THE 
BLUE GROSSBEAK. 
Generic Character. 
Bill strong, thick, convex. 
Nostrils small. 
Tongue truncated. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Deep blue GROSSBEAK, with dusky wings 
and tail, and a rufous bar across the coverts. 
BLUE GROSSBEAK. 
Catesb. Car. l. pi. 3 Q. 
This elegant species is a native of many parts of 
America, and in size is at least equal, if not rather 
superior to the Loxia Dominicana of Linnasus, or 
Dominican Grosbeak. The specimen here repre¬ 
sented was brought from its native regions by the 
ingenious Mr. Frazer, so well known for his assi¬ 
duous cultivation of various rare and beautiful spe¬ 
cies of American plants. 
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