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A. cannabina harterti Bannerman. Smaller than "mediter- 



ranea,'" and lighter below. Wing r^ 7A-7(>' 



Resilient. — E. Canaries (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Graciosa, 

 and Allegranza\ 



A. cannabina nana Tschusi . Grey on head ver>' dark, back 

 chestnut, underparts brownish. Wing ^ 74-77. 

 Resilient. — Madeira. 



A. cannabina meade-waldoi Hartert. Colour as in "nana'' 

 but bill stronger. Wing $ 76-80. 



Resident. — W. Canaries Tenerife, Gran Canaria}. 



Acantliis flavirostris flavirostris 'L.^ Twite. Fr. 

 Linotte montagnarde ; Ger. Berghanding. 



o adult. Above darker and less chestnut than " cannabina," 

 feathers with ochreous tips ; tail longer ; throat and chest tawny ; 

 only rump rosy ; primaries with white, secondaries and tail with 

 pale brown margins. Bill yellow with dark tip. Feet and legs 

 dark brown. Wing ^ 73-80, $ 70-75. Tarsus 16-17. Bill 7-8. 

 $ has no red on rump. Young are like female. 



Breeds. — C. and N. England, Ireland, Scotland, W. Coast 

 Norway to 7c' X., Sweden and N. Russia. Partly migrator)' ; 

 occurs in winter south to S. France and Switzerland. Rare in 

 Spain, Italy, S. Russia. 



The British birds have been separated by Kleinschmidt as 

 "A. f. parallelicolor," on account of their darker colour, but funher 

 confirmation of its validity is required. 



Acanthis linaria linaria (L.). Mealy Redpoll. Fr. 

 Sizerin boreal ; Gcr. Birkenzeisig ; Swed. Grdsiska. 



^ adult. Above light brown, with dark streaks, whiter and 

 washed with rosy colour on rump ; crown blood-red ; two pale 

 wing bars ; lores and chin spot dark brown, throat and chest 

 rosy ; breast and abdomen dull white, flanks streaked. Bill 

 brown, yellow at base. Legs and feet dark brown. Wing 

 70-78, 9 70-75. Tarsus 14-15. Bill 6-7. In winter bill is 

 yellower, and general colour paler, more mealy. $ like 0* but 

 only head red. Young like 9 but have no red on head. 



Breeds. — Scandinavia, Finland, N. Russia to about tree limit, 

 south to Baltic Provinces and E. Prussia ; also across Siberia and 



