. A history of British birds . VOL. II. 98 PASSEEBS. FRINGILLIDiE. COCCOTHEAUSTES VULGARIS, PaLLAS*. THE HAWFINCH. Goccothraustes vulgaris. CoccoTiiRAUSTES, Brisso7i\.—Bill hard, uearly conical, very thiclc at the base,tapering rapidly to the point ; culmen more or less rounded ; the mandiblesnearly equal, edges inflected and slightly indented. Nostrils basal, lateral, oval,nearly hidden by projecting and recurved frontal plumes. Gape slightly with the first primary finely attenuated and so small as to seem wanting,the third and fourth primaries nearly equal, and ra
. A history of British birds . VOL. II. 98 PASSEEBS. FRINGILLIDiE. COCCOTHEAUSTES VULGARIS, PaLLAS*. THE HAWFINCH. Goccothraustes vulgaris. CoccoTiiRAUSTES, Brisso7i\.—Bill hard, uearly conical, very thiclc at the base,tapering rapidly to the point ; culmen more or less rounded ; the mandiblesnearly equal, edges inflected and slightly indented. Nostrils basal, lateral, oval,nearly hidden by projecting and recurved frontal plumes. Gape slightly with the first primary finely attenuated and so small as to seem wanting,the third and fourth primaries nearly equal, and rather longer than the short, and more or less forked. Tarsus scutellate in front, covered at thesides with a single plate, stout and shortish. Claws moderately curved, rathershort and strong. The Hawfinch was for a long time described in many worksas an accidental visitor, appearing only in autumn or winter;but, as increased attention was bestowed on ornithology,more correct views on the subject prevailed, and this bird isnow known not only constantly to inhabit v
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