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PINE FINCH.
much thickei- than that of Sylvia celata, bears a great resemblance to it,
the latter forming the transition between the Slender-billed Finches and
some of the Sylvice.
The Black Larch.
PiNUs PENDULA, Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. voL ii. p. 645. Lambert, Mouogr. p. 55. pi. se.^MoNCECiA PoLVANDRiA, Linn. Conifers, Juss.
Abundant in the Northern States, where it attains a great size. It resembles the European Larch (Piniis Larix) in appearance, and in the quality of its wood. The leaves are deciduous and fasciculate, the cones small, oblong, their scales rounded with inflected margins. It is usually known by the names of Tamarack or Hackmatack.
