CRIMSON B.
Description.
Female.
Place*
31-
FAMILIAR B.
Description.
Place and
Manners.
It is probable that the three laft-defcribed may belong to, or
have the fame manners as each other, as I obferve a neft, com-
pofed o f two leaves fewed together, in the cafe with the firft, faid
to have been done by that bird.
Moineau de l’lfle de France, PI. ml. 665. f. I, a.
g I Z E of the laft. The bill dufky : the head, breaft, rump,
upper tail coverts, and thighs, crimfon : hind part of the neck
and back blackifh and olive mixed, with here and there a dalh of
crimfon : -wings blackifh, with pale edges : quills and tail black,
edged with greyifh green: lower part of the breaft, belly, and
vent, afh-colour : legs pale fiefh-colour.
The female is olive green, paleft beneath: the reft as in the
male.
Thefe came from the IJle of France.
Emberiza familiaris, Lin. Syft. i. 13.
Le Bruant familier, Buf. oif. iv. p. 367.
Motacilla familiaris, OJb% Voy. i. p. 157.
C I Z E of a Sifkin. The bill pointed, ftrait, narrow, and
° black : head, neck, and breaft, afh-coloured: the upper'
parts of the body afh-coloured, fpotted with brown: the lower
parts of the back, under the wings, and towards the tail, yellow:
tail coverts white: the tail tipped with white.
This was met with at Java by Mr. OJbeck, and was exceedingly
familiar j for if the cage-door was opened, it would jump upon
the firft perfon’s hand that was offered; if any one whiffled to
it, it fang very fweetly in return ; if it faw a difh of water, it
went immediately and bathed itfelf therein. It was fed with rice.
g Emberiza
Emberiza flaveola, tin. Syjl. i. p. 311, 14,
La Fiaveole, Buf. oif. iv. p. 363.
g I Z E of a Sifkin : forehead and throat yellow: general colour
grey.
Native place uncertain j Linnaus fays merely, that it inhabits
warm countries.
Emberiza Amazona, Lin. Syji. i. p. 311.15.
L’Amazone, Buf. oif. iv. p. 364.
g I Z E of a Titmoufe: general colour brown : the crown of
the head yellow: bafe of the wings beneath, and vent,
whitifh.
Inhabits Surinam.
Emberiza olivacea, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 309. 6,
Le Bruant de St. Domingue, Brif. orn. iii. p. 300. 14. pi. 13. £3. the male.
L’Olive, Buf. oif. iv. p. 463.
'J -' H I S fpecies is fcarce bigger than a Wren, the length
only three inches three quarters. The bill grey brown:
the head and upper parts of the body are olive green: throat
orange : between the bill and eye a fpot of yellow, ftretching
over the eyes: fore part of the neck, and upper part of the
breaft, black : the reft of the under parts olive grey: edge of
the wing yellow : quills brown, edged with olive green : tail of
this laft colour : legs grey brown.
The female has the colours lefs brilliant, though marked in
G c 2 general
32*
YELLOWFACED
B.
Description.
Pla.ce.
33-
AMAZON’S B.
Description.
Female.
R 34-
OLIVE B.
Description.
Female*