Betted fe v e d the 'fSfrposes; of ^teibnceqf
given* tb’ ^tte latter, tfiough UM1 caleni^ten|fe ^^j^icf*l?,^ee^yeJ;
masmubh as Striking colourlrare fay less;
stood or confounded in the description of •SpeHes,t thali di]Il''Sand
$lbhded tints. It wilPbe seen by*l||p.syhohymv, fhat^wndinal
sp^ibs f i^ e in fact systeftfSjJ." Th$üP*t
be,J’ legs J extr aordinäry ‘that the female 'ana- • sli^Md%h$^5
been-formed intcKfpecies, it“ is certainly una'ccourttaole th’a't the
male itself ‘ählÄd have"biffi twice described »Sß. tke^ ä^qj|®rils,
düble äs a f Finfch,* and * Once as a “Grosbeak. | ^ySs^oi^rsig'M
originated with Pennant, and läfter*cbifopilers
«opied it, thfough sir easy to rectify.
The Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak is eight iivgbbs lo^,/ühd
twelve ahd a half inches ini Extent. The ‘.bill has 'riot'^dTpi-nd
eJÄCr oi^'ther typical Ghosbcaks, dr Vdf; the BallfiiÄhe^^but
ih^rmediatt?betw@|li them, though more^ompr^'ed Äaatl either:
il;isthree-qriärter‘s of an inch long, and much highe! than broaljP
instead Sf being :bure'white, äs that efgübrihalbjvit is;|lü|'ky born*:
cöKJur. abwe,*hn£ whitish beheath' and on themargin^»the^fioef
gre Hazel brown; -the cifoim is bf W blackish .DroTO/iyd^ijfeatH^
■Ibihg .'skirted with lighter olive broWri, and fam.1% spbtte'd^itn
White mn the centre; from the.npsfrM a broad banfl pas§ef ol^r'
thp e f ||| margining the Crown to the neck; a browri streak passes
through the eye, .gndHhe inferior orbit is white; mord o.f -fliepro^n
arises from' the •angle of the naöüth, spfeädmg’hnvthd atei^larsg
Oii%he ilppfer ßart bf" ndfek arri^f&%i#h
edged # ith pale flaxen, and with a broadr oblong, .mödial, biäckish'
brown s ^ t af^tip; bn the remaining p^rt "<$? j|ie .
^äpMäxS'thls“ blackish spot ?$e’
properly.oh tbat c'Mduri broadly edgeS wifh pale flafen^the- haoK
iriikrurioip, arid .the uppeü tanl-cbvdrts are of Slighter brbiv%'#itk
bÜt ä few
surface of- the bird ^ white,^but; notevery ,pure; theisides of the
throat; ä r^ ’d^fed. with dark b rown, th^dot^^c'cupying the, trog
q$' the, feafcbj|eirs; the breast|a^.flanks are^ojneyjhät Ringed with
flaxen^(mbrefcäingy;on the letter) and e.aCh|feat,.bp.rJhbmp- blackish
alSpg the middle|afi^tip, thotepparts abpca%^tEeakedjMlli ihat
.colbU«^Bd‘mi"dü-le ofühßvthroat,..th^helfa, ändernder taihetmerts
aTfe~'u^pott*ed^Kf e ^ B'aag|of .the^p.lumag&ilLev^r^wli ere.njn mhcpifg^
.the^i^ings am.rQüfide ^ l^ y s^an.^ ^ r Jn c hes. long,.jepftire,ly dusky
»brows’,- sarne^hafr^arker^ on the^spüriQusl.wingji.^ll^hef feathers.
bothkqtu|lls and cb ^ rt^ b^mg-^liahter.cni tW redgesy the-exterior
bf ^f e ^ lddle: and.. la;^ger| -vt o g -co^^Ets., arÄwhilish.at^tig,
ebnsm'Äting tysp whit<p>ands At ( t os v jl il. v ^ he, 111 puro ityn re
whitish gt the origin llmn'eath the spurious wing; the secondaries
Mei^xm6ns,mcu6.nsl-s^>yhitish extejnallw agf tip. ■ jth all*
-oddy* having a gtw iwa.^onapiGuou^.yhitish m U tlnSoWer ying-
*%fyeyts .ayg. ^bright»-buff, and äs. thevx a rm p it.in Ä ^ r n a lp/
afford an^exc^ent»es^ntiaLchar^te^^ r r^Kfe ^ e c iS’^ .,,theitp.ilris
•thrfe' ^ eh e s ,^ng,,nearly,•e'^n,jand bf a- naler dffskjSbrnwn • the
''^ 'f e a - t l i p r s , s li^AGvJ&dged n^ternall^'-Mith wbitiih, but
Jyrifcdufa the .-least.jjracfeJofvTthe iargeVsppfe-sc^.nri|S.pi 01 pw s ..in th%
whi^hj.^ always^more .or kssjippar&n.t inUbramungäQ^
that sex’: :the fee.tj ^fgj.dusky^he ^ arsus measuring^sfiveifeeighths .of
aajäjMä&A,.
.‘y°u.p$> male. is<tat 4 f s j m i j a r ^ tp ’ thd IgmaM and ib,*
e^en fn and somewhgt 'Wore. snottedWkuh n.
'^ttle; g£^ljh.e b eautjfixl^Kg s e. ,c(dm! rl of, quite,
Restitute, sodb^begins jtp make its appearEmc^princip^py inmnasB^l
dofevpg^he throat: .this amlpim spread^ gaadually,- and,the ^dngsj
and tail, .and s^oon^after^ne he|id^bl^kem^og^oux^sa^pE&st&nting
gs, thfey advancedn^ge a g ^ g t, v a rig ^ n f copibinations. ||
ForAth|Ascrimion. the h^ tdujLadult^ffla ^ »w.o. shaHurefer
tb*^ Wilsom j^hq^B ■.dy^riplipn as-1 gpod*,t and jüief-figure a^uratey
ypi.. H.—x