390 LINARIA BOREALIS. 



the middle of the breast, the abdomen, and lower tail-coverts ; 

 the sides tinged with browm, and streaked with dusky. 



Length to end of tail 5j% inches ; bill along the ridge j%, 

 along the edge of lower mandible 6i twelfths ; wing from 

 flexure 2^§ ; tail 2j%, tarsus 7^ twelfths ; hind toe 3 J twelfths, 

 its claw 44 twelfths ; third toe 4^ twelfths, its claw j%. 



On comparing it with a winter specimen of the Redpoll, 

 besides being considerably larger, it also presents much lighter 

 tints, which, however, it would require some poetical license to 

 consider as white, at least pure white. 



