18 BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA 



Bnwlf. — Mountains of France, Austria, Hungary, Germany 

 (Black Forest), N. Italy, Spain, Greece. In winter occurs 

 irregularly C. and S. Italy. 



S. citrinella corsicana i^Koenig). Mantle brown, streaked, no 

 grey tinge, rump greener, and forehead more brilliant ; yellower 

 beneath. 



RcsiiLnf. — Corsica ; of doubtful occurrence mainland Italy. 



ACANTHIS. 

 Adult males with red crowns, rumps, or breasts, especially 

 conspicuous in summer, after autumn moult reddish-brown 

 margins almost obscure this colour; gregarious, except in 

 summer; food, seeds, but also insects, fruit, etc.; cup nest 

 in tree, bushes, or on ground (Twite) : eggs bluish white 

 marked with purplish grey and reddish or dark brown. 



Acanthis cannabina cannabina (L.}. Linnet. Fr. 

 Linotte ; Gcr. Hantiing ; Ital. Fanello ; Szi'cd. Hampling. 



$ adult, summer. Chestnut b^o^\T^, grey on hind crown 

 and neck, forecrown and breast blood-red ; quills white on outer 

 margins ; upper tail coverts mixed with white, tail feathers with 

 white margins, broader on inner webs ; beneath buffy white 

 streaked on chin, but no black chin spot, flanks reddish brown. 

 Bill lead colour. Legs and feet bro\\-n. Wing c^ 80-84, $ 77-81. 

 Tarsus 15-17. Bill 8-9. After autumn moult red much obscured 

 by pale brown margins. $ darker, browner, no red on head 

 or breast, flanks streaked. Young much as 9 but more distinctly 

 streaked. 



Breeds. — Norway to 64' N., Sweden to 68', Russia east to 

 Urals ; British Isles ; south to N. Spain, Portugal, N. Italy, 

 Hungary, Rumania. Partly migratory ; occurs in N. Africa in 

 winter. 



A. cannabina mediterranea Tschusi. Difficult to distinguish 

 from typical form ; rather smaller and more brightly coloured. 

 Wing 's 75-79, ? 74-79- 



Breeds. — Mediterranean countries ; from Portugal and Spain 

 east to Turkey, Greek Islands, and Crete ; also N.W. Africa, 

 Morocco to Tunis. Partly migrator}-. 



