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various quadrupeds. Of the former, I may mention in particular the Wild 
Turkey, several species of Grouse, the Wild Pigeon, the Turtle Dove, 
some Loxias, and several Thrushes. Among the latter, the Black Bear 
stands pre-eminent, although Racoons, Foxes, Oppossums, and others 
destroy great quantities. 
MORTON’S FINCH. 
Fringilla Mortonii. 
PLATE CXC. 
A single specimen of this pretty little bird, apparently an adult male, has 
been sent to me by Dr. Townsend, who procured it in Upper California. 
Supposing it to be undescribed, I have named it after my excellent and 
much esteemed friend Dr. Morton of Philadelphia, Corresponding Secre- 
tary of the Academy of Natural Sciences of that city. 
North California. 
Morton’s Finch, Fringilla Mortoni , Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 312. 
Adult Male. 
Bill short, stout, conical, compressed toward the end ; upper inaudible 
with its dorsal outline declinate, almost straight, being slightly convex 
toward the end, the ridge indistinct, the sides rounded, the edges sharp and 
somewhat inflected, with a very faint notch close to the tip; lower mandible 
about the same depth and nearly as broad at the base, its angle very short 
and rounded, its dorsal line ascending, almost straight, being very slightly 
convex, the back and sides convex, the edges inflected, the tip acute. 
Gap-line considerably declinate at the base. Nostrils small, roundish, 
marginate, basal, in the fore part of the short nasal depression, and pai’- 
tially concealed by the feathers. 
Head rather large, ovate ; neck short. Feet of ordinary length, tarsus 
much depressed, with seven anterior scutella, and two plates behind meet- 
ing so as to form a very thin edge ; toes rather stout, compressed, the first 
large, the second or inner scarcely shorter than the outer, which is united 
