Pvrgita. BIRDS. PASSERES. 88 



ash-grey, tinged with green and with brown spots. In the young, the head 

 and throat are yellow, beneath white. — This species, which breeds in the 

 mountainous regions of Europe, visits England in autumn, in small flocks of 

 four or five, feeds on the berries of the hawthorn during winter, and departs 

 in April. 



99. C. Chloris. Green Grosbeak. — Plumage bright oil-green, 

 wing-covers smoke-grey. 



Chloris, Will. Orn. 179- Sibb. Scot. 18 — Loxia ch., Linn. Svst. 1. 304. 



Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 322 Fringilla ch., Temm. Orn. i. 346 — W, Y Ge- 



gid, Llinos-werdd ; G, Glaisean darach — Common in all inclosed wood- 

 ed districts. Green Linnet. 

 Length Gi, breadth 10£ inches ; weight an ounce. Bill flesh-coloured ; the 

 margin at the chin heart-shaped. Legs wood-brown. Irides hazel. Mar- 

 gins of the feather greyish. The edges of the quills and tail-feathers of a 

 brighter yellow. Female more dusky. — Pairs in May. Nest in hedges, of 

 moss lined with hair and feathers. Eggs 5, bluish-white, speckled with brown. 

 Young like the female. — Easily tamed, and familiar. Congregates with lin- 

 nets and chaffinches during the winter. 



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Gen. XLV. PYRGITA. Spaurow.— Bill conical, subacu- 

 minated, rounded above, the margin of the upper man- 

 dible inflected under the nostrils. 



100. P. domestica. House-Sparrow. — Crown and nape bluish- 

 grey ; cheeks greyish-white. 



Passer domesticus, Will. Orn. 182. Sibb. Scot. 18. — Fringilla dom. Linn. 

 Syst. i. 323. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 338. Temm. Orn. i. 350 — W, Aderyn- 

 ye-to, Golfan ; G, Gealbhan — Common. 



Length 6J inches ; weight 1 \ ounces. Bill black, notched at the tip. Legs 

 brown. Irides hazel. Lores, chin, throat, and gorget black. An orange- 

 brown band passes above the eyes and over the ears. Feathers on the back 

 black, edged with brown. Breeds early. Female with the bill flesh-coloured, 

 with a black tip ; the throat and middle of the belly grey — Nest in holes, or 

 on trees, of straws and feathers. Eggs 5, greyish-white, with darker spots. 



101. P. montana. Tree-Sparrow. — Crown and nape ches- 

 nut-brown ; sides of the neck and breast white. 



Passer montanus, Will. Orn. 185. — Fringilla mont. Linn. Syst. i. 324. 



Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 339. Temm. Orn. i. 334 W, Golfan-ye-mynydd. 



— Inhabits the middle districts of England, remote from houses. 

 Length 5^ inches ; weight G drams. Bill black. Legs pale brown. Irides 

 hazel. Chin and spot behind the eye black. Upper part of the back having one 

 web of the feathers black and the other white ; under greyish-white. Wing-co- 

 vers rufous, edged with black, and crossed by two bars of white. Quills 

 black, with yellowish-brown edges. Tail even. Female like the male Ac- 

 cording to Montagu, Sup. Orn. Diet., this species breeds in holes in old trees. 

 Nest like the preceding, but the eggs are smaller. 



Gen. XLVI. FRINGILLA. Finch.— Bill conical, pointed, 

 more or less produced. 



102. Y.ccelebs. Chaffinch. — Front black ; crown, nape, and 

 sides of the neck deep greyish-blue. 



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