The DIADEM GROSBEAK (_Catamblyrhynchus diadematus_), another member of
this family, inhabits Santa Fé de Bogota. Its length is five and a half
inches, and the wing measures two inches and a half. The beak of this
bird is very thick, and not unlike that of the Bullfinch in shape, the
upper mandible being but slightly hooked; the wings are rounded, the tail
somewhat shortened at its sides, and the feet very strong. The bridles,
cheeks, sides of the neck, and whole of the lower part of the body, are
of a chestnut brown; the brow and front of the head orange colour; the
back of the head and nape black, and the remainder of the upper part of
the body blueish grey; the wings and tail are brownish, the former being
edged with blueish grey. The beak is black, as is a narrow streak upon
the cheeks, and the feet are brown. We are totally unacquainted with the
habits of this species.