The Scottish Naturalist. 331 



81. Passer domesticus. Lmn. The House Sparrow. 



Common everywhere. 



82. CoccoTHRAUSTES CHLORis. ^Liiui. The Green Linnet. 



Very common. 



83. CoccoTHRAUSTES VULGARIS. Bviss. The Hawfinch. 



Very rare mdeed. Said to be occasionally seen in Had- 

 dingtonshire.^ One or two in Dumfriesshire (Sir W. 

 Jardine). Perth, i860. 



84. Carduelis elegans. Selby. The Goldfinch. 



This bird has now become exceedingly rare with us ; in- 

 deed it is almost extinct near Edinburgh. There was a 

 nest at Roslin in 1876. Probably rather less rare in Ber- 

 wickshire. 



85. Carduelis spinus. Selby. The Siskin. 



Rather abundant in winter-time. Has bred near Had- 

 dington and in Fifeshire.^ I have seen many pairs in the 

 breeding-season near Comrie, Perthshire, where they pro- 

 bably breed rather plentifiilly. 



86. LiNOTA CANNABiNA. Lifiii. The Common Linnet. 



Abundant. 



87. LiNOTA CANESCENS. Boiiap. The Mealy Redpoll. 



Rare, but probably commoner than supposed. I possess 

 a fine caged specimen, caught near Edinburgh. Very 

 numerous in 1854-5. 



88. LiNOTA linaria. Yarrell. The Lesser Redpoll. 



Common during winter-time. Mr Scot Skirving believes 

 that a pair bred near Edinburgh this season. 



89. LiNOTA MONTiu^i. Yarrell. The Twite, or Heather Lintie. 



Very scarce. I have only seen one caught by the Edin- 

 burgh bird-catchers during several years. iVni-nprrujc^ lr> 

 Berwickshire, 1874^. /w^- ^/""N. 



1 Gray's ' Birds of the West of Scotland.' f^/^ ' ^\'/ 



2 Proc. of Berw. Nat. Field Club. f^f '^•^*^ >\^ 



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