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9o. fpRiNGiLLA MONTiFRiNGiLLA (Linn.), ' Brambling/ Tentilhao 

 montez. 

 Tliis truly northern species is seldom found so far south, 

 but has been occasionally met with in Portugal. 



9-4. *Passer domesticus (Linn.), * House Sparrow,' Pardal. 



The common Sparrow of Portugal is identical Avith our 

 own ; but Mr. Tristram remarks of the specimen I sent, — 

 '■ Your P. DOMESTICUS, by the intrusion of a few chestnut 

 feathers on the crown of the head among the ash-coloured 

 ones, seems to be approximating to var. cisalpinus, the 

 head of which is wholly chestnut.' Strange to say, P. hispa- 

 NiOLENSis (Temm.), the Spanish Sparrow, though conjectured 

 to visit Portugal, has never yet been identified in that 

 country. 



95. fPASSER PETRONIA (Linn.), ' Rock Sparrow,' Pardal francez. 



Very rarely seen, and the Museum of Lisbon has but one 

 specimen only, of a female. 



96. ^CoccoTHRAUSTES CHLORis (Linn.), ' Greenfinch,' Verdilhao, 



97. f CoccoTHRAUSTES VULGARIS (Stcph.), ' Hawfinch.' 



Both species are common, the former abundant. 



98. *Carduelis elegans (Steph.), ' Goldfinch,' Pintasilgo. 



I never met with Goldfinches in such abundance as in 

 Portugal; large flocks, small parties, and single birds 

 abounded throughout the country ; and no species is more 

 common in the markets, where bunches of these pretty little 

 songsters are strung up by the necks and sold for food. 



99. *Carduelis spinus (Linn.), ' Siskin,' Lugre. 



Common, but not abundant as the last. 



100. *Serinus iiORTULORUM (Koch.), 'Serin,' Chamariz. 



Very common in flocks on the plains and dry banks ; of 

 some specimens whicli I shot, Mr. Tristram observes, — ' The 

 yellow is remarkably deep.' 



101. *LiN0TA CANNABiNA (Liun.), ' Commou Linnet,' Pintar- 



roxo. 



