Loxia Dominicana, LINNÆUS; Le Paroare, BUFFON; Der Dominicaner
Kernbeisser, BECHSTEIN.
This bird is about the size of a lark. The upper part of the beak is
brown, and the lower light flesh-colour; the feet are grey; the front of
the head, the throat, and part of the neck red; the back of the head is
blackish, with a slight mixture of white.
OBSERVATIONS.--This bird comes from Brazil, and possesses nothing
attractive but its beauty. Its song is merely an occasional call. In
Germany it costs three pounds sterling.