



































































THE CHAPFEI NG 
(Fringilla celebs.) 
THE forehead is black; the crown and nape slate- 
colour; cheeks, throat, and breast red, fading towards 
the thighs ; the under parts of the body are white; the 
back is chestnut, changing into green on the rump; 
both the greater and lesser wing-coverts are tipped 
with white, forming the bars across the wings ; tail 
black, the outermost feathers edged with white; the 
lees are brown. Length, six inches. Female: the 
upper parts greenish-brown, and shows more green 
on the rump; breast and lower parts greyish-white. 
86 
