250 SHARP-TAILED FINCH, 
short; all the feathers sharp pointed; legs a yellow clay colour; 
irides hazel. 
I examined many of these birds, and found but little difference 
in the colour and markings of their plumage. 
Since writing the above, I have become convinced that the 
bird described by Mr. Latham, under the name of Sharp-tailed 
Oriole, ( Orioliis caudacutus), is the present species. Latham 
states, that his description and figure were taken from a speci- 
men deposited in Mrs. Blackburn’s collection, and that it came 
from New York. 
