BRITISH BIRDS. 



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5. Carduelis. 

 C. CJirysoinitris. 

 7. Linota. 



8. Pyrrhula. 



9. Pinicola. 



10. Loxia. 



11. PlectropJiancs, 



12. Calcarius. 



13. Einberiza. 



C. elegans. 

 C. spmiis. 

 L. cannabina. 

 L. flavirostris. 

 L. riifcscens. 

 L. linaria. 

 P. europiza. 

 P. enucleaior. 

 P. airvirostra. 

 P. nivalis. 

 C. lapponicus. 



E. miliaria. 

 E. citrinella. 



E. drills. 



E. schccfiiclus. 



Goldfinch. 



Siskin. 



Linnet. 



Twite. 



Lesser Redpoll. 



Mealy Redpoll. 



Bullfinch. 



Pine Grossbeak 



Crossbill. 



Snow Bunting. 



Lapland Bunt- 

 ing. 



Corn Bunting. 



Yellow Ham- 

 mer. 



Cirl Bunting. 



Reed Bun tin of. 



House Sparrow. — It is almost superfluous to describe 

 this well-known bird, now acclimatised, and not always 

 a welcome acquisition, wherever the British race has 

 effected a settlement. However, to complete our de- 

 scription we may say that the upper surface is brown, 

 shaded with grey on the head, and dark brown on the 

 back, and that a bar of yellowish white marks the lesser 

 wing coverts ; the throat to the middle of the breast is 

 marked by an irregular line of deep black ; the cheeks are 

 whitish grey, and the remaining under parts are bluish 

 grey ; the bill is brown, and the legs and feet grej'ish 

 brown. The female is brownish grey, and is smaller than 

 the male, which, when newly moulted, is a handsome bird. 

 Length of male, 6 inches ; female, Ss. 



The very vexed question of the food of this species is, 

 nevertheless, a very simple one. The sparrow itself lives 



