igo ENGLISH BIRD LIFE 



tion of the title coelehs to the species, in reference to 

 the bachelorhood of the males left behind. Yarrell 

 tells us that the evidence of later Swedish author- 

 ities does not altogether confirm this observation, 

 but the fact remains that, occasionally, and in cer- 

 tain localities, flocks of Chaffinches appear in 

 England in winter which consist almost entirely 

 of hens. 



