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with white, the former more or Jess margined with chestnut. Tail dusky, 
the feathers edged with pale ochre. A white line over the eye, and the 
lower parts generally of a greyish-white. 
Length 5i inches, extent of wings 8 ; bill little more than i. 
The female differs only in having the tints generally less intense. In 
winter both have a blackish frontlet. 
The Black Locust or False Acacia. 
Robinia pseudacacia, Willd., Sp. PL, vol. iii. p. 1131. Pvrsch, Flor. Amer., vol. 
ii. p. 487. — Diadelphia Decandria, Linn . — Leguminosa, Juss. 
This beautiful tree grows in the mountainous parts of the United States, 
from Canada to Carolina. Its wood, which is of great durability, is employ- 
ed for various purposes, and particularly for gates and fence-stakes. The 
species is characterized by its spinescent stipules, pendulous racemes of 
white, sweet-scented flowers, and large smooth legumes. Although abun- 
dant in the natural state, it is now planted around farms and plantations, on 
account of the great value of its timber. It is besides a charming ornament 
of our avenues, either in the country, or in the streets of villages and cities. 
CANADA BUNTING (TREE SPARROW.) 
Ehberiza canadensis, Lath . 
PLATE CLXYI. — Male and Female. 
This species seldom if ever resorts to the Southern States during winter, 
and to the westward of the Alleghany mountains scarcely proceeds farther 
down the Ohio than the neighbourhood of Louisville in Kentucky ; so that 
it may be considered as quite a northern bird. It reaches Massachusetts at 
the approach of winter, and is more frequent in the maritime districts of 
that State than in the interior, where, however, it is met with in considerable 
numbers. In the beginning of October, if the weather be cold, the Tree 
Sparrow is seen among the magnificent elm trees that ornament the beautiful 
city of' Boston and its neighbouring villages ; and like the hardy, industrious, 
