life. The bill is dusky, the head, the hind 
part of the neck, the back, wings, and tail, are brown, each feather being 
dusky in the middle, and edged with light brown. The chin and belly a 
very rich black, with a purple gloss; the breast, sides, and coverts under 
the tail, are bright yellow; this is its summer dress. In the winter it be- 
comes entirely brown. The legs are tawny. 
