OHEEN CARDI NAT.,
Iji/lvriia.trix trillala .Vllflì.i,.
/'.ìABITS the Argentine Republic to Northern Patagonia.
The adult male above is yello^nsh green, with the s h o u k k - r . ' - , r^or
: of back strealceJ with black; the lesser wing-coverts, ti™-ard. tl.- ... the
golden yellow; median coverts black, tipped M'ith vellow and ex-
•nallyw.th green; greater coverts and inner secondaries bbckish. yt" nMsl. .. -.en
.enially, yellow on the margins and whitish towards the tips ' H «u-
•"aary coverts - and quills blackish, edged with ^-ellowish green: ¡..n , , . „t,'
pninnries, which have whitish edges to the outer webs; upper tail .. dir kv
.•.:nnsh externally; central tail-fcathers blackish, edged with yellowish .n,..,- the
xt pair blackish, with a yellow sp„l at tiie end of the inner ^veb ; Ih, v.ainder
with blackish shafts, the onver fealuei- streaked with black at the .. .f t!,-
- r centre of crown black, crested; occiput vellow; nape and ba^-i. .a" reck
: ;i-m >-ellowish green: lores black; a broad evebi'ou- and the eyelid gnV'- . ' -
^•^.V s^A behind the eye; ear-coverts unifcnu yellowish green; cheeks goi,ij.,
- ' v ; throat black; s des and iVont of neck golden 3-ellow; chest and sides of body
^ .vish green; breast, abdomen and under t.-covcrts golden ve :ow; tinghs yello^^:•
- wiug-coverts and ax ;larics g.dd.n yellow; .i!K below blackish y.^low along
edge, length incV-s: beak slate-,r , the upper mandible inciinin.
legs slate-grey; iris black, or nearly so.
. hen of which ^ received a ^ ery fine'example fVom Plata in diffV-rs
^i.aler duller and brouner colouring; a broad streak from the beak over the
eyelid a broad inonstache ;:,.u,uied In the cheeks and'the black patch .n
r, and a narroNv collar bordei-iiig the latter, snow-white
sexes of this species sing i' :-:v .ell: bnt Hie song is extrcmeiy like tliac
• - ueaded Cardinals and conse(|Uc ,itiy ¡s uot re.n;trkable for melody Wh-r
: ^^ re,singing on a sunny niorniu,, these Cardinals usually accompany"nWn,
Undson, who calls this speci.s the "Yellow O-o.hnai" says that it
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