34^ TWITE. Class If. 



jjj. Twite. Lc Picaveret ? Bclon anj. 'j,^^. baret. BnJ/on a'v.Wl. 142, 



JVil. orn, 261. £45. 



Raiijyn. a^v. 91. Linaria fera faxatilis. Kkin, 



Linaria montana. Linaria mi- hijl. a<v. 93. 



nima. Br. Zool. ni. 

 La petite Linottc, ou le Ca- 



THIS is an inhabitant of the hilly parts of our 

 country-, as Mr. Williighby informs us. He 

 fays it is twice the fize of the laft fpecies : that 

 the color of the head and back is the fame with 

 that of the common linnet : that the feathers on 

 the throat and bread are black edged with white : 

 the rump is of a rich fcarlet or orange tawny color. 

 The edges of the middle quil-feathers are white, 

 as are the tips of thofe of the fecond row : the two 

 middle feathers of the tail are of a uniform dufky 

 color \ the others edged with white. This fpecies 

 is taken in the flight feafon near London with the 

 linnets ; it is there called a 'Twile. The birds we 

 examined differed in feme particulars from Mr. H^il- 

 Descrip. lughhfs defcription. In fize they are rather inferior 

 to the common linnet, and of a more taper make : 

 their bills (hort and entirely yellow : above and 

 below each eye is a pale brown fpot : the edges of 

 the greater coverts of the wings white •, in other 

 refpeds both agree. The female wants the red 

 mark on the rump. 



Thefe 



