Family FRINGILLIDAE. 



Chloris chloris (L). — Greenfinch. 



(Plate 13, fig. a-c). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 12, No. 14). 



Colour of surface of shell; 

 Colour of spots: 



Average dimensions: 

 Average weight of shell : 

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Nest: 



Site of nest: 



Number of eggs: 

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bluish white; sometimes slightly yellowish. 



rust coloured; dark brownish red; when 

 lying deeper they are of a faint reddish 

 and violet grey appearance. 



20.2 X 14.5 millimetres. 



0.123 gram. 



shows no special characteristic. 



mostly oblong. 



consists of vegetable material, hair and 

 feathers. 



in various trees, mostly in the axil of a 

 branch; also in shrubberies. 



5—7 (after-set: 5—6). 



April— June. 



about 13 days. 



