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(fringtlia montifringilla.) 
THE head, cheek, and back are black, each feather 
being edged with reddish-brown; the rump white; 
tail black, the outermost feathers edged with light; 
the throat, fore part of the neck, and breast, pale 
orange; the under parts of the body white; lesser 
wing-coverts pale light chestnut ; greater wing-coverts 
and back tipped with pale reddish-yellow ;. under the 
wings yellow; the legs pale brown. Length, six and 
ahalf inches. The female is less brilliant in plumage, 
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