PASSERES— FRINGILLID.'E 21 



Serinus. 



Bill swollen, mandibles e([iially eurvcd to tip; resemble 

 Grosbeaks in shape. 



Serinus canarius serinus (L.). Serin Finch. />-. 

 Serin ; Gcr. Girlitz ; Ital. Verzellino. 



$ Above, crown, back, and wings yellowish green wiih dark 

 brown streaks, forehead and rump yellow ; beneath yellow, 

 streaked on flanks, abdomen white. Bill dark horn, paler below. 

 Legs and feet brown. Wing $ 70-76, ? 67-70. Tarsus 13-14. 

 Bill 5. $ less yellow and more streaked. 



Breeds. — N.W. Africa, S. Europe north to C. France, Switzer- 

 land, and Poland. Migratory. Occurs in winter in Egypt. Rare 

 visitor to Britain. 



S. canarius germanicus Laubmann. Yellow parts greenish 

 tinged. 



Breeds. — S. and W. Germany, N. France, Holland and 

 Belgium ; also migrates. 



S. canarius canarius (L.). CANARY. Like "serinus" but 

 slightly larger ; back chiefly grey with little green ; rump yellow 

 green ; forehead olive yellow with dark streaks. Bill, legs and 

 feet as in "Serin." Wing $ 1"^-!^^, 9 67-70 (H.). Tail longer 

 55-59 (in "serinus" 50-52). 



Resident. — Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands (except 

 Fuerteventura and Lanzarote). 



Erythrospiza. 



Rosy Finches. Long winged; tail forked; bill conical, 

 red; frequent hilly and sterile places; nest in a hole in 

 ground or on trees ; eggs pale greenish, marked with reddish 

 or greenish brown. 



Erythrospiza githaginea githaginea (Lichtenstein). 

 Trumi'Kter Bullfinch. 



(^ adult, winter. Greyish brown, crown grey, rump, upper 

 tail coverts, and margins of wings and tail rosy ; beneath pale 

 grey, rosy tinged. Bill brownish yellow. Legs and feet brown. 



