. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . RSFU ZMt^PrutUd&Cl/lyJ TBowen ThJ*J 133 BLACK-HEADED GOLDFINCH. -rCARDUELIS MAGELLANICUS, Vieill. PLATE CLXXXII.—Male. While residing at Henderson, on the Ohio, I, one cold morning in Decem-ber, observed five males of this species on the heads of some sunflowers inmy garden, and, after watching them for a little time, shot two of rest rose high in the air, and were soon out of sight. Considering thebirds very nearly allied to our Common American Goldfinch, I was surprisedto find the head black at
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . RSFU ZMt^PrutUd&Cl/lyJ TBowen ThJ*J 133 BLACK-HEADED GOLDFINCH. -rCARDUELIS MAGELLANICUS, Vieill. PLATE CLXXXII.—Male. While residing at Henderson, on the Ohio, I, one cold morning in Decem-ber, observed five males of this species on the heads of some sunflowers inmy garden, and, after watching them for a little time, shot two of rest rose high in the air, and were soon out of sight. Considering thebirds very nearly allied to our Common American Goldfinch, I was surprisedto find the head black at that season. Their notes resembled those of thePine Finch, Linaria pinus, but in their manner of feeding, as well as intheir flight, they precisely resembled the American Goldfinch, Carduelistristis. All my subsequent endeavours to meet with this species failed, andI am unacquainted with the female. Five seen in winter at Henderson in Kentucky, of which I procured two. Black-headed Siskin, Fringilla magellanica, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 46. Adult Male. Bill short, conical, c
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