This plant has been mentioned by Mr. Brackenridge, from the information of hunters, but no detailed account of it has hitherto been given. The annexed figure is from a drawing by Mr. Peale, made of the plant in its native locality. The petioles and the extremities of the stems are usually affected with morbid enlargements, resembling galls. They may perhaps be caused by the irritation of the intense reflected light and heat of the sun, in the situations where the plant usually grows. In the gardens it has not hitherto produced these enlargements.—JAMES. From an elevated ridge which we passed in the morning, some bisons had been seen, at the distance {210} of five miles; and as we were in want of game, Mr. Peale, with two hunters, rode forward in the pursuit of them. They overtook the herd near a small creek, and attacked one of the largest, which was at length killed. In examining the body, it was found twenty balls had entered in different parts before the animal fell. They arrived at camp, bringing the meat, at a little after noon. The small stream on which we encamped had some timber along its valley. In this, four deer had been killed; so that we now had provisions in great plenty.[158] [158] 1. _Fringilla psaltria_, SAY.—A very pretty little bird, was frequently seen hopping about in the low trees or bushes, singing sweetly, somewhat in the manner of the American gold-finch, or Hemp-bird (Fringilla tristis). The tints, and the distribution of the colours of its plumage resemble, in a considerable degree, those of the autumnal and less brilliant vesture of that well-known species. It may, however, be distinguished, in addition to other differences, by the black tip of its tail-feathers, and the white wing spot. The _head_ is capped with black; the _cheeks_ are dusky; the _bill_ yellow, with a black tip; _iris_ burnt umber; _neck_ above, and half its side, _back_, and _rump_ olivaceous, more or less intermixed with dusky; _smaller wing coverts_ blackish, edged with olivaceous; _greater wing coverts_ brown-black, tipped with white, forming a narrow band; _primaries_ fuscous, and, excepting the exterior one, slightly edged with white; third, fourth, and fifth feathers white towards the base, so as to exhibit a white spot beyond the wing coverts; _secondaries_ margined with white exteriorly towards their tips: _tail coverts_ black, varied with olivaceous on their shafts; _tail_ emarginate, feathers blackish, slightly edged with dull whitish; the three exterior ones pure white on their inner webs, excepting at base and tip; all _beneath_ yellow; _feet_ pale. A specimen is deposited in the Philadelphia Museum.