THE 
PAINTED EMBEIIIZA. 
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Generic Character. 
i Bill conical: Mandibles separating a little from 
the base downwards : the sides of each man¬ 
dible bending rather inwards. 
Specific Character, . 
Green EMBERIZA, with blue head, fulvous ab¬ 
domen, and brownish-green wing-feathers. 
The painted Finch. 
Edw. pi. 130. 
Le Pape. 
Bitff. ois. 4. p. 176 . 
Pl. Enl. 15Q. f 1 . 
This species, which is a native of many parts of 
America, may be considered as one of the most 
elegant and beautiful of its tribe : it is represented 
on the plate in its natural size : the female ditiers 
from the male in being green above, and yellowish 
beneath. 
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